Pursuant to a routine audit, we are adding witness fields to our standard Florida security instruments. According to Fla. Stat. Ann. § 695.26(1)(c), in order for an instrument affecting the title to real property to be recorded, it must include “the name of each witness to the instrument [to be] legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped upon such instrument immediately beneath the signature of such witness[.]” Accordingly, Docutech is adding fields (FI 15416 “Witness 1 Full Name” and FI 15417 “Witness 2 Full Name”) so that clients can send the witness name in their LOS payload and have it automatically populate on the security instrument.
The documents impacted are:
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- FL Mortgage (Cx317)
- FHA FL Mortgage (Cx19367)
- FL Mortgage Second (Cx476)
- HELOC Mortgage – FL (Cx1383)
This change will be in effect on August 5, 2021. If you have any questions or concerns about this change, please contact Client Support at 1.800.497.3584.
DR 349631
Update: We have also added lines for witnesses to print their name on, underneath their signature, if the Witness Name fields are not populated. This change will be in effect immediately.
DR 351012