Can a county Recorder determine from a transfer declaration whether there may possibly be Plat Act violations?
Yes. When the property being sold is only part of a tax parcel bearing a certain permanent index number, the States instructions call for adding the letters “pt” before such number or numbers on line 3. As is clear from a perusal of the Plat Act (765 ILCS 205/1(b)2.), even the division of an existing subdivided lot can trigger such a violation. When line 3 contains the required “pt” letters, a savvy clerk at a Recorders office may well determine that either a Plat Act affidavit must accompany the deed or that a plat of subdivision may be required. Q: Must Supplemental Form PTAX-203-A be filled out any time a property is sold for over $1,000,000.00? A: No. The form is applicable to commercial and industrial transactions with a purchase price over $1,000,000.00. The form is not applicable to residences, apartment buildings of no more than six units, unimproved property or farms. Further, the determination is based on the primary current, not intended, use. When the form is applicable, it
