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CABARRUS COUNTY 2012 APPRAISAL MANUAL child parcel does not cite acreage, then the calculated acreage shall be subtracted from the parent parcel's deeded acreage and the calculated acreage designation of "(CAL)" shall be added to the parent and child parcel(s). If the original document contains two cited acreages, one for the entire parcel and one that indicates the acreage in a right -of -way, the entire parcel acreage shall be used and the amount in the right - of -way shall be cited in CLaRIS in the acreage field following the entire tract acreage. For example, if the deed cites "...containing 1.75 acres, less 0.25 acres in the right -of -way for Church Street, leaving a net of 1.50 acres... ", then the acreage in CLaRIS and on paperwork sent to the County Assessor should show "1.75 AC (0.25 AC in ROW) ". If the calculated acreage is greater than shown in the scale below taken from the North Carolina Technical Specifications for Base and Cadastral Maps, or there is an obvious error in the deeded acreage, calculated acreage may be used. Parcel Acreage Percent of Divergence 1.01-5.00 10% 5.01-20.00 8% 20.01 - 50.00 6% 50.01 & Greater 4% Citing Ownership Ownership shall be listed with the name(s) of the person(s) cited on the original deed, will, or court preceding. The name is to be listed exactly as it is on the deed. Descriptive information about the grantee (marital status, state of incorporation, etc) should not be listed, only the name of the owner or name of the company that owns it. Changing a Name Without Transferring Ownership Individual A new deed, filed in the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds is the best way to change the name for an existing owner. Generally, a correction deed is best suited when there is an error or omission in the original document. In the case of a marriage /divorce /name change, a new deed is also best. However, if a name change has been appropriately filed with the Clerk of Courts, it can be used. Corporation As with individuals, recording a new deed is preferable. However, for a corporation or business, the owner of record can be changed based on Articles of Name Change, Articles of Merger /Acquisition, or other similar documents as long as they have been appropriately filed with the North Carolina Secretary of State, Corporations Division, and /or the Cabarrus County Register of Deeds. Transferring Ownership The only way to transfer a parcel is via a recorded, legal land record document. These are: a deed, a will, or a special preceding /court order. These documents must be a recorded public record in Cabarrus County, either in the Register of Deeds or Clerk of Courts. A document filed in another county or state cannot be used to transfer a property. To transfer a parcel, staff must first identify the property described by the deed. Once the parcel is identified, then staff must verify that the grantor has an interest in the property to transfer. If the grantor does not, then the preparing attorney shall be contacted to obtain more information or to request a correction. Cabarrus County Land records can only transfer a parcel or interest in a parcel if they actually own interest in it. If the grantor does not have interest in a parcel, that deed reference shall be added to the parcel but the ownership will not change. If the ownership of a parcel is in dispute, per North Carolina statute, the property should be listed to unknown owner. Cabarrus County — 2012 Revaluation LAND RECORDS 3-2 Attachment VIVPl f G -3 Page 288