Title insurance is coverage purchased by buyers of real estate to protect against issues of title. In a real estate transaction, a title company or another institution will conduct a title search for any erroneous issues with the title, and...
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Title IX
As explained by the U.S. Department of Education, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (“Title IX”), 20 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in education programs and...
title report
Title report is a document containing the key legal details and history of a piece of property found during a title search. While anyone can get a title report, buyers typically pay for a title report when buying a piece of property as part...
title search
A title search is a search of the public records for any defects or encumbrances in a property's chain of title. Title searches are needed so that prospective buyers and secured creditors are not later surprised by ownership disputes that...
Title VII
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal employment law that prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), and national origin. Title VII gives employees a private right to action...
Title X
Title X, also known as the Residential Lead-Based Paint Reduction Act of 1992, was an act aimed to protect families, and especially young children, from exposure to lead from paint, dust, and soil. Title X imposes several requirements. For...
to wit
To wit is a phrase meaning "the following comes to mind." The phrase is sometimes used to introduce examples for a more general statement. It may follow a comma, or form the beginning of a new sentence. A colon or a dash usually separates...
TOD
TOD (Transfer-on-death) refers to named beneficiaries receiving assets at the death of the property owner without the need for probate, facilitating the executor's disposition of the property owner's assets after his or her death. This is...
TOD deed
TOD deed (Transfer-on-death deed) is a deed that automatically transfers property to a designated beneficiary upon the death of the property owner without probate, facilitating the executor's disposition of the property owner's assets after...
toll
To toll means to stop the running of a time period, especially a time period set by a statute of limitations.
Tolling a statute of limitations.To bar or to take away.
Tolling a right of entry takes away the right to be...