legal title
Property ownership proof
Legal title is formal ownership of property as recognized by law, typically documented through deeds, registrations, or certificates.
It contrasts with equitable title, where someone has beneficial interest without holding the official documentation: The bank held legal title until the mortgage was paid off.
In real estate, legal title transfers through recorded instruments that establish who can sell or encumber the property.
- deedWritten property conveyance
- ownership rightsLegal claim to possess
- joint ownershipShared legal claim together
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
- encumbranceHindrance or legal claim
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- ownershipowner, own, ownership, possess, proprietorship
- mortgagesfixed-rate mortgage, mortgage broker, adjustable-rate mortgage, mortgage payment, mortgage insurance
- property lawfreehold, leasehold, deed, deeds, ownership
- land lawleasehold, freehold, easement, easements, land titles
- land recordsland registry, land records, parcel, land titles, cadastre
- land titlesland titles, land deed, property deed, deed transfer, land records
legal titlephysical possession
Tangible item owned
occupancy · adverse possession · custody · holding · squatter's rights