Are you having trouble connecting with a notary so you can sign a utility easement? The solution is hiring a mobile notary to come to you when it’s convenient for you.
As a mobile notary serving the area of Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Portage, I’ve helped people complete their signings of utility easements. My clients needed a mobile notary due to the involvement of multiple property owners. Each person needed to sign the easement, and it was hard to get everyone together at a retail notary location.
Add an elderly or home-bound person to the mix, and in-home notary service becomes well worth the price of a Michigan notary’s travel fee.
Contact me today at 269-967-6589 or fill out this form to arrange for mobile notary service.
What is a utility easement?
An easement is a document that grants someone other than the landowner, in this case a utility company, the ability to access the property, or portions of it, to install and maintain infrastructure, like power lines or water or gas lines.
A utility expanding local infrastructure has broad powers to bring landowners to the table if the infrastructure expansion is of public benefit. This is not the same as using eminent domain to actually force the sale of the land. The easement outlines where and how the utility can do its work on the property, but the landowner remains the owner of the property.
Why does a utility easement need notarization?
Utility easements are recorded by county agencies to keep track of who has rights of ownership and use of properties. This information is attached to the deed.
The easement will be recorded with the county so that anyone researching the property can see that the easement exists. This can be very important information to know, especially when the property is offered for sale.
All deed recordings require notarization.
This step assures county officials that the identities of property owners were confirmed when they signed the document. This is the role of the notary. The notary’s stamp and signature provide proof that the notary checked identification and confirmed that the people signed willingly.
Notarization of deeds is based on long tradition. Without notarization, people could forge land deeds and record transfers of ownership without legitimate consent of the true owners.
Contact me today at 269-967-6589 or fill out this form to arrange for mobile notary service.
I serve an area of roughly 25 to 30 miles around Battle Creek, Michigan, including Marshall, Kalamazoo, Vicksburg, and Portage. Travel fees vary by distance.
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