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A title company will look to the survey to disclose the height of any structures, setback lines, floor space area of the structure, number of parking spaces, and area, width, or depth of land as a building site for the structure, all of which are items relevant to the coverage provided in the ALTA 3.1-06, 3.2-06, and 3.3-06 title endorsements. Section 1 of the 2021 Standards details what the surveyor must do in the field to gather all the information the title company needs to issue its title policy. In some states, surveyors are required under state regulations to conduct their own title and deed search and may not seek information from the title company. To delete the general exceptions from the ALTA Owner's or Loan Policy, the title company will require an ALTA/NSPS survey prepared by a registered surveyor certified to the title insurer. [Extracted from the article]

Throughout the history of the United States, racial discrimination, including government-sanctioned discrimination in real estate ownership, prohibited people of color from fully and equally participating in American society. The act also provides specific language for inclusion in all amendments removing prohibited restrictions and specifies that the removal of the prohibited restriction does not invalidate any other, non-prohibited restrictions contained within the instrument. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses different requirements for claiming adverse possession in the U.S. states on east side of the Mississippi River. Topics discussed include employment of constructive possession theory to claim actual possession of land, exclusive possession declaring right of possession to the owner, and continuous use section providing uninterrupted possession of a land. Other topics include essential oust requirement for possession in Connecticut, and provision for handicapped landowners.

The statute does not direct the recorder to redact the covenant from the public record, but the court order can be recorded as evidence of the covenant's removal. A racially restrictive covenant is a provision in a deed or declaration that prevents the affected real property from being sold to or occupied by certain persons. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on conservation easements in Avon Hills in Minnesota. Topics discussed include the Minnesota Multi-faceted Approach to Prioritizing Land Easements (MMAPLE) method by the Minnesota Land Trust and Saint John's University, landowners' rights being bought under conservation easements, titles to properties in Minnesota under the Marketable Title Act, land trusts being regulated by the Land Trust Alliance and conservation contribution defined in the Internal Revenue Code.

The article focuses on the revision of the land title survey standards of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). It informs about the various sections of 2011 standards which includes section 1 that comprises of the definition of the Land Title Survey and section 2 that consists of guidelines for surveying nonstandard real estate. These standards are drafted for satisfying the needs of moneylenders, surveyors, and title companies.

The article discusses the areas of concern in commercial real estate leasing for both a tenant and a landlord. It is stated that to be completely independent of the underlying commercial transaction between the buyer and the seller, the letter of credit is needed. It is mentioned that the provisions of nondisturbance and attornment agreement should be considered by tenants.

The article highlights the court case Ticor Ritle Insurance Co. v. Countrywide Home loans, Inc. It notes that Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. retained the services of Ticor Title Insurance to make a title search of the property in preparation for closing. The complaint against Countrywide Home loans, Inc. involves negligent practices like failing to make documentation on a certain application and filing to obtain verification of Donald Franklin's employment and salary. The New Jersey court held that the insured's conduct did not manifest gross negligence.

The article discusses several court cases in the U.S. Adverse possession does not require that claimants live on the land as long as they act like good faith owners in their use of land wherein plaintiffs' land was reachable by car only via a driveway on a third party's land. A boundary by acquiescence is established by conduct of predecessors in title, even though possession of land is not proven. Brokerage firm may represent multiple bidders for same property without disclosure and consent.

The article suggests that the use of a specialist or expert is important in land records law and title searching particularly in the U.S.