Chapter 2 Flashcards
A quitclaim deed is frequently used to
remove a cloud on a title
Which deed offers the LEAST protection to the grantee?
Quitclaim
The grantor delivers a signed deed to her attorney, but the grantee’s name is omitted. The grantor dies before any name is inserted. The deed is
Invalid
In a metes-and-bounds legal description
Monuments
What does a grantor convey with the covenant of quiet enjoyment?
Assurance that the title will be good against the title claims of third parties.
To ascertain if title to private property can be acquired by adverse possession, one must check
The State Law
Restrictions in a deed that benefit only the grantor
can be removed by the grantor’s issuing a quitclaim deed.
The covenant in a deed that states that the grantor has full possession of the premises in fee simple (or any other estate the grantor purports to convey) is called the covenant of
Seisin
The main purpose of a metes-and-bounds description is to
Allow a surveyor to walk the boundaries
When buyers use a quitclaim deed to extinguish their interest in a recorded agreement of sale, the quitclaim deed should be signed by the
Vendee
Persons MOST apt to use a monument in their profession would be
Surveyors
In connection with metes-and-bounds descriptions, official markers on the property used to determine elevations are called
Bench Marks
A recorded deed PRIMARILY benefits
Grantee
Which statute or act creates the need for a deed to be in writing?
Statue of Frauds
To be admissible to record in the appropriate public record office, a deed must be
Signed by the grantor
