Chain of title

Learn about the definition for this legal term.

What is Chain of title?

This is the sequence of historical transfers of title to a property. It is a valuable Historical sequence of all owners of a particular tract of real property beginning with the original owner and all successive owners who have derived their title from the original owner. Serves as a property’s historical ownership timeline.

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