Course Description
Collect Years of Title Experience in One Day
In preparation for this practical, nuts and bolts course, veteran title practitioners across the nation were asked what they consider the top defects they've had to resolve over the last few years. The responses were compiled and now experienced faculty is ready to take you through the list of problems most often encountered and increasingly litigated. They'll provide you with best practices for curing each one in an engaging presentation of real-life scenarios and examples. Collect years of experience in resolving defects in one full-day course. Register today!
- Learn best practices for curing the most common defects that attorneys are encountering today, so you can ensure a clear title.
- Prevent real estate transactions from falling through because of a break in the chain of title, legal description errors or unreleased secured loans.
- Find out how experienced practitioners are curing access, easement and encroachment problems.
- Discover how to resolve a defective mortgage foreclosure and how to release mortgages from lenders who don't exist anymore.
- Understand how to handle mortgage fraud and improper actions by closing agents.
- Ensure it's possible to obtain title insurance coverage against any remaining problems.
Audience This intermediate level course provides practical information on the most often encountered defects for:
- Attorneys
- Real Estate Professionals
- Title Professionals
- Settlement Agents
- Closers
- Underwriters
- Paralegals
Agenda
#7 - Break in Chain of Title
9:00 - 9:45, Written and presented by David H. Gunning II in Canfield and Cleveland.
- Missing Documents
- Name Variances of the Grantor/Grantee
- Inclusion of all Proper Parties on Documents
#6 - Rights of Third Parties
9:45 - 10:30, Written and presented by David H. Gunning II in Canfield and Cleveland.
- Rights of Off-Record Third Parties
- Right of First Refusal or Option Missed
- Unrecorded Leases
#5 - Mortgage-Related Defects
10:45 - 12:00, Written and presented by David H. Gunning II in Canfield and Cleveland.
- Improper or No Discharges of Prior Mortgages
- Lack of Proper Assignments of the Existing Mortgage
- Gap Mortgage With a Balance
- Releasing Mortgages From Lenders Who Don't Exist Anymore
- Having Possession of Adjoining Property Without a Deed
#4 - Easements/Encroachments/Setback Issues
1:00 - 1:45, Written and presented by David H. Gunning II in Canfield and Cleveland.
- Access of the Premises (Common Driveways, Private Roads, Partial Interests to Recreational Land, etc.)
- Indefinite and Unclear Easements
- Encroachments of a Significant Nature
- Violation of Setback Requirements
- CC&Rs and Equitable Servitudes
- Waterfront Issues Related to Reliction and Accretion
- Railroad and Mineral Rights
#3 - Legal Description Errors
1:45 - 2:30, Written and presented by Donald P. Leone in Canfield and David A. Freeburg in Cleveland.
- Incorrect or Incomplete Legal Description
- Discrepancies Between Legal Description in Mortgage and Legal Description as Assessed by the City/Village/Township
#2 - Foreclosure Issues
2:45 - 3:30, Written and presented by Larry R. Rothenberg in Canfield and Cleveland.
- Defective Mortgage Foreclosure
- Failure to Notify or Serve all Necessary Parties
#1 - Fraud and Forgery
3:30 - 4:30, Written and presented by Donald P. Leone in Canfield and David A. Freeburg in Cleveland.
- Fraud or Forgery in Conveyance
- Closing Agent Issues - Defalcation and Claims on Closing Protection Letters
Audience
This intermediate level course provides practical information on the most often encountered defects for:
- Attorneys
- Real Estate Professionals
- Title Professionals
- Settlement Agents
- Closers
- Underwriters
- Paralegals