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Ch 34 Deeds Flashcards

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Acknowledgment

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a formal declaration before an authorized official, by a person who executes an instrument, that an act or deed is his or her free act or deed

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Bargain and Sale Deed

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a deed that conveys land itself, rather than people’s interests therein, and requires consideration

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Base Lines

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horizontal lines running east and west int he united states government survey

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Bounds

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directions of the boundaries that enclose a parcel of land

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Conveyancing

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transferring title to real property

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Convenant

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a promise or assurance

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Deed

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a formal, written instrument by which title to real property is transferred from one person to another

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Deed without Convenants

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a deed to real property in which the grantor transfers only his or her interest, if any, in the property and gives no warranties of title

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Encumbrance

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a claim that one has against the property of another. a lien, charge, or liability attached to and binding on real property

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Fiduciary Deed

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a deed to real property in which the grantor transfers only his or her interest, if any, in the property and gives no warranties of title

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Full Covenant and Warranty Deed

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a deed containing warranties under which the grantor guarantees the property to be free from all encumbrances and to defend the title against the claims of all persons

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General Warranty Deed

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a deed containing warranties under which the grantor guarantees the property to be free from all encumbrances and to defend the title against the claims of all persons

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Government Survey System

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a method of describing real property according to the property’s relationship to intersecting lines running east and west (base lines) and lines running north and south (principal, or prime, meridians)

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Grantee

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a person to whom real property is transferred

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Grantor

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a person who establishes a trust

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Habendum Clause

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the portion of a deed beginning with the words “to have and to hold” which defines the extent of the ownership of the property granted

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Heirlooms

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valued possessions with sentimental value passed down through generations within a family

18
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Hereditaments

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things capable of being inherited, including not only lands and everything thereon, bu also heirlooms

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Limited Warranty Deed

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a deed containing warranties under which the grantor guarantees that the property is free from all encumbrances made during the time that he or she owned the property and agrees to defend the title only against claims through him or her

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Locus

A

place, locality

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Locus Sigilli

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place of the seal

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Meridians

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lines running north and south in the united states government survey

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Metes

A

distances between points

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Metes and bounds

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a system of describing real property by its outer boundaries, with reference to courses, distances, and monuments

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Monuments

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visible marks indicating boundaries

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Notary Public

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a person authorized to administer oaths, attest to and certify documents, take acknowledgements, and perform other official acts

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Plat

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a map designating the size and shape of a specific land area

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Plat book

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a book that is recorded at the registry of deeds, containing plat maps

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Plat Map

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a map designating the size and shape of a specific land area

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Plot

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a map designating the size and shape of specific land area

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Quitclaim Deed

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a deed to real property in which the grantor transfers only his or her interest, if any, in the property and gives no warranties of title

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Range

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a row of townships running north and south in the united states government survey

33
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Rectangular Survey System

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a method of describing real property according to the property’s relationship to intersecting lines running east and west (base lines) and lines running north and south (principal, or prime, meridians)

34
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Section

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a square mile of land, containing 640 acres, in the united states government survey

35
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Special Warranty Deed

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a deed containing warranties under which the grantor guarantees that the property is free from all encumbrances made during the time that he or she owned the property and agrees to defend the title only against claims through him or her

36
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Tenements

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everything of a permanent nature that may be possessed and in a more restrictive sense houses or dwellings

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Township

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a six square mile portion of land in the united states government survey

38
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Tract of Land

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a large piece of land

39
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Warrant

A

to give assurance

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