Hope Leitner, Realtor®, CRS

The choices you make every day impact our environment. Be an environmental steward by thinking locally and acting locally and do the right thing at your curb! Over 80% of our materials are recyclable, make sure you are recycling right. Consider donation first for gently used household items such as furniture, appliances, electronic waste and other similar items. Make sure your carts are not damaged or inoperable.  Reduce your waste size by searching for alternatives to your disposables. Don't place plastic bags, film plastic, or foam food containers in your recycling cart and/or green waste cart.  Don't overload your carts. Maximum weights can be found on the cart lids. Don't place hazardous waste, sharps, and construction materials in your residential carts. 

Green waste goes in the compost . Green waste includes the following: Lawn clippings Leaves and weeds Tree branches and shrubs Garden trimmings Sawdust Wood (untreated, not painted) Dirty or food soiled paper (this is also considered compostable, it's just not green waste) Waste goes in the landfill . Waste includes the following: Waxed paper Food wrapping Floor sweepings Candy wrappers Paper towels and tissues Broken glass and mirrors Food waste Ceramic dishware and pots (consider reuse or donation of these products) The following are considered recyclable : Plastic containers Water bottles/juice bottles/milk jugs Aluminum/tin cans Cardboard/12-pack soda boxes Junk mail/magazines/phone books Glass bottles/jars Newspapers/office papers Clean paper/plastic to-go containers Cardboard egg cartons Empty aerosol cans Pie tins Computer/white paper Coupons Brown paper bags Cereal boxes (lining removed) Tissue boxes Clean pizza boxes Laundry det...

In the ever-changing world of real estate and title industry, there are a wide range of requirements and procedures associated with recording documents. In order to operate more efficiently for you and your clients, it is beneficial to have a broad understanding of what the County Recorder requires to prevent issues.  First is a complete, correct and legible notary acknowledgement. The names of the parties being acknowledged must match the names on the documents. The name of the notary needs to be the same as shown on their stamp. The correct form of acknowledgement must be used.  Second, the document must be complete, legible and with no blank sections. The best way to review the document from top to bottom is to start at the top of the instrument and work your way down, one blank section at a time. For example on a deed, there is usually a "recording requested by" section, a "return address" area, and a "transfer tax declarati...