ESCROW
• Look for personal information on
the check. If it is not already there,
you may ask the person to write the
following information on the front of
the check:
• Name
• Home address
• Home telephone number
• Date of Birth
• Race
• Height
• Place of employment
• Employer’s telephone number
• Make sure that information appearing
on the check is the same as the information
appearing on the ID card.
• Make sure there is a signature on the
check and compare it with the signature
on the ID card.
• Review the check carefully. Make sure
the check is made out for the proper
amount, and that the amount of the
check written by numbers is the same
as the amount in words.
• If the check presented is a company
check or temporary check with
no name or address printed on the
check, have the person presenting
the check PRINT their name under the
signature line.
• Verify available funds by calling the
financial institution that maintains the
checking account.
If you become the victim of the passing
of a worthless bank check, contact the
State Attorney for the judicial circuit in
which the check was accepted and they
will assist you in the recovery process.
The website is myfloridalegal.com.
> Cynthia DeLuca, ERA Grizzard
Real Estate, is a frequent instructor
at ORRA and can be reached at
cdeluca@eragrizzard.com. She is a
recipient of both the ORRA
Association Educator of the Year award and the
Florida REALTORS® Educator of the Year award.
LEARN MORE AT THE
“ESCROW MANAGEMENT”
CLASS DURING THE 2018
REAL ESTATE LEGAL SUMMIT
ON SEPTEMBER 8.
VISIT ORLANDOREALTORS.ORG
TO REGISTER.
ORRA FREQUENTLY PRESENTS
CLASSES THAT INCLUDE
ESCROW-RELATED TOPICS.
• FLORIDA REALTORS®/FLORIDA
BAR CONTRACT | JULY 13
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