I am hearing there are favorable experiences among some TUG's members with the above company who basically transfers and records deeds for transactions between two parties.
I would appreciate hearing comments, good or bad, about this company and your experiences. Thank you in advance, Bill
You should be aware that not all states allow persons that are not licensed to practice law in the state where the property is to prepare deeds for a fee, or sometimes even if no fee is involved (an exception is if the genuine preparer is a party to the deed). It is called Unauthorized Practice of Law and is a crime in some states. Of the states with lots of timeshares, this particularly is the case, including Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, etc. In spite of their rather Orwellian name, if they are doing this in one of these states, they are engaging in
illegal activity.
If any such firm sends you a deed draft that shows the buyer or seller as the preparer, when in fact you know it to be a third party, I would run, not walk, away from that provider, as that is a smoking gun that they are operating illegally and know it.
In some states, this entity's name may be appropriate, but in many states with lots of timeshare, they should call themselve Illegal Timeshare Transfer.
Doing business in Florida using the word ''Legal'' in their name without being licensed attorneys in Florida has been held, in and of itself, to constitute Unauthorized Practice of Law. If the business is doing something like selling clothes that is clearly not anywhere near the practice of law, they would probably not be bothered, but I doubt that would be the case in preparing deeds. Maybe someone should give a ''heads up'' to the Florida State Bar.
