Alameda County, Calif., District Attorney Pamela Price’s Consumer Justice Bureau launched the Real Estate Fraud Notification Program. The proactive, free program is designed to combat real estate fraud and protect homeowners from potentially fraudulent activity affecting property ownership.
under the program, when the title of a property is transferred to another person, from the filing of a grant deed or quitclaim deed at the Alameda County Clerk-Recorder Office, a letter from the district attorney’s office is automatically generated and mailed to notify the owner of the transfer. The letter also includes a copy of the first five pages of the document which triggered the notification. Homeowners who are not aware of the transfer are asked to contact the District Attorney Real Estate Fraud Unit to have the matter investigated, prosecuted, and ultimately voided by the court.
“The goal of this program is to protect the most valuable asset a person in Alameda County can have, and that’s their home. All too often, white-collar thieves target the equity earned by seniors in our community who purchased their homes many years ago,” Price said. “This free program is designed to proactively investigate, prosecute, and void any fraudulent transfer.”