I already recorded a notice. Can I switch to Title Barrier?

Yes. The county's form lets you change your custodian with a signed, notarized document. We prepare it and arrange the notary.

Will Title Barrier ever approve a sale for me?

No. Only you approve or decline. We verify who's asking, reach you, and pass your answer to the title company.

Who sees my contact information?

It stays off the public record. We only confirm it to the title company handling a transaction on your property, after we verify who's asking.

Does naming a custodian limit who I can sell to?

No. The notice can't require any particular provider, and buyers keep their free choice of title company.

Is Title Barrier part of Fresno County?

No. Title Barrier is a private company, not affiliated with or endorsed by Fresno County or any government agency.

How much does it cost?

You'll see the full price before you pay anything.

Fresno CountyDesignated custodian service

Let us be your custodian.

Q: Can I name Title Barrier if I record the notice myself?

Yes. After you sign up, we give you the exact wording for the custodian line, with your private verification link.

Fresno County's new fraud prevention notice asks title companies to confirm any sale or loan with you before it closes. Your designated custodian is how they reach you, and not someone pretending to be you. Title Barrier has recorded owner-verification notices in 50 states, since before Fresno's law.

Name us as your custodian How it works

Notices recorded in 50 states
Free verification for title companies
Private company, not part of Fresno County

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What a custodian does

The custodian is the part of the notice that actually reaches you.

The notice keeps your phone and email off the public record. Instead, it names a designated custodian. When a title company handles a sale or loan on your property, it confirms your contact information through your custodian and checks with you before closing.

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1
A title company asks
It finds your notice in the title search and contacts your custodian before the deal can close.
2
Your custodian verifies
We confirm who's asking and that the request is real, so your details only go where they should.
3
You decide
We reach you by text and email. You approve or decline, and we send your answer back.

Why it matters

A notice is only as strong as its custodian.

If your custodian is slow, hard to reach, or holding an old phone number, the title company can't confirm the deal with you. Here's what to look for, and how we handle each one.

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Reachable any timeTitle companies send requests online, day or night, and you hear about it right away.
Checks who's askingWe confirm the requester's work email before anything moves forward.
Keeps your details privateYour contact information never goes on the public record.
Easy to keep currentChanged your phone or email? Update it online in a minute.
Leaves a recordEvery request and every answer is logged with the date and time.

What Title Barrier does as your custodian

We hold the line between your property and everyone else.

We verify it's really you

We check your ID at sign-up, so the contact behind your notice belongs to the real owner.

We answer title companies

Requests come through a secure verification page. No phone tag, no waiting on office hours.

We alert you right away

A text and an email the moment someone asks about your property, or scans your notice.

Only you approve

One tap to approve or decline. We never approve anything on your behalf.

We watch listing sites

We alert you if your property shows up for sale on Zillow, Redfin, or for-sale-by-owner sites.

We keep it current

Moved, or changed your number? Update it online and your notice keeps working.

None of this limits which title company, escrow, or buyer you work with. Verification is free for you and for title companies.

Experience

We were doing this before it was county law.

Title Barrier was built in 2025 around one idea: a notice on your title that tells every buyer, lender, and title company to check with the real owner first. Fresno County's ordinance turns that idea into county law. We already run that check for owners in 50 states.

50states where we've recorded notices on property titles

2025Title BarrierFounded to put owner-verification notices on property titles.
August 2025Title BarrierLaunches alerts when a protected property is listed for sale online.
2026Title BarrierNotices recorded in 50 states.
Oct 8, 2026Fresno CountyThe fraud prevention notice ordinance takes effect, with a designated custodian on every notice.

How to start

Three ways to make us your custodian

Whether you haven't started, you're filing it yourself, or your notice is already on record, we can step in.

Most owners

Record your notice with us

We prepare it, arrange the notary signing, record it with the county, and name ourselves as your custodian. About 15 minutes of your time.

Start here

Filing it yourself

Name us on your own notice

Recording it yourself or through your attorney? After you sign up, we give you the exact wording for the custodian line, with your private verification link.

Get the wording

Already recorded

Switch your custodian to us

The county's form lets you change your custodian with a signed, notarized update. We prepare it and arrange the notary.

Switch to us

For title companies

When Title Barrier is the custodian on a notice

You'll find it in the title search on Fresno County property after October 8, 2026. Confirming the owner takes a few minutes, and it never costs you anything.

Title Barrier for professionals

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Confirm the owner in three steps

1Scan the code or open the link printed on the notice.
2Confirm your work email and enter the transaction details. No account needed.
3We reach the owner and send you their answer.

Questions

What owners ask about custodians

It's the person or company named on your fraud prevention notice who confirms your contact information when a title company asks. It keeps your phone and email off the public record.