Definition of chain of title in English English dictionary
In the law of real property, a series of documents recorded in the appropriate government repository which establish the passage of a parcel of property from owner to owner, ideally back to the first owner to reduce the property to private ownership
The history of all the documents transferring title to a parcel of real estate, starting with the earliest existing document and ending with the most recent
The chronological order of conveyance of a parcel of land from the original owner to the present owner Example : An abstractor can research title to property going back to the date that the property was granted to the United States
a history of the documents which have transferred title to a parcel of real property, from the original owner to the present owner
A history of all documents, including conveyances and encumbrances, that affect title to a parcel of real property, starting with the earliest existing document and ending with the most recent
A term applied to the past series of transactions and documets affecting the title to a particular parcel of land A history of conveyances as far back as records are available
The chronological order of conveyancing of a parcel of land, from the original owner to the present owner
The succession of conveyances, from some accepted starting point, whereby the present holder of real property derives his or her title
The successive ownerships or transfers in the history of title to a tract of land
The history of all the documents transferring title to a parcel of real property, starting with the earliest existing document and ending with the most recent
- The successive ownerships or transfers in the history of title to a tract of land
A chronological list of documents comprising the record history of title to a specific parcel of real property
History of all documents transferring title to a parcel of real property, starting with the last existing and ending with the most recent
A history of the conveyances and encumbrances affecting title to a parcel of land starting with the earliest existing document and ending with the most recent
A history of conveyances and encumbrances affecting the title from the time it passed from government ownership, or as far back as records are available
The chronological order of conveyance of a parcel of land from the original owner to the present owner
The sequence of conveyances and encumbrances affecting a title to land from the time that the original patent was granted or as far back as records are available
The recorded history of matters which affect the title to a specific parcel of real property, such as ownership, encumbrances and liens, usually beginning with the original recorded source of the title
A history of conveyances and encumbrances of a property from some starting point, whereby the present owner derives title
A history of conveyances and encumbrances affecting the title as far back as records are available
the chronological order of conveyance of a parcel of land, from the original owner to the current owner
A history of conveyances and encumbrances affecting the title (ownership) of real property
A chronological list of recorded instruments tracing title to land, from the original owner to the present owner
The history of all of the documents that transfer title to a parcel of real property, starting with the earliest existing document and ending with the most recent
A reconstruction of how title to a property came to be held by the current purported owner by working backwards from the current owner to the original sovereign (government) to confirm that each owner, over time, held good title to the property by acquiring title from a person or entity who had the legal right to convey it
The chronological order of conveyance of a property from the original owner to the present owner