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Grantee Must Search Title

This trap appears as a wrong-answer choice in 1 active question. Spotting how it is built is the repair: read each example's “why it's attractive” before the “why it's wrong.”

Subject distribution

  • Real Property1

Example wrong choices

  • 15080_coastal_wedding_venue · REAL_PROPERTY · Choice BNo, because Barnabas had no interest in the property at the time of the conveyance.

    Why it's attractive

    It states a true surface rule, but the rule is qualified by the estoppel-by-deed exception the warranty deed itself creates.

    Why it's wrong

    It states a true surface rule, but the rule is qualified by the estoppel-by-deed exception the warranty deed itself creates.

  • 15080_coastal_wedding_venue · REAL_PROPERTY · Choice CYes, because the deed was promptly recorded.

    Why it's attractive

    The call is whether the grantee wins the quiet title suit; the answer cites recording, which addresses a different question (constructive notice to later BFPs from the same grantor).

    Why it's wrong

    The call is whether the grantee wins the quiet title suit; the answer cites recording, which addresses a different question (constructive notice to later BFPs from the same grantor).

  • 15080_coastal_wedding_venue · REAL_PROPERTY · Choice DNo, because Stephen failed to conduct a title search before purchasing the property.

    Why it's attractive

    It invents a title-search requirement the law does not impose on a grantee accepting a warranty deed.

    Why it's wrong

    It invents a title-search requirement the law does not impose on a grantee accepting a warranty deed.

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