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In real estate business and law, a title search or property title search is the process of examining public records and retrieving documents on the history of a piece of real property to determine and confirm property's legal ownership, and find out what claims or liens are on the property. [1] A title search is also performed when an owner ...
t. e. A lien (/ ˈliːn / or / ˈliːən /) [Note 1] is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. The owner of the property, who grants the lien, is referred to as the lienee[3] and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienor ...
Mechanic's lien. A mechanic's lien is a security interest in the title to property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property. The lien exists for both real property and personal property. In the realm of real property, it is called by various names, including, generically, construction lien.
A mortgage lien is a specific, voluntary lien. The priority of the liens on a property determines which debt will be repaid first in the event of default and foreclosure. The best way to avoid ...
Clear title means that the title to a property doesn’t have any liens or other issues attached to it. It’s about ownership, and who does — or does not — have a claim to legal ownership on ...
v. t. e. Chapter 9, Title 11, United States Code is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, available exclusively to municipalities and assisting them in the restructuring of their debt. On July 18, 2013, Detroit, Michigan became the largest city in the history of the United States to file for Chapter 9 bankruptcy protection.
A municipally owned corporation is a corporation owned by a municipality. They are typically "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership." [1] Some municipally owned corporations rely on revenue from user fees ...
t. e. Median household income and taxes. Most local governments in the United States impose a property tax, also known as a millage rate, as a principal source of revenue. [1] This tax may be imposed on real estate or personal property. The tax is nearly always computed as the fair market value of the property, multiplied by an assessment ratio ...