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deed

entry compare warranty deed in this entry sheriff's deed : a deed given to a buyer of property purchased at a sheriff's sale special warranty deed : a deed in which the property transferred is warranted to

fannie mae

fannie mae Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA); a federally-chartered enterprise owned by private stockholders that purchases residential mortgages and converts them into securities for sale to investors; by purchasing mortgages, Fannie Mae supplies funds

Pretensed right

sues, Mod. Cas. 302. By s. 2 of 32 Hen. 8, c. 9, no one might sell or purchase any title to land, unless the vendor had received the profits, or been in possession of the land,

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tax certificate

tax certificate : a certificate issued to the purchaser of property at a tax sale that certifies the sale and entitles the purchaser to a tax deed

Subject to surveyor's report

Subject to surveyor's report, means when a property is agreed to be purchased subject to surveyor's report, it is perfectly well-understood in the business of sale and purchase of houses, that,

Requisitions of title

of title, a series of inquiries and requests which arise upon a title on behalf of a proposed purchaser or mortgagee, and which the vendor or mortgagor is called upon to satisfy and comply with. In the

Restitution of stolen goods

they be negotiable instruments) notwithstanding that the guilty party may have sold them for value to an innocent purchaser [see s. 24 (1), Sale of Goods Act, 1893], but see MARKET OVERT; a sum not exceeding the

Say not less than

Say not less than, means if a covenant provides for the purchase of say not less than hundred packs of combing skins, it would mean that there is a stipulation

Seisina facit stipitem

1833 (3 & 4 Wm. 4, c. 106), which enacted that descent should be traced from the last purchaser, i.e., the last person entitled who did not inherit (see PURCHASE), and the rule is still applicable in

Sewer

authority is authorized for the purpose of receiving, storing, disinfecting, distributing, or otherwise disposing of sewage, to construct, purchase, or take on lease works, either within or without their district; and to agree with an adjoining authority

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