Wilton Offers Residents New Property Alert System To Thwart Scammers

WILTON, CT — The Town Clerk's Office is now offering residents a property alert notification system through the Wilton's land records vendor.

Last month, a Newtown homeowner found that his residence had been sold, and paperwork for the sale had been filed with the town, without his knowledge or authorization.

To prevent this and similar scams from happening in Wilton, the Town Clerk’s Office has enabled a service, called PropertyCheck, which allows residents to receive notifications when official documents are recorded on their property. There is no cost to participate.

• Set up an account with the town's land records vendor, RECORDhub, online here. Existing account holders should sign into their account.
• After registration, click on “Search Sites” and choose Wilton.
• Click “Create Notification” under PropertyCheck.

Residents can activate alerts based on their name or property address. RECORDhub recommends setting up multiple alerts based on first, middle and last name variations and on a spouse’s name.

Questions should be emailed to townclerk@wiltonct.org.