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Real Estate Definitions for Chapter 5

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Term
Definition
show Possession of all ownership interests  
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Equitable Title   show
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Actual notice   show
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Constructive notice   show
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show aka Transfer of title to real estate; occurs voluntarily and involuntarily  
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Conveyance   show
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show an unforced transfer of title by sale or gift from an owner to another party  
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public grant   show
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show A voluntary alienation conveyance with a private party as the transferor  
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Deed of conveyance   show
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transfer by will   show
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show transfer of title to real property without the owner's consent; occurs primarily by the processes of descent and distribution, escheat, foreclosure, eminent domain, adverse possession, and estoppel  
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show Real estate owner  
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Grantee   show
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Conveyance clause   show
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show aka premises clause; the only required clause; contains the conveyance intentions; names the parties; describes the property; indicates nominal consideration  
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show describes the type of estate being conveyed (fee simple, life, etc.)  
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show aka serving clause; recites restrictions and limitations to the estate being conveyed, e.g., deed restrictions, liens, easements, encroachments, etc.  
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show identifies property being conveyed, in addition to land  
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show present the grantor's assurances to the grantee  
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Warrant of seizen   show
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show assures that the grantee will not be disturbed by third party title disputes  
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show assures that the grantor will assist in clearing any title problems discovered later  
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show aka warranty of title; assures that the grantee will receive good title, and that grantor will assist in defending any claims to the contrary  
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show assures that there are no encumbrances on the property except those expressly named  
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show states the assurance of a trustee, acting as grantor on behalf of the owner, that nothing has been done to impair title during the fiduciary period  
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statutory deeds   show
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show the grantor covenants that the title is valid but may or may not warrant against encumbrances, or promise to defend against claims by other parties  
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General Warranty Deed   show
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show the grantor warrants only against title defects or encumbrances not noted on the deed, which may have occurred during the grantor's period of ownership or trusteeship  
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Quitclaim Deed   show
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cloud   show
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show requires the lienor to prove the validity of an interest  
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special-purpose deed   show
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Personal representative's deed   show
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show used by a court-appointed guardian to transfer property of minors, or mentally incompetent persons  
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Sheriff's deed   show
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show used to convey property to a third party trustee as collateral for a loan  
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show conveys the property back to the borrower upon satisfaction of the loan terms  
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show used to convey property to the trustee of a land trust  
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show used to convey land to a condominium developer; accompanied by the condominium declaration when recorded  
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Partition deed   show
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Patent deed   show
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Tax deed   show
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show aka will; a legal instrument for the voluntary transfer of real and personal property after the owner's death  
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testator   show
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show aka devisee; beneficiary of a will  
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show property transferred by the will  
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amendatory instrument   show
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show aka personal representative; named by the testator of the will to oversee the settlement of the estate  
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guardian   show
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Witnessed will   show
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Holographic will   show
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Approved will   show
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show made orally, and written down by a witness; generally not valid for the transfer of real property  
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show court proceedings that settles a decentest's estate, whether the person has died testate or intestate  
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show having left a valid will  
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intestate   show
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administrator   show
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Testate Proceeding   show
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Intestate Proceeding With Heirs   show
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descent and distribution   show
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show the estate reverts to the state or county after all claims and debts have been validated and settled  
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show reverts to the state or county  
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Laws of Descent   show
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Abandonment   show
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show aka involuntary alienation; regulated by state laws; occurs by the laws of descent, abandonment, foreclosure, eminent domain, adverse possession, or estoppel  
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Foreclosure   show
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show Involuntary transfer of private property to the public sphere, even thought he owner receives compensation.  
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show someone who enters, occupies, and uses another's property without the knowledge or consent of the owner, or with the knowledge of the owner who fails to take any action over a statutory period of time (15 years in KY)  
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Claim of right   show
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show when a grantee has obtained defective title, or received title by defective means, but occupies the property as if he or she were the legal owner  
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show possession without concealment  
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hostile possession   show
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show prevents a person from claiming a right or interest that is inconsistent with the person's previous statements or acts; can prevent an owner from re-claiming a property that was transferred under false pretenses.  
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show public records that contain a history of every parcel of real estate in the county, including names of previous owners, liens, easements, and other encumbrances that have been recorded  
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marketable title   show
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Chain of title   show
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Clouded title   show
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suit to quiet title   show
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Abstract of title   show
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Title search   show
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title plant   show
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Torrens System   show
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show issued by the title company; commitment to insure; recapitulates the property description, interest to be insured, names of insured parties, and exceptions to coverage  
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show states that the attorney has examined a title abstract, and gives the attorney's opinion of the condition and marketability of the title  
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show a summary of the condition of title as of the date of the certificate, based on a search of public records by an abstractor or title analyst  
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