Sold only
by the Maine State Bar Association, the Standards of Title is a valuable book
for real estate attorneys, abstractors, title insurance companies, etc. It
provides guidance on a variety of questions that arise during the course of a
real estate transaction. The book was prepared by the Real Estate and Title
Section of the Maine State Bar Association. It is in a loose-leaf binder
format..
Title
Standard Revisions
Attorneys who own the Standards of Title may subscribe to the revisions to the
Standards of Title. The Section meets three times per year to work on revisions.
Usually, one to two sets of revisions are released each year.
Cost: $21.00 per year
The Annual subscription cost of $21.00 entitles subscribers to updates that come out each year.
CONTENTS
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100 - General Policy
101 - Title defect - notice to prior examiner 102 - Protection of abstract 103 - View of premises 104 - Land use laws
200 - Abstracting and Indexing
201 - Period of search 202 - Indices to be searched 203 - Reliance on index - municipality 204 - Reliance on index - instrument 205 - Abstract of conveyance 206 - Abstract of probate 207 - Abstract of court records 208 - "State of Maine" as grantee 209 - Coastal Island Registry 210 - Differing forms of names 211 - Business names 212 - Condominiums
300 - Instruments
301 - Affidavits 302 - Power of attorney 303 - Late recording 304 - Lack of witnesses 305 - Sheriff’s deed 306 - Warranty deed of "all right, title and interest" 307 - Deed restrictions 308 - Grantees’ outstanding obligations 309 - Acknowledgment by spouse 310 - Form of Acknowledgement
400 - Parties
401 - Name change 402 - Corporate officer’s authority 403 - Corporate officer’s execution 404 - Trusts 405 - Self-dealing fiduciaries 406 - Unincorporated grantee 407 - Partnership/Limited Liability Partnership 408 - Joint tenancy creation 409 - Joint tenancy - consideration 410 - Joint tenancy - conveyance of fraction 411 - Death of joint tenant 412 - Bankruptcy conveyance 413 - Closed bankruptcy 414 - Limited Liability Company |
500 - Descriptions and boundaries
501 - Need for survey 502 - Reliance on plan 503 - Streets 504 - Exceptions and reservations 505 - Below low water 506 - Tidal flats
600 - Mortgages and foreclosures
601 - Assignment by deed 602 - Priorities 603 - Merger 604 - Discharge of duplicate mortgages 605 - Discharge by one mortgagee 606 - Discharge by Maine executor 607 - Discharge by Maine executor - time lag 608 - Undischarged mortgage 609 - Foreclosure 610 - Foreclosure against military personnel
700 - Probate
701 - Lack of probate 702 - Ancillary probate 703 - Creditor’s claims 704 - Conveyance after foreclosure 705 - Fiduciary sale - nonresident heirs 706 - Lack of PR’s deed 707 - Nonresident Owners 708 - Inheritance and Estate Taxes
800 - Marital rights
801 - Marital joinder after 1980 802 - Release deed of marital rights 803 - Joint tenant’s marital rights 804 - Divorce
900 - Municipal taxation
901 - Discharge of tax liens 902 - Tax titles 903 - Conveyance to deceased taxpayer
Index
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