The Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court has introduced JeffWatch, a complimentary online alert system designed to protect property owners from title fraud.
Title theft occurs when someone fraudulently transfers property ownership under a false identity and then uses the illegitimate title to secure loans. According to Clerk Jon Gegenheimer, “Our hope is that the alerts will prompt users to quickly identify any possible title theft so they can take immediate action.”
Property owners who register receive email notifications within 24 hours whenever documents bearing their name or relating to their property are recorded in Jefferson Parish. Users can then review those documents through JeffNet, the clerk’s online records service. The service is free to use.
