Moye Law · Stewardship Collection · New York
A recorded-document alert tells you that the public record changed. It does not tell you whether the change was expected, what it means for title, or what counsel should do next.
Start with the free public tool
New York City offers a free recorded-document notification program. You do not need to retain Moye Law to register for or use that program. It can notify registered users when deeds, mortgages, and related documents are recorded. We recommend using it. If you retain Moye Law for an assessment, counsel can explain how an alert fits into the broader title, estate, or succession work.
Outside New York City, available public alert programs and record systems differ by county. We confirm monitoring availability during intake.
Visit the NYC Notice of Recorded Document program →Understanding the risk
Deed theft may involve a forged deed, an unauthorized recorded instrument, or a property transfer obtained through deception. The recorded filing alone does not establish that a crime occurred or determine who legally owns the property.
Our first job is to understand the actual deed, the chain of title, the people involved, and any documents recorded against the home. New York property and estate rules can affect which questions matter and what a lawyer should do next.
A free recording notice can help someone spot a new filing. It cannot authenticate the document or provide a legal determination. That distinction is why Moye Law begins with a scoped Title Protection Assessment.
The gap
A new filing can be ordinary, expected, mistaken, or serious. The useful question is not simply whether paper moved. It is what the document is, whether the parties and transaction make sense, and what response—if any—the facts call for.
Moye Law's Stewardship work is designed around that distinction: establish the accepted property baseline, watch supported public records, route meaningful changes for attorney review, and connect the property to the client's estate and succession plan.
The relationship
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A scoped attorney review of the current deed, ownership posture, relevant public record, succession context, and available alert enrollment. The assessment may conclude that no additional Moye Law work is recommended now.
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When the facts call for it, counsel can align the home with the broader estate plan, address title or recording work within the engagement, and establish the baseline used for continuing review.
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For enrolled properties on supported record systems, continuing Stewardship combines defined public-record review, attorney-reviewed alerts, life-change intake, and periodic estate/title review. The exact continuing scope is stated in the engagement.
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If you already believe an unauthorized deed, mortgage, lien, power of attorney, or related document may have been recorded, use the urgent intake path. Emergency representation is separately scoped after conflicts and attorney review.
How the system helps
For supported record sources, software can collect and normalize public-record events, compare recorded information to the accepted property baseline, and help route unusual changes for review. Software does not give the client a legal conclusion, does not acknowledge an alert for the lawyer, and does not decide whether legal action should be taken.
Legal review and estate/title planning are available to eligible New York clients. Automated public-record monitoring is available only for supported property-record systems and is initially focused on NYC ACRIS. Monitoring availability is confirmed during intake.
Why this work matters to me
I'm Christopher Moyé—a New York lawyer, a software architect, a Black attorney, and a Morehouse graduate. For many families, a home is the largest store of wealth they will ever pass forward. The connection between clear ownership, family continuity, and generational wealth is personal to me. I want the firm to bring legal judgment and better systems to that problem without selling fear.
The service is available to eligible New York clients. My story explains why I believe the work deserves sustained attention.
Questions
No. For New York City property, we recommend the City's free Notice of Recorded Document program. Moye Law's role is the legal work around baseline review, interpretation, estate/title planning, and an agreed response when a matter requires counsel.
Not as one statewide automated service. Record systems and data access differ by county. The built automated path is NYC/ACRIS-first, and availability is confirmed for the specific property before any monitoring representation is made.
No. Software can organize public-record information and help route an unusual event. A lawyer reviews the record and determines what legal meaning, follow-up, or action is appropriate.
Use the urgent intake path and keep the description general until the firm completes its initial conflicts and fit review. Do not rely on a website inquiry to pause a deadline or preserve a legal right.
No. The assessment can stand on its own. Any estate/title engagement or continuing relationship is separately discussed and documented.
Responsible counsel
Christopher Moyé is the attorney responsible for this campaign content and is admitted in New York State.
This page is general information, not legal advice. Requesting an assessment or contacting the firm does not create an attorney-client relationship. An engagement begins only after conflicts review and a signed agreement.