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2. Recording (real estate) - Wikipedia

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   The vast majority of states in the United States employ a system of recording legal instruments (otherwise known as deeds registration) that affect the title of real estate as the exclusive means for publicly documenting land titles and interests. The record title system differs significantly from land registration systems, such as the Torrens ...

3. Concurrent estate - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. In property law, a concurrent estate or co-tenancy is any of various ways in which property is owned by more than one person at a time. If more than one person owns the same property, they are commonly referred to as co-owners. Legal terminology for co-owners of real estate is either co-tenants or joint tenants, with the latter phrase ...

4. Covenant (law) - Wikipedia

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   A covenant, in its most general sense and historical sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action. Under historical English common law, a covenant was distinguished from an ordinary contract by the presence of a seal. [1] Because the presence of a seal indicated an unusual solemnity in the promises made in a ...

5. What are real estate transfer taxes? - AOL

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   A real estate transfer tax, sometimes called a deed transfer tax or documentary stamp tax, is a one-time tax or fee imposed by a state or local jurisdiction upon the transfer of real property. In ...

6. Can a seller back out of a real estate contract? - AOL

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   This time, usually just a few days, gives either party the chance to back out of the contract if their lawyer notices a problem. Coming to a mutual agreement: In some cases, simply asking the ...

7. Mechanic's lien - Wikipedia

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   A mechanic's lien is a security interest in the title to property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property. The lien exists for both real property and personal property. In the realm of real property, it is called by various names, including, generically, construction lien.