Chapter 12: Transfer Of Title Flashcards
Rights to ownership or actual ownership of the land. Represents the owners bundle of rights
Title
The legal term for the voluntary transfer of title
Voluntary alienation
The owner who transfers the title
Grantor
The person who acquires the title
Grantee
A deed is executed only by who
Grantor
Defines ownership taken by the grantee
Habendum clause
A valid deed must contain a clause acknowledging that the grantor has received what
Consideration
A formal declaration that the person who signs a written document does so voluntarily and that her signature is genuine
Acknowledgment
Provides the greatest protection of any deed
General warranty deed
Warrantee that the grantor received title
Warranty that the property was not encumbered during the time the grantor held title, except otherwise as noted in the deed
Special warranty deed
Provides the grantee with the least protection of any deed. It carries no covenants or warranties and generally conveys only whatever interest the grantor may have had when the deed is delivered
Quit claim deed
What must be paid before the recording of the deed.
Transfer tax
Title to property may be transferred without the owner’s consent
Involuntary alienation
Referred to as squatters rights, is another means of involuntary transfer
Adverse possession
A person who dies has prepared a will indicating how her property should be handled
Testate
When a person dies real estate and personal property pass to the descendants errors according to the state statute of discent and distribution
Intestate
The gift of real property by will
Devise
Person who receives property by will
Devisee
The gift of personal property by will
Legacy
Person who receives personal property by will
Legatee
Title transfer occurs in what four ways
Voluntary
Involuntary
Will
Descent
The title to real estate passes when a valid deed is?
Delivered and accepted
The primary purpose of a deed is to?
Transfer title rights