Ch.9 (5/6 text) Title, Deeds, Encumbrances & Liens Flashcards
ownership of the bundle of rights
legal title
a conditional right to legal title subject to an owner’s agreements
with buyers and creditors
equitable title
knowledge acquired or imparted directly through demonstrable
evidence, e.g., presenting or inspecting a deed, visiting a party in possession
Actual Notice
knowledge one could or should have obtained, as presumed
by law; imparted by recording in public records “for all to see”
Constructive Notice
Transferring Title Voluntarily
voluntary by grant, deed, or will
Transferring Title involuntarily
- Foreclosure
- Escheat
- Eminent Domain
- Adverse Posession
- Descent
- Estoppel
Granting Clause of a deed
Premises Clause
Conveys type of Real Estate being Conveyed
Habendum Clause
Conveys Restrictions in Deed
Reddendum Clause
Conveys Other Property Included in a deed
Tenendum Clause
non-possessory interests limiting the legal owner’s rights
Encumbrances
a right to use portions of another’s property
Easements
claims attaching to real and personal property as security for debt
Liens
Lien types
voluntary and involuntary; general and specific; superior and junior
Granting legal title through will is what type of Alienation
Voluntary Alienation
Person giving the property through will
Testator
Person receiving the property through will
Devisee
Real property given in a will
Devise
Personal property given in a will
Bequest
If a person dies with a will, it is known as a ______
Testate
If a person dies without a will, it is known as a ______
Intestate
A will written/dated/signed in Testators handwritting, but not witnessed
Holographic will (not valid in FL)
Formal court hearing to establish validity of will after death of someone
Probate
Four types of Involuntary Alienation
- Foreclosure
- Escheat
- Eminent Domain
- Adverse Posession
Four powers of the Govt
PETE
- Police Power
- Eminent Domain
- Taxation
- Escheat
The court action used when eminent domain is exercised
Condemnation
________ if someone doesn’t take of property, someone else can claim
Adverse Possession
5 Conditions that must be met for Adverse Posession
OPATCH
- Open for all to see
- Possession must be in hands
- Taxes must be paid
- Continuous period of time
- Hostile to owners title
Sales Associates CAN or CANT give opinion of title?
CAN NOT
Hired by title companies to search public record to find chain of title
Abstractors
Filed if there is a break in chain of title of defect (cloud)
Suit of Quiet the Title or Quitclaim
Claim against the title (ex. Adverse possession)
Color of Title
4 Types of Deeds
- General Warranty Deed
- Special Warranty Deed
- Bargain & Sale Deed
- Quit Claim Deed
Deed is written in 3 parts (Conveyance Clauses)
- Premises
- Habendum
- Testimonium
Premises of deed must contain
- Name of Grantor
- Name of Grantee
- Legal Description
Habendum of deed must contain
- Consideration
- Granting Clause
- Habendum Clause
- Designations/Limitations of Ownership
- Exceptions/Reservations
Testimonium of Deed must contain
- Acknowledgment
- Two Witness Signatures
- Delivery/Acceptance
Highest and most comprehensive type of deed
General Warranty Deed
General Warranty Deed Promises the following:
- Covenant of Seisin
- Covenant of Encumbrances
- Covenant of quiet Enjoyment
- Further Assurance
- Warranty Forever
Limits the time frame of the covenants to the time seller actually owned. (usually corporations or banks that have foreclosed on property)
Special Warranty Deed