A family conflict, such as a divorce, is often a reason that a title search is ordered. A marriage is a form of a partnership, and no place does this partnership become more financially crucial is homeownership. The marital home is likely to be the largest asset owned by the partnership.

Property easements typically refers to a specific real estate ownership portion. For every parcel of real estate, there are a bundle of rights associated with the ownership. This bundle of rights includes most of the commonly known rights, such as the surface rights, and structures on the property. There may also be easements granted to other parties, to allow access or right to use a portion of the land for a special purpose. It normally does not grant posession or a license. An easement normally benefits another parcel of land.

For professionals who provide these Phase 1 ESA's, part of the accepted "All Appropriate Inquiries" includes searching records for the subject property.

AFX Title Search, an authority on title searching since 1995, offers title search products tailored for these ESA's. Providers typically require searching for the following items: * Environmental Liens * AUL's * Ownership history

Mineral rights typically refers to specific real estate ownership. For every parcel of real estate, there are a bundle of rights associated with the ownership. This bundle of rights includes most of the commonly known rights, such as the surface rights, and structures on the property. An owner of real estate may also own the minerals, oil, and gas underneath the surface unless these are severed under a previous deed or agreement. However, the ownership of these resources, and the rights to extract them, are frequently owned by a company other than the property owner. This ownership can be sold and transferred away by a prior property owner, separate from the “fee simple” property ownership.

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