WHAT CAN MAKE A TITLE DEFECTIVE?

When you buy a home, it is necessary to know information about other’s rights to the property. But even the most diligent search of public records could fail to disclose a number of title defects. There are many hidden defects which may affect the title to real estate. Some examples are:

• forgeries
• frauds
• false Representation
• lost Wills and wills not properly probated
• incorrect legal descriptions
• mistakes at Law
• mistakes in Description
• missing or Undisclosed Heirs
• error in recording, indexing or copying
• clerical Mistakes
• illegal Trusts
• defective Acknowledgments
• mental incompetence of previous seller
• false affidavits

Some of these defects are of such a nature that they may not appear in the records. Therefore, they may not be picked up by even the most thorough search.