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Torrens system [after Sir Robert Torrens (1814-1884), British pioneer in Australia] : a title registration system used esp. in Massachusetts, Hawaii, Illinois, and Minnesota NOTE: When a certificate of title is first applied for in the Torrens system, the title is searched or examined, a court hearing is held (as in a land court), and a decree confirming title and ordering registration (as with the registrar of deeds) is issued. A certificate of title is then given to the owner, after which the property may be conveyed by executing deeds, delivering the certificate of title to be cancelled, and issuing a new certificate to the new owner. The title registered in a Torrens system is usually guaranteed and marketable, making title insurance unnecessary and greatly reducing the time spent researching the state of the title during subsequent conveyances. ...
Torrens system
Torrens system, means a system for establishing title to real estate in which a claimant first acquires an abstract of title and then applies to a court for the issuance of a title certificate, which serves as conclusive evidence of ownership, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1497....
certificate of title
certificate of title 1 : a certificate of ownership stating that the title to the specified property is free and clear except for any encumbrance (as a mortgage) listed on it: as a : a certificate issued by a motor vehicle registry called also title b : a certificate issued by a registry of deeds see also torrens system 2 : a document issued by a title abstracter (as an attorney) giving a legal opinion as to the status of a property's title based on a title search or abstract of title compare deed ...
land court
land court : a court having jurisdiction over registration of title to land and matters incidental thereto see also torrens system NOTE: In the United States only Massachusetts and Hawaii have land courts. ...
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