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Hennepin County is taking steps to help you protect your home.
It’s a program that can help keep fraudsters from trying to get their hands on your property and only about 6,000 residents are using it right now.
Suzanne Copeland is the director of Land Information and Tax Service for Hennepin County. Her office ensures deeds are recorded properly — it’s all for record-keeping of properties and protection.
Recently, a type of deed fraud has emerged in which someone claims ownership of a property that isn’t actually theirs. While it’s not an issue in Hennepin County, the county has implemented a system to keep you protected.
It’s called Property Watch. You sign up, and if anyone tries to record someth...
