Why is Title Insurance Important?

Because it provides a safety fence around your property. Having title insurance can save you money, time, trouble and even your home.

What risks are covered?
1. Errors – Incorrect information in deeds, mortgages, public records, etc, such as wrong names.
2. Liens – Claims against the property or the seller that become the new owner’s responsibility after the sale. Examples are unpaid mortgages, taxes, sewer and water assessments, bills owed to workers or other creditors, etc.
3. Claims to Ownership – for instance, a claim to ‘marital interest’ by the spouse of a former owner or by a child of a former owner who was not mentioned in his or her parents’ wills.
4. Invalid Deeds – for example, transfer by a previous seller who did not actually own the property, or by a previous owner who was not mentally competent.

Many of theses problems might not be discovered in a routine title search.