The Massachusetts Registers of Deeds Association has decided to delay the implementation of the new document formatting standards by one year. The new standards were to have taken effect January 1, 2007.

One of the reasons for the delay was that the new standards for margins (three inches on the top of the first page and one inch for all other margins) would have made it difficult to use current forms. The Registers appear to be open to industry input on these kinds of issues and Standard Solutions will be making its concerns known. If you have any input for us on this issue, please contact Ken Foster.