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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