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Overview
Years of Insights Distilled Into One Convenient, Compact CLE
Transactions, transfers, disputes - numerous situations call for an understanding of property ownership and use rights. This online seminar will teach you the essentials of how title is held, how it can be impaired by encumbrances and defects, and how it is transferred. Build your understanding of all things title with this information-packed crash course - register today!
- Understand what title insurance does and does not cover.
- Find solutions to common types of title defects.
- Learn how to unearth true boundary lines using legal descriptions and land surveys.
- Examine ways title can change hands, from voluntary transfers to adverse possession.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Title and Title Insurance 101
- Defects and Encumbrances: How They Affect Title, How They Can be Resolved
- Demystifying Land Boundaries, Surveys, and Easements
- Transfers: Voluntary and Involuntary
Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total | Until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona CLE |
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3 Total | 05-06-2027 |
| New Mexico CLE |
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3 Total | 05-06-2027 |
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Agenda
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Title and Title Insurance 101
- Real Estate Ownership and Property Rights
- Methods of Holding Title
- Evidence of Title
- Title Insurance: Commitment, Policy, and Endorsements
- Marketable vs. Insurable Title
- Mechanics of the Title Search and Examination
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Defects and Encumbrances: How They Affect Title, How They Can be Resolved
- Title Defect vs. Encumbrance
- Missing, Erroneous, or Invalid Records
- Mortgages and Liens
- Deed Restrictions/CC&Rs
- Easements
- Licenses
- Encroachments
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Demystifying Land Boundaries, Surveys, and Easements
- Types of Legal Descriptions and How to Read Them
- Types of Land Surveys and How to Read Them
- Identifying Boundary Discrepancies, Encroachments, and Setback Lines
- Easement Essentials: Types, Creation, Issues, Termination
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Transfers: Voluntary and Involuntary
- Voluntary Transfers and Legal Requirements
- Deeds (General Warranty, Special Warranty, Quitclaim, Other)
- Foreclosures
- Adverse Possession
- Eminent Domain and Just Compensation
- Abandonment, Forfeiture, and Reversion
- Partition and Other Involuntary Transfers
Who Should Attend
This basic level online seminar is designed for attorneys. Title agents, real estate professionals, lenders, and paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Kevin P. Nelson
is an experienced commercial trial attorney who began splitting his time between the firm's Michigan and Arizona offices in 2019. That change forced him to adapt to a virtual practice prior to the pandemic, which served him and his clients well as the legal industry later made the same change. He began his career in Flagstaff, Arizona, representing business owners of all sizes. In 2007, after gaining considerable experience assisting his clients with residential and commercial construction transactions and litigation throughout Northern Arizona, he joined Tiffany & Bosco, P.A. He was elected as a shareholder of the firm in 2011. He considers himself part of his client's problem-solving team and has a great deal of experience helping his clients work through a variety of issues. For example, he represents business owners in lease negotiations and contract disputes (including force majeure claims), represents private real estate investors and private lenders in issues ranging from daily operational concerns to fraud claims, defends corporations and their directors and officers against multi-million dollar claims, represents commercial real estate brokers in commission disputes, prosecutes bad faith and breach of contract insurance claims, defends mortgage lenders and servicers in class action and multi-district litigation (MDL) related to financial services issues including claims under the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA), and represents lenders, servicers, and commercial property owners in quiet title litigation ranging from routine boundary disputes and fraudulent recording claims to complex issues concerning generations of handshake deals and fading memories.
Speaker bio
Jeffrey Neff
is a partner at Udall Law Firm LLP. He is a real estate attorney in Tucson who has been certified as a Real Estate Specialist since 1986 by the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. Certification requires that applicants show a "high degree of professionalism" and a "high degree of competence in the practice of real estate law." Mr. Neff's practice has emphasized all aspects of real estate law, including Tucson real estate litigation and transactions. He also has experience practicing as an attorney in estate planning, wills, probate and trusts, and business consulting, including bankruptcy, workouts, and entity formation. Mr. Neff has authored several articles on real estate and other issues, and has taught seminars for the legal and real estate community in Tucson. He has served as a Judge Pro Tem in the Arizona Superior Court for Pima County. He is currently chairman of the Arizona Board of Legal Specialization. He earned his B.S. degree from University of Arizona and his J.D. degree from University of Arizona, College of Law. Mr. Neff is licensed to practice law in Arizona and holds memberships with the State Bar of Arizona and the United States District Court of Arizona.
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