FAQs – Correction of Errors / Amendments

A letter should be drafted addressed to the Registrar of Titles requesting correction be made to the document in question.  The request should indicate where the error is made on the document and how the Attorney-at-Law proposes to carry out the correction.  Proof of the error, if possible, should be submitted along with a copy of the actual document to be amended. The Registrar of Titles will respond to the letter either refusing or granting permission to amend the records of the Land Registry. The letter authorizing the amendment should be presented to the Documents Processing section of the Land Registry along with the document being amended.  The amendment should be made in the manner prescribed by the Registrar of Titles and presented to the cashier along with the amendment fee.

The cost of amending documents are as follows:

1. a document recorded under the Property Act – $29.00 (including the printing of an additional recording page for the amendment/correction of error). In some instances, corrections require the addition of a page to the recorded document.  For each page added, a fee of $4 is incurred.
2. a registered document – $50.00.
3. a condominium declaration – $125.00.  Note that where an amended Condominium Declaration increases the amount of units from that as stated in the original Declaration, an additional fee of $25 for each additional unit is incurred.

Where the error made in a recorded document goes to the root of the transaction, a Deed of Rectification should be done.  The Registrar, in these circumstances, will not give permission to amend the Land Registry’s records.  Errors that go to the root of the transaction include the property which is the subject of the transaction or a party to the transaction.

The letter authorizing the amendment should be presented to the Documents Processing section of the Land Registry along with the document to be amended.  After the amendment has been made in the manner prescribed by the Registrar of Titles, the document should be presented to the cashier along with the amendment fee together with the letter signed by the Registrar which authorizes the amendment. The document will then be forwarded to the Documents Processing Department for re-recording.

The attorney-at-law requesting the amendment must prepare a letter to the Registrar of Titles advising of the attempts which were made to obtain the consent from the attorney responsible for drafting the original document.