08-20-2009, 04:41 AM
Its solutions and liability Im asking about really.
As this 1880 map seems to have thrown a monkey wrench in the clear chain of title indicating a public road to a school site on what is now sold as private property. My thinking is some where on the deeds there should be a reference as to who owns the road... "an undivided interest" is usually the way its written up.
One would think if a public road were to transfered a record would exist, in the absence of that record, and the map being "verified" as authentic.... a mess sure to arise upon next transfer of title if the buyers are on the ball.
If ownership of that road recorded on title, even if "undivided".... the title insurance companies may be liable.
Not really as much as a development as a clear title / title insurance issue in my opinion.....
May have Island wide impact as more maps are "dug up" as there seems to be a history of many pretty shady "land deals" at the turn of the century.
As this 1880 map seems to have thrown a monkey wrench in the clear chain of title indicating a public road to a school site on what is now sold as private property. My thinking is some where on the deeds there should be a reference as to who owns the road... "an undivided interest" is usually the way its written up.
One would think if a public road were to transfered a record would exist, in the absence of that record, and the map being "verified" as authentic.... a mess sure to arise upon next transfer of title if the buyers are on the ball.
If ownership of that road recorded on title, even if "undivided".... the title insurance companies may be liable.
Not really as much as a development as a clear title / title insurance issue in my opinion.....
May have Island wide impact as more maps are "dug up" as there seems to be a history of many pretty shady "land deals" at the turn of the century.