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Overview
Decipher, Identify, and Resolve Common Issues
All real estate lawyers should have the ability to advise clients about what legal descriptions and property surveys reveal. Yet, it is a skill many struggle to master. This practical program will walk you through example legal descriptions and land surveys so you can learn through doing. Better understand property boundaries and the limits of what is being conveyed - register today!
- Interpret legal descriptions and identify common issues.
- Walk through sample legal descriptions - from simple ones to the more complex.
- Learn the nuts and bolts of survey review: what to look for, where to find it, and what to do about it.
- Apply your knowledge by reviewing sample survey maps and reports.
Abbreviated Agenda
- Legal Descriptions: The Nuts and Bolts
- Review of Sample Legal Descriptions (With Increasing Complexity)
- Surveys: What They're Trying to Tell You
- Review of Sample Survey Maps and Reports
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Credit Details
Credits Available
| Credit | Status | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AICP |
|
3 Total |
| Alaska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Alabama CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arkansas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Arizona CLE |
|
3 Total |
| California CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Colorado CLE |
|
4 Total |
| Connecticut CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Delaware CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Florida CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Georgia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Hawaii CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Iowa CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Idaho CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Illinois CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Indiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Kansas CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Kentucky CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Louisiana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Maine CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Minnesota CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Missouri CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Northern Mariana Islands CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Montana CLE |
|
3 Total |
| North Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nebraska CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Hampshire CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New Jersey CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| New Mexico CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Nevada CLE |
|
3 Total |
| New York CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Ohio CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Oklahoma CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| Pennsylvania CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Rhode Island CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| South Carolina CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Tennessee CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Texas CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Utah CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Virginia CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Vermont CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Washington CLE |
|
3 Total |
| Wisconsin CLE |
|
3.5 Total |
| West Virginia CLE |
|
3.6 Total |
| Wyoming CLE |
|
3 Total |
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CLE
Other
Agenda
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Legal Descriptions: The Nuts and Bolts
- The Basics: Key Terms, Types, etc.
- Legal Sufficiency and Ambiguities
- How to Read and Understand Legal Descriptions
- Common Mistakes and How to Correct Them
- Resolving Conflicting Legal Descriptions and Overlaps
-
Review of Sample Legal Descriptions (With Increasing Complexity)
-
Surveys: What They're Trying to Tell You
- Survey Basics: Terminology, Types, Standards, etc.
- How Surveys Are Conducted
- Ordering a Survey & Working With Your Surveyor
- How to Read and Understand Survey Maps
- What to Look for: Boundaries, Easements, Encroachments, etc.
- Complete Survey Review Checklist
- Common Problems and Ways to Resolve Them
-
Review of Sample Survey Maps and Reports
Who Should Attend
This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.
Speakers
Speaker bio
Kenneth G. Scholtz
is a shareholder in the Pittsburgh office of Tucker Arensberg, P.C. He represents clients who own and/or manage rental properties in a variety of matters including landlord-tenant disputes, condemnation and eminent domain litigation, Pennsylvania realty transfer tax matters, property disputes, and tax assessment appeals. Mr. Scholtz's clients own and/or manage hundreds of residential and commercial properties in and around the city of Pittsburgh. He also represents residential property owners in seller disclosure fraud litigation, tax assessment appeals, landslide litigation, eminent domain and other condemnation issues. Mr. Scholtz earned his B.A. degree from Bucknell University and his J.D. degree from Pennsylvania State University, Dickinson School of Law. He is a member of the Allegheny County Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association and The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University Alumni Association.
Speaker bio
Duane H. Wunsch
is vice president and Wisconsin state counsel for Fidelity National Title Group. He has more than 30 years of experience, including searching and examining titles, closing transactions, and handling title insurance claims. Mr. Wunsch is a member of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Wisconsin Land Title Association and State Bar of Wisconsin. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and his J.D. degree from Emory University School of Law.
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