Disclaimer for the PREP System
This website is provided as a public service by the Office of the Westchester County Clerk. By providing information on this site, the Office of the Westchester County Clerk attempts to be as accurate as possible, however there are no claims, guarantees or promises about the accuracy, currency, or completeness of the information provided. Documents as displayed on this website could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are made periodically to the Federal and New York State Tax Laws, administrative rules, tax releases, tax rates and other related materials. These changes may not be incorporated in materials displayed on this website on a timely basis. In no event shall the Office of the County Clerk be liable for any errors or omissions with respect to any information on this website. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them immediately to CC-Land@westchestergov.com or by calling (914)995-3081.
In addition, information contained on this website should not be construed as giving business, legal or other advice or warranting as fail proof, the accuracy or security of information provided via the Internet. The Office of the County Clerk hereby disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose and makes no other warranty, guaranty or representation. The Office of the County Clerk shall not be deemed to have made any such warranty, guaranty or representation by reason of (1) making the System available, or (2) making any addition or change to, or replacement of, all or any part of the System, or (3) preparing or disseminating the instructions or any updated or revised version of such instructions, or (4) accepting, processing or acknowledging any filing, or (5) otherwise authorizing or permitting any person or entity to use or attempt to use the System.
In no event shall the County of Westchester be liable to any person or entity named in any record that any person or entity files, attempts to file, and/or fails to file in the Office of the County Clerk, or for the loss of any interest of any kind, or loss or corruption of data, resulting from or by reason of (1) the unavailability of the PREP system at any time, or from time to time, without regard to whether such unavailability is due to mechanical, electronic or communications failure, or scheduled or unscheduled maintenance or testing, or any other cause; or (2) the inability of any system, equipment or software to transmit all or any part of the record within the PREP system; or (3) any failure to file, or any delay in filing, all or any part of any record to the Office of the County Clerk’s office; or (4) any inaccuracy in which all or any part of any records is filed with the Office of the County Clerk; or any other matter related to any use or attempted use of the PREP System.
The Westchester County Clerk may from time to time announce a schedule of the days and times during which the PREP System will be available, however any such schedule will be subject to outages due to repairs, maintenance, emergencies, etc.
When a person or entity submits a document with the Office of the Westchester County Clerk, said documents are accepted for filing only after (1) proper payment is received; and (2) documents are determined to be readable; and documents are presented in recordable form under the applicable laws.
Please read and follow all PREP instructions completely and carefully. User mistakes on these forms may have important legal consequences. If you have questions, consult your attorney. The Office of the Westchester County Clerk cannot give legal advice.