Something brand new in Franklin County, Ohio.  We recorded a mortgage and purchase option yesterday, got the receipt with the document numbers and times, and forwarded to our client so they could disburse.  Late today, the chief deputy came out with both documents with the recording stamps removed.  It seems they are now having the Prosecutor's office review documents after recording to see if they are entitled to record.   He felt the option should have have a legal, rather that just a map showing the small portion of the property the option was on (wrong).  I slapped a legal on the option and recorded both today.  The mortgage was kicked after the fact with the option as the check for both was too much for just the mortgage.  I am now switching to getting copies of the recorded documents on filing with the recording stamp until this BS gets corrected.  It will just cost the client an extra $2 a document.  I have contacted the Real Property Committee of the local bar, the Ohio Land Title Association, and will be bringing it up at the COLTA meeting at noon on monday.  All the underwriters will have folks there.  It is so much fun breaking in a clueless new Recorder, and a dimwit underling in the Prosecutor's office.

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