Learn Practice Element 9F1: Title Investigation

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording, includes three elements. This module addresses the third element, 9F3.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording, includes three elements. This module addresses the second element, 9F2.

This guidance covers Practice 9F: Title Investigation and Recording.

Ownership of land changes, and those purchasing land must have knowledge of who owned the land to ensure that their purchase is valid and cannot be contested. This document provides an overview of title, various types of deeds and ownership, title insurance and its importance and legal descriptions.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 5B: Accountability to Donors, includes four elements. This 12-minute module covers the second element, 5B2.

Land Trust Standards and Practices, Practice 9E: Conservation Easement Drafting, includes two elements. This 20-minute module covers the first element, 9E1.

This is a conservation easement diagram from the accredited Columbia Land Conservancy.

Due diligence is a term of art that most lawyers and real estate professionals use as easily as restaurant wait staff reciting the day’s specials. This document defines the term and provides context and examples of risks of not conducting due diligence.

Join conservation attorney Joannie Dwoskin as she provides an introduction to title for land trusts. She will cover the basics of title review with a practical, step by step approach to reviewing documents and solving common title problems.