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The US doesn't have deeds. Instead, there are 51 different state policies. And many of those states don't have a state-wide policy, but instead operate county-b
by mcherm 8y ago
The US doesn't have deeds. Instead, there are 51 different state policies. And many of those states don't have a state-wide policy, but instead operate county-by-county. So SOME of those support electronic records while others don't.
- zeveb 8y ago> Instead, there are 51 different state policies. That would be truly remarkable, given that there are only 50 states (the District of Columbia is not a state). I don't know if each U.S. federal polity is governed by different title rules, but it wouldn't surprise me, since areas such as American Samoa, Puerto Rico & Washington, D.C. have radically different histories: American Samoa was ceded by her native rulers; Puerto Rico was conquered from Spain & the District of Columbia was ceded by Maryland, ultimately from land granted by a royal English charter. I think it's important to note because the United States are more complex than commonly understood.
- vorg 8y ago> there are only 50 states Many people refer to Australia as "the 52nd state".
- mcherm 8y agoAs far as I know, only people from Australia say that.
- mcherm 8y agoIf you REALLY want to be picky, there are 48 states, 2 commonwealths, and the District of Columbia, not to mention a wide variety of territories and other regions. But that's just naming. My point is that these policies are set at the "state" level (even for things that aren't states) or sometimes lower than that.