Real Property

Question 1

Adverse Possession

Answer 1

Possession must be:

hostile
actual
exclusive
under claim of right
open and notorious
continuous and
uninterrupted for statutory period (15 years in VA)

Question 2

What does a general warranty deed and English covenant of title convey?

Answer 2

General warranty deed is a grant of covenants against defects that the grantor or his predecessors created.

English tile of covenants
covenants of:
seisin, right to convey, against encumbrances, quiet enjoyment, warrant, further assurances

Question 3

What does a special warranty deed convey

Answer 3

only that the grantor did not personally create any title defects, but makes no warranties or representations about what prior holders of the title might have done.

Question 4

What is the covenant of seisin?

Answer 4

grant has the interest that he purports to convey

Question 5

What is the covenant of right to covey

Answer 5

assures that the grantor has the right, power and authority to convey the property

Question 6

What is the covenant of quiet possession

Answer 6

the grantee can peaceably and quietly hold and possess the proper without demand or claim to the property from a third party.