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•Feb, 2$, 2011 4; 52PM No. 3959 P, 2 <br /> HEPPENIiEIMEA & KOBPAL <br /> PROFF9SIONAL COBPOBATiON <br /> "' ArroBxsYS eT L�,w <br /> soa,w1CS=wwsAiNCTVN AvE�i�ox <br /> SOUTH BBND. IIJDIANA 46601 <br /> �+jiTCHB�,y g,}(SPPENHStlt88..xD. (374)Z32-6883 � �YWW.heplGOrlawcom <br /> J!►1�tH8 P.HOQPA.L,J.D. FAX(S>a)233�ea'O <br /> i <br /> February 28,2011 <br /> CACSIMII.F,�QNLY <br /> David Relos � <br /> City of South Bcnd E.conomic Devel�pment <br /> 227 W.Jefferson Blvd.,Suite]20U5 <br /> South Bend,Indiana 46601 <br /> ,� . <br /> RC:: Quiet Title Actions <br /> Dear llavicl: <br /> This letter is in response ta your request that I provide a letter rcgarding the engagement of this office to complete <br /> the matters regarding ttie 23{tweaty-tiv�ee)parcels of rcal estate purclkued by the City of South Bend by which'l'ax <br /> Title lleccLs were recently received. <br /> lt is irry understanding that as to 9(nine)of t�e parcels the only work necessary is to eomplete Sales Disclosure <br /> Forms and record those dceds. The fee to complete the Sales Disclosure Forms�nd record the deeds is$100.00. <br /> 'I'he eost of recordiug t}ie deeds is appr�ximately 540.00 for eaeh parcel. � <br /> As to the 14{tburteen)�oUter parccls it is my unde�nding thst thc Gity needs Quiet Title Actions processed as to <br /> those parcels. In addili:an,the Sales Disclosure Forms need to be prepared and the deeds need to be recorded in <br /> reference to those!4(fourteen)parccls as well. As f�tr as the fecs for the Sales Disclosure Form cc�mpletion and <br /> tilin�,the recording of the deeds and the Quiet'I'itic Actions for these 14(fourtccn)parcels is$750.00 per each <br /> parcel. Th�re will also be a recording fce of tho Sales Disclosure Form and deed wluch,as indicated above,is <br /> approximately�40.00 Ex:r ParCel. Additionally,for each Quiet Title Action,8�e filing fc:e i�$I 56.Q0 charged by�he <br /> Courf. 'I'here also may be publication costs for same of these parcels dependin�on the service of proeess that is <br /> i�eeded. 1 cannot tell y�u tliat cost sinee there are 14(f�urteen)parcels involved aud wiU inform you ofthese costs <br /> as chcy are incurred. <br /> The practiee of this office is to receive one-half('/:)of the fees as a retai�er. Therefore,as to the 9(nine)parcels just <br /> needin�;recording the ratainer fec is$450.00 and for the 14(Fourteen)parceIs that need Quiet Title Actions,the <br /> retxiner fec is SS,ZSO.pO. Tlaerefore,the total retain��r fee necessary to go forward is$5,700.00. I would also receive <br /> the cost of recc�rdin�the deeds and filing fecs ai this time as well. <br /> Please let me lmow as`[�procceding. <br /> 'Yours very truly, <br /> HEPPEN ORPAL <br /> . PROF�,' I C OR.ATI <br /> MitcheU pen ' e <br /> mitch,rir�hepkorlaw.con� <br /> MKH:tw : <br /> "�� <br />