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NE Real Estate
NE Real Estate Unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Will | written document properly witnessed, transfer of title to property |
| voluntary alienation | act of transferring property to another by gift or sale |
| granting clause | conveyance grantor's intention to convey the property; "grant, bargain and sell" |
| adverse possession | actual, open, notorious, hostile, and continuous possession of another's land under a claim of title (NACHO) |
| deed | written instrument, conveys title to or an interest in RE |
| involuntary alienation | act of transferring property to another, eminent domain or adverse possession |
| special warranty deed | warrants or guarantees, the title only against defects |
| transfer tax | tax stamps, affixed to a deed |
| testator | person made a valid will |
| title | right to ownership or land and evidence |
| quitclaim deed | transfer whatever interest w/o warranties or obligations |
| probate | court determines who inherit a decedent's property and estate's assets |
| general warranty deed | warrants good, clear title to the premises; greatest protection of any deed |
| intestate | dies w/o valid will; pass to the decedent's heirs |
| habendum clause | "to have and to hold"; defining the extent of ownership |
| grantee | receives a transfer of RP |
| acknowledgment | formal declaration notary public by a person who has signed a document |
| bargain and sale deed | to warranties against liens right to title to convey title |
| deed of trust (trust deed) | create a mortgage lien, conveys title to a trustee |
| reconveyance deed | return title to trustor |
| testate | left a valid will |
| trustee's deed | deed executed by a trustee |
| grantor | owner transferring title to or interest to a grantee |