Description of Common Title Reports

 

Preliminary Report - $300  No Charge if Title Policy Issued: This report is issued with the intention of issuing a policy of title insurance. Provides a report of the matters which would be shown as exceptions to coverage in a designated policy of title insurance covering a particular estate or interest in land.

 

Condition of Title Report - $500: This common report is used when title insurance is not planned on being issued.

Provides applicant with a full report on the subject property based upon ownership, defects, and encumbrances against said property.  Can be transferred and credited to the issuance of title insurance.

 

Lot Book Guarantee - $75-$250 Depending on difficulty of search: Shows current owner and lists existing open deeds of trust on a particular property. Guarantees a named party against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to the apparent owner of particular land, together with a listing of designated matters affecting that title, according to limited records.

 

Judgment & Tax Lien Guarantee - $75-$250 Depending on difficulty of search: Shows current liens and judgments against an individual. Guarantees a named party against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to a listing of federal or state tax liens and abstracts of judgment filed or recorded against particular parties over a designated period of time.

 

Litigation Guarantee - $500: Used by attorneys for lawsuits. Guarantees a named plaintiff and his attorney against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to the record condition of title to land and the necessary persons to be named as

defendants in a particular action, according to public records.

 

Chain of Title Guarantee - $250: Shows ownership history of a particular piece of property over an extended time period. Guarantees a named party against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to a listing of all record matters appearing in the chain of title to particular land over a designated period of time.

 

Mechanic’s Lien Guarantee - $250: Shows any liens against a property in regards to improvements to the property that have gone unpaid. Guarantees a named party against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to a listing of record

matters disclosing works of improvement on a particular land, statutory liens for labor or materials, and the enforcement of any such liens, over a designated period of time.

 

Record Owners Guarantee - $150: Shows the ownership of a property. Guarantees a named party against loss, not to

exceed a specified amount, as to the apparent owner of a particular land, according to limited records.

 

Subdivision/Parcel Map Report- $300: This report is issued to surveyors and developers.

Provides a full report on the subject property including the names of the parties whose signatures will be necessary to

consent to the preparation and recordation of a subdivision map, or parcel map, according to the public records.

 

Property Search Guarantee - $125: Primarily used for estate and trust purposes. Provides a list of real property and

beneficial interest (if requested) owned by a specific individual.

Guarantees a named party against loss, not exceeding a specified amount, as to a listing of real property which, according to limited records, appears to be owned by a designated person(s). A listing of subsisting mortgages and deeds of trust,

according to public records over a designated period of time, which appear to be owned by such person(s) may also be included.

 

Trustee’s Sale Guarantee – Cost Dependant upon Liability: Used in the foreclosure of property. Guarantees a named trustee and beneficiary under a deed of trust against loss, not to exceed a specified amount, as to the condition of title to the security land, and as to additional information relative to the foreclosure procedure, according to the public records.

 

All listed fees are minimum fees, and are subject to additional charges (doc. fees, etc.)  Special Builder Escrow Rates Available!