20 Common Title Problems
- Creditor Claims
- Deeds executed under false or expired powers of attorney
- Mistaken interpretation of wills and trusts
- Incorrect representation of marital status
- Undisclosed or missing heirs
- Mistakes in recording legal documents
- Incorrect legal descriptions
- Forged deeds, discharges
- Federal, State inheritance and gift tax liens
- Errors in tax records
- Discovery of later will after probate of first will
- Unsatisfied claims not shown on the record
- Confusion due to similar or identical names
- Heirs born after the execution of the will
- Incorrect indexing of land records
- Clerical errors in recording legal documents
- Easements of prescription not discovered by a survey
- Undue influence of a grantor of a deed
- Non-delivery of deeds
- Deeds from minors or non-existent entities