Title Company Services (Request for Proposals)

Description: Proposals for the services of a title, abstract company, or law firm to provide certified ownership and encumbrance reports (O&E) for tax deed applications. O&E reports contain lien information on real property that has been subjected to a tax deed application. The County also has need for O&E reports on County-owned surplus property, which accounts for a small portion of the required services. Additional services include but are not limited to a) search of probate records, if applicable; b) determination on the validity of deeds; c) thorough search of lunacy and foreclosure proceedings; d) the offer for purchase of a title insurance policy to successful bidders at the tax deed sale; e) the offer for purchase of a title insurance policy to when the County is acquiring property; and f) the provision of title insurance commitments and policies, closing services, title search reports and certificates of title, and title plant services as applicable for requests made by the Office of Real Estate and Development (ORED).