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Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Scammers are Seeking to Steal Your Property Using Wild Deeds

Could someone transfer your property ownership away from you without your knowledge? One scam takes advantage of the fact that California County Recorders do not vet the contents of deeds to ensure validity: an individual...more

Lowndes

Protect Your Property: Register for Florida’s Title Fraud Alert Service

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Title fraud in Florida has increased significantly in recent years. This type of fraud typically involves a person forging a deed to transfer someone else’s real property to a shell company formed by the fraudster. The...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Oklahoma Limits Foreign Property Ownership, Requires Affidavit of Compliance for Deeds

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On November 1, 2023, a statutory amendment went into effect in Oklahoma which requires an affidavit be completed and attached as an exhibit to all deeds filed for record in any county in the state certifying compliance with...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Deed Warranties and Why They Should Matter To You

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You're negotiating to buy a piece of real estate and your attorney tells you that the seller is proposing to give you a "Special Warranty Deed" in exchange for all of the money you will pay.  Special Warranty Deed - that...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Can A Medallion Signature Guarantee Protect Your Property?

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We are all familiar with commercials and ads warning real estate owners (“Owners”) of title theft. What is described as title theft occurs when a fraudster forges an Owner’s name on a deed transferring real estate to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Sign Here: Signatory Authority in Texas Renewable Energy Land Leases

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Confirming landowners’ signatory authority is crucial when preparing renewable energy leases or conducting due diligence in a renewable energy financing transaction. It is not enough to rely on a landowner’s word that he or...more

Gray Reed

Texas Correction Deed Statute Revisited … Again

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You might recall this post on Broadway National Bank, Trustee v. Yates Energy Corporation. We now have Yates Energy Corporation et al v. Broadway National Bank, Trustee, the court of appeals’ ruling after remand. Recall the...more

Burr & Forman

Beaufort County, South Carolina Property Fraud Alert Now Available

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Property owners in Beaufort County, South Carolina may register at no charge to receive alerts from Beaufort County Register of Deeds regarding possible fraudulent activity involving their property. The sign-up page for...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Hong Kong (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER HONG KONG LAW - Introduction - Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities over the world. Due to historical reasons, almost all lands in Hong Kong are leasehold...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

Buying and Selling Golf Courses in Florida

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Whether as a result of market conditions, evolving golfer preferences, or the financial realities of operating a golf course, golf courses in Florida regularly change hands. Below are some key issues to account for when...more

Gray Reed

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Correction Deeds in a Case of First Impression

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What if you pay good money for a mineral interest and record the deed in the official public records, thereby securing your title? What if your predecessors-in-title decide among themselves they made a material mistake in a...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction - This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure - Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be either of...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Hong Kong (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER HONG KONG LAW - Introduction - Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities over the world. With very little available land, real estate developers tend to build...more

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.

Preserving Black History in Bucks County, PA, with Recorder of Deeds Robin Robinson: On Record PR

Join us as guest host Sarah Larson. goes on record with, with Robin Robinson, recorder of deeds in Bucks County, Pennsylvania to discuss the historic deed book restoration project....more

Gray Reed

Surrounding Circumstances Don’t Always Inform Deed Construction

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Here we continue our discussion of the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in Piranha Partners et al. v. Joe B. Neuhoff et al. determining that an assignment of an overriding royalty in minerals unambiguously conveyed the override...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying And Selling Real Estate In Hong Kong (Updated)

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER HONG KONG LAW - Introduction - Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated cities over the world. With very little available land, real estate developers tend to build...more

Gray Reed

What A Quitclaim Deed Is – And, More Importantly, What It Is Not

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“And if you believe that, I have a bridge I’ll sell you!” We’ve all heard this shop-worn expression. Its origin is the shenanigans of George C. Parker, who was famous (or, rather, infamous) for selling the Brooklyn Bridge...more

International Lawyers Network

Buying and Selling Real Estate in Scotland

KEY FACTS OF REAL ESTATE ACQUISITIONS UNDER SCOTTISH LAW - 1. Introduction This guide applies to real estate in Scotland only. 2. Tenure Real estate, both commercial and residential in Scotland may be either of the...more

Dickinson Wright

Koprivec v. Rails-to-Trails of Wayne County: What Deed Drafters Need to Know

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Real estate attorneys are praising a recent Ohio Supreme Court decision which denounced a longstanding, yet oft-criticized deed interpretation rule from 1929. The rule, which originated in the Court’s decision in In re...more

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Lake Property Ownership: Montana Supreme Court Addresses Riparian Boundary Dispute

The Supreme Court of Montana addressed a dispute between two neighbors over ownership of a portion of a non-navigable lake. Ash v. Merlette, 407 P.3d 304, 307 (Mont. 2017). A lower court (District Court) held that a...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

How to Avoid Getting Your Deed Rejected for Recording, Part 3: 10 Fail-Safe Tips to Insure Success

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On July 11, 2016, we authored Part One in an ongoing series discussing the mechanics of how to successfully record a deed in the State of New York, wherein we discussed the various types of ownership interests and how they...more

Clark Hill PLC

Detroit Deeds Homes to Owners

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Detroit Land Bank Program converts occupants into the owners of foreclosed or otherwise abandoned properties. Fair is fair. This blog often points out abuses of property owners by government agencies and utilities. But it...more

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