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Title vs. deed

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In brief

Title concerns ownership rights; a deed is an instrument used to convey an interest in real property.

Example

The grantor conveys and the grantee receives. Recording has a separate role involving notice and priority.

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  1. Title is the ownership interest.
  2. A deed is the written instrument used to convey an
  3. interest in real property.
  4. The paper and the interest are related, but they are
  5. not the same thing.
  6. Follow the transfer from grantor to grantee.
  7. The grantor conveys; the grantee receives.
  8. Effective delivery and acceptance are central to the transfer.
  9. Recording concerns public notice and priority.
  10. It is not a substitute for every other requirement of
  11. a valid conveyance.
  12. Execution requirements and legal effects depend on the governing rules.
  13. Quick check:
  14. who receives the interest conveyed by the deed, the grantor
  15. or the grantee?
  16. The grantee.
  17. Remember:
  18. title is the interest; the deed is the instrument.

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