United States Land Titles


801 – United States Land Titles: Addresses the overall principles and applications which generally govern land title activities.  
 

Course Number:

C801

Course Title:

United States Land Titles

Course Level:

Intermediate

Course Length:

2 days – 8 AM to 5 PM Daily

IRWA Credits:

16 QEU / CEU

Prerequisites:

At least one year of professional right of way experience  

 

 

Course Description

Building upon prior professional knowledge, this course provides participants with information regarding the analysis of abstracts to determine who must execute a conveyance. Participants will become familiar with terminology such as title estates, covenants, liens, encumbrances, and contracts; and will also understand the preparation of chains of title from public records.

Credentialing

  • New SR/WA: An intermediate required course for the RWP certification.
  • Industry: An intermediate required course for the Oil & Gas Pipeline and Electric & Utilities pathways of the RWP program.
  • Specialist: An intermediate elective course for the R/W-NAC program.

Topics

  • Public records
  • Sources of title information
  • Who can hold/transfer title
  • Instruments and other means of transferring real estate interests 
  • When title passes
  • Encumbrances
  • Title search - developing the chain of title
  • How to determine vesting from a chain of title
  • How to identify encumbrances and how to clear title
  • How to handle special situations - site inspection, discoveries, environmental impacts encroachments, divorce action, leasehold, interest and deaths

Course Tuition includes

  • Participant Manual
  • Real Estate Dictionary

Who should take this course

This course is recommended for right of way professionals and experienced land titles by profession individuals who are in the process of or working on title reports or abstracts of title. This course is not intended for individuals with extensive title company experience.
 

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