cloud on title
Deed problem lingering
A cloud on title is a legal claim, lien, or defect that casts doubt on property ownership.
Outstanding mortgages, tax liens, unresolved easements, or errors in previous deeds can all create clouds: The title search revealed a cloud on title from an unpaid contractor's lien.
Clouds must typically be cleared before property can be sold or refinanced.
Written property conveyance
- warranty deedDeed promising clear title
- grantorOne who transfers rights
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
vesting · ownership · closing · settlement
Limited land-use privilege
- mortgageSecured home loan
- lienClaim securing debt
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- restrictionLimit on action
right of way · servitude · encroachment · leasehold · charge · burden · usufruct · profit à prendre
Test of ability
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- contestationAct of challenging something
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
- conflictOpposition between parties
opposition · counterclaim · rebuttal · boundary disputes · adverse possession · ownership dispute · mediation · arbitration
Ownership and transfer documentation
- public recordsOfficially filed, publicly accessible documents
Fraudulently created official papers
- missing heirsUntraceable estate beneficiaries
- clerical errorOffice documentation mistake
- recording errorMistake during audio capture
deed
Written property conveyance
- warranty deedDeed promising clear title
- grantorOne who transfers rights
- granteeReceiver of awarded funds
conveyance · vesting · ownership · closing · settlement
easement
Limited land-use privilege
restriction · right of way · servitude · encroachment · leasehold · charge · burden · usufruct · profit à prendre · holdback
challenge
Test of ability
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- contestationAct of challenging something
- controversyProlonged public disagreement
conflict · opposition · counterclaim · rebuttal · boundary disputes · adverse possession · ownership dispute · mediation · arbitration · dispute resolution
property records
Ownership and transfer documentation
- public recordsOfficially filed, publicly accessible documents
forged documents
Fraudulently created official papers
- missing heirsUntraceable estate beneficiaries
- clerical errorOffice documentation mistake
- recording errorMistake during audio capture
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, ownership
- encumbrancesencumbrance, lien, mortgage lien, tax lien, easement
- property rightsownership, property rights, private property, real property, deed
- property titles
- title defectsmissing signature, missing heir, recording error, clerical error, conflicting claims
- title searchpreliminary report, examiner, prelim, abstracting, property search
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