What are the rules for supplying affidavits of publication?
If your newspaper supplies an affidavit for publication when running public notices of foreclosure, you should be prepared to comply with rules that went into effect last year. Because of legislation passed in 1996, documents must comply with the following conditions in order to be eligible for recording in the register of deeds office: Text on real estate documents must be at least in 10-point type (this mostly pertains to affidavits on foreclosure notices). Paper weight must be at least 20 pounds (the weight of regular copy paper). Printing must be in black ink on white paper for forms that are presented for recording. Each document must have a 2 1/2 inch margin at the top of the first page with 1/2-inch margins on the other three sides and 1/2-inch minimum margins on the attached pages (because affidavits of publication regarding foreclosure notices are not always recorded with sheriff/clerks deeds, that it then becomes the first page). The type of document must be identified on the
