Deed theft can happen through Forgery (when a thief fakes a homeowner’s signature on a deed and files it with the county clerk) or fraud (when homeowner signs their deed over to a thief without realizing what they are signing.)
 

Learn more about our legislation to fight deed theft with our one-pager  📃

What can we do about it?

Deed theft is illegal, but it still happens. We're working to pass legislation that will help defend New Yorkers from deed theft. 

You can get more vital resources, including tips to avoid deed fraud, ways to report it, and more, from our deed theft resource document 📃

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