Kent County Administrative Complex: Closed from December 25-27th and January 1st. Kent County Recreation Center and Kent County Public Library: Closed starting at 5PM on December 24th and 31st. Closed December 25-27 and January 1st.Trash Service: On December 25th and January 1st, trash collection for Kent County Customers will be delayed by one day (affecting Thursday and Friday pickups).
Please contact Recorder Thornton by email at eugenia.thornton@kentcountyde.gov or call 302-744-2321 to schedule a presentation. Email is best. Please give location, time, day, topic, point of contact and if a PowerPoint Projector or microphone will be available. Please provide an alternate day or time in the event the first requested is not available. Recorder Thornton requests you guarantee a minimum of 12 citizens in the audience. No admission can be charged for the event, and Recorder Thornton will not accept any gifts as a thank you for her time.
This presentation about Property Fraud is being given on an on-going regular basis. What is Property Fraud? How does it happen? What can I do to minimize damages? The audience learns how to register for free property email alerts and share the information with others, especially those over 65, who have no mortgage, and/or who own multiple properties, especially vacant lots.
Property Fraud Presentation
Presentation made to the Kent County Association of Realtors in February 2023 to get feedback from the organization as to what the Deeds office can do to facilitate the real estate industry.
KCAR Presentation - Feb 2023(PDF, 736KB)
Presentation made to the real estate legal community in February 2023 to get feedback from them as to how the Deeds office can best support them. Also included were answers to questions they had for Recorder Thornton when she visited their offices before and just after taking office.
Legal Offsite Presentation - Feb 2023(PDF, 1MB)