(9) Title, Deeds, and Ownership Restrictions

Question 1

Created by a search of the public records that results in a timeline of recorded documents that links all past owners of a parcel of land from the root of title to the present day

Answer 1

Chain Of Title

Question 2

3 examples of involuntary alienation

Answer 2

Escheat
Eminent Domain
Adverse Possession

Question 3

A claim of ownership by the grantor, it assures the grantee that the grantor owns and has the legal right to convey the property

Answer 3

Warrant (Covenant) of seisin

Question 4

Gives the government the right to take land for public use

Answer 4

Eminent Domain

Question 5

Which deed contains no warrants of any kind, may be used to cure defects in titles, and is best or the grantor?

Answer 5

Quitclaim deed

Question 6

Which deed is the most common type of deed, and provides the best protection to the grantee of any deed?

Answer 6

General warranty deed

Question 7

When theirs a defect in your title, a _________ is filed in court with all potential claimants required to appear in court and assert their claim

Answer 7

Suit to quit title

Question 8

An exercise of police power allows the government to restrict the use of land to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens

Answer 8

Zoning

Question 9

Legal rights being conveyed are expressed in the _____ clause

Answer 9

Habendum

Question 10

Title to real property passes to the grantee when the deed is _____ and ____ on the ________

Answer 10

Delivered
Accepted
Date of Closing

Question 11

What type of notice is considered to be the best proof of ownership

Answer 11

Constructive