4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Transfer Relieved Title Insurer From Reimbursement

Summary


A title insurance policy on a 300-acre tract doesn't cover the money a Howard County developer spent to clean up a defect discovered six years after it sold one subdivided acre, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.

Developer 100 Investment LP transferred the property to NVR Homes Inc. in 1995 under a special warranty deed, which contains no representation as to defects in title predating the seller's acquisition.

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4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Rules Transfer Relieved Title Insurer From Reimbursement

At the point of conveyance to NVR Homes, any preexisting defect in title became NVR Homes' problem, Judge Paul V. Niemeyer wrote last week for the appeals court, and NVR Homes would h...

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