HB 2831
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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Fifty-seventh Legislature
First Regular Session
HB 2831: recorded instruments; owner notice; delay
Sponsor: Representative Contreras P, LD 12
Committee on Government
Overview
Prohibits the County Recorder from recording instruments involving the sale of real property
for five business days, mandates notice be sent to the listed seller and directs the County
Recorder to withhold recording upon the seller's request.
History
The County Recorder must promptly record each authorized instrument deposited for record,
along with any acknowledgments, proofs, affidavits, certificates and related documents. The
instrument must be recorded exactly as deposited and include the time, date and year of
submission. The County Recorder is required to establish and maintain a system for notifying
individuals or entities when a document naming them as a party is recorded. Participation
in the system is voluntary, and notices must be sent promptly via email, text message or
similar means (A.R.S. §§ 11-467, 11-471).
Provisions
1. Specifies the County Recorder cannot record instruments for the sale of real property for
five business days. (Sec. 1)
2. Requires the County Recorder to provide notice, in a manner outlined by law, to the seller
identified on the instrument. (Sec. 1)
3. Requires the County Recorder to refrain from recording the instrument if the seller, after
receiving the required notice, requests that it not be recorded. (Sec. 1)
4. Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 1)
☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note