{"id":613,"date":"2019-03-19T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/?p=613"},"modified":"2024-04-25T23:21:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T03:21:06","slug":"what-is-the-chain-of-title-in-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/what-is-the-chain-of-title-in-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Chain of Title in Real Estate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/what-is-the-chain-of-title-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"Image of a stack of papers with the question what is the chain of title in real estate.\" class=\"wp-image-614\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/what-is-the-chain-of-title-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/what-is-the-chain-of-title-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/what-is-the-chain-of-title-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.deeds.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/what-is-the-chain-of-title.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In real\nestate, the chain of title is the history of the property\u2019s ownership. When a\nproperty is sold, the title is transferred, and these transfers form the chain.\nResearching the chain of title is among the tasks performed by a title company\nwhen a buyer signs a contract to purchase a property. The chain of title for\nany property is found in the relevant county recorder\u2019s office, and there\u2019s no\nreason you can\u2019t conduct your own search to determine the chain of title. All\nthe information is in the public record. Keep in mind that state laws governing\nthe recording of real estate transfers differ, so the chain of title process in\none state may differ somewhat from the chain of title process in another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chain\nof Title Documents <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formal\ndocuments maintain the chain of title. The chain ends with the most recent\ndocument affecting the property. Types of documents included are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Transfer\nDocuments<\/li><li>Financial\nDocuments<\/li><li>Involuntary\nLiens<\/li><li>Covenants\nand Restrictions<\/li><li>Easements<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Transfer documents<\/strong> (deeds) document the\ntransfer of ownership. The deed conveys the property from the seller, or\ngrantor, to the buyer, or grantee. The deed also includes a detailed\ndescription of the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Financial documents<\/strong> (mortgages and deeds of trust) are voluntary liens, as the creditor enters into an agreement with a lender to borrow money to purchase the property. Until the debt is paid off, generally in 15 or 30 years, the lender has title to the property. Once the mortgage is paid, the former creditor owns the property \u201cfree and clear.\u201d The date of the mortgage or lien determines which lien is a priority for payment if there is more than one lien in competition. A deed of trust, also known as a trust deed, assigns the property to a trustee. The trustee holds the title as security for a loan between the lender and the borrower. In such a case, the lender is known as the beneficiary and the borrower as the trustor.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Involuntary lien<\/strong> documents include\nliens, lis pendens and tax liens.\nInvoluntary liens, as the name implies, are liens that arise without the\nowner\u2019s consent, usually due to nonpayment of debts. Examples of involuntary\nliens include property tax liens when local property taxes are not paid; income\ntax liens, for failure to pay the IRS; judgment liens from a creditor, ordered\nby the court, and mechanic\u2019s liens. The latter is filed by contractors if the\nowner does not pay for work done on the property. Involuntary liens \u201ccloud\u201d the\ntitle and require payment before the property changes hands. In some cases, the\nproperty is sold at auction to satisfy the lien. A lis pendens is notice that a lawsuit has been\nfiled regarding the property\u2019s title or ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Covenants and restrictions<\/strong> are documents creating\nrestrictions on the use of the subject property. Such restrictions may include\nlimits on the types of improvements made to the property, uses of the property\nand property occupancy. Older homes may have covenants not permitting the sale\nof the property to people of certain racial or religious backgrounds, but these\ncovenants are no longer enforceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Easements<\/strong>, also known as rights of way, are\ndocuments affecting usage rights. There are various types of easements,\nincluding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Utility easements \u2014 allowing utility companies access to the property for the purpose of maintaining electrical lines, water\/sewer lines and the like. These are the most common types of easements and affect most properties.<\/li><li>Private easements \u2014 a private easement allows another party, usually a neighbor, access through the property. It may mean direct access, such as a shared driveway, or non-direct access. An example of the latter is solar access, which means the owner cannot build or plant anything on the property that would affect a neighbor\u2019s solar collection.<\/li><li>Easement by necessity \u2014 in some situations, the only way a neighboring landowner can access their property is by going through an adjacent property. This is known as easement by necessity, and the property owner cannot interfere with the neighbor\u2019s ability to access his or her land.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other\ndocuments involved in the chain of title may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Death\ncertificates, when the property passes to a joint tenant through the right of\nsurvivorship. This joint tenant is generally the decedent\u2019s spouse.<\/li><li>Affidavits,\ndocuments that affirm a fact related to the property<\/li><li>Correction\ndeeds, used to correct an error in a previously recorded document<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chain\nof Title Breaks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes,\nthere is a break in the chain of title. This occurs if the title transfer was\ninaccurate \u2013 or fraudulent. Human error\nis often to blame, especially if paperwork is filed in haste. That\u2019s often the\ncase during real estate booms, when lawyers and lenders were simply overwhelmed\nby the sheer amount of business. Common errors include misspellings of names of\nthe grantor or grantee, incorrect legal descriptions of the property, lack of\nsignatures on the deed, mistakes in when the chain of title documents were\nrecorded, and even filing the deed in the wrong county. When there is a break\nin the chain of title, correction is necessary. The simplest ways to correct\nsuch breaks is to have the property owner go to court and seek quiet title\naction. Depending on the nature of the break, a judge can rule that the break\nis not relevant and no longer exists. However, if the break is known to have\nresulted due to a particular party, the owner can seek out the party and have\nthem fill out a quitclaim deed, which gives up any rights to the property they\nmay have had.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it\ncomes to chain of title and foreclosures, any break in the chain of title is a\npossible defense by an attorney for a foreclosed property owner. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Delving\nMore Deeply<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your\nhouse is very old, or if you wish to learn more about the property\u2019s ownership\nbefore the house was built, much will depend on your state\u2019s homestead laws.\nThe formal chain of title ends when you can no longer find information on the\nproperty\u2019s sale history, but that does not mean it is the true end of the chain\nof title. For more information, however, you need to become a history sleuth.\nThat development house built in the 1950s\nsits on a parcel of land \u2013 a subdivision&nbsp;&#8211;\nthat may have belonged to a farm family for generations. Finding out more may\ninvolve visiting your county or city\u2019s historical archives or visiting old\ncemeteries to look for the graves of former owners. You may also want to check\nlocal newspaper archives and immigration records. The bottom line is that the\nchain of title offers a history of the property and learning that history is\noften worthwhile in its own right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In real estate, the chain of title is the history of the property\u2019s ownership. When a property is sold, the title is transferred, and these transfers form the chain. Researching the chain of title is among the tasks performed by a title company when a buyer signs a contract to purchase a property. 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