Training Course Syllabus:

Handle Title Problems With Skill and Ease

Can you confidently assure your clients a marketable title and fix any defects that surface? Don´t be caught off guard! Augment your title examination knowledge with this practical, how-to seminar on identifying and resolving title issues. Our experienced faculty will arm you with the tools you need to recognize encumbrances, discrepancies and defects, and minimize their impact on real estate transactions. This is a course you can´t afford to miss – register today!

• Uncover title problems and prevent them from derailing real estate transactions.


• Detect and remedy missing or incorrect elements in documentation.


• Gain an in-depth understanding of surveys, so you can recognize proper survey standards, solve boundary disputes and calculate acreage.


• Know your client´s options and obligations in the case of unreleased liens and mortgages.


• Effectively use quiet title actions to pave the way for a clear title.


• Learn how to deal with exceptions in title insurance commitments.


• Discuss express and apparent authority issues that legal entities face and what you can do to overcome them.


• Make sure you´re using endorsements to their full potential: understand what they cover and what they don´t.


• Walk away with practical knowledge and solutions you can use immediately.

TITLE INSURANCE COMMITMENTS

9:00 - 9:50, Written by Thomas E. Hamauei. Presented by John E. Seago in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Thomas E. Hamauei in Shreveport, and Ronald S. Wood in New Orleans.

• Insurer´s Obligations Under a Commitment


• Satisfying the Requirements


• Gap Coverage


• Dealing With Exceptions (Liens, Easements, Restrictions)

READING SURVEYS

9:50 - 10:40, Written by John E. Seago. Presented by John E. Seago in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, P. Carter Rogers in Shreveport, and Robert W. Mouton in New Orleans.

• Types of Surveys


• Review of Surveys


• Survey Coverage

ISSUES IN TITLE DILIGENCE

10:55 - 11:45, Written by Dan D. Schaneville. Presented by Dan D. Schaneville in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Thomas E. Hamauei in Shreveport, and Ronald S. Wood in New Orleans.

• Ownership Discrepancies


• Defective Documentation


• How to Handle Various Kinds of Unreleased Liens


• Unreleased Mortgages


• Mechanic´s Liens: Both Prior and Future


• Quiet Title Suits as a Means to Resolve Title Issues


• Legal Issues With Affidavits as a Means to Resolve Title Issues


• Settlement Statements/the HUD-1 Form and Other Forms


• Escrow Agreements and the Title Company´s Role as Escrow Agent

ISSUES OF AUTHORITY

12:45 - 1:35, Written by Dan D. Schaneville. Presented by Stephanie Ackal in Lafayette, Dan D. Schaneville in Baton Rouge, Geoffrey D. Westmoreland in Shreveport, and Robert W. Mouton in New Orleans.

• Trustees and Other Agents


• Court Decrees


• Foreclosure Issues


• Probate Issues


• Capacity Issues

ISSUES RELATING TO ENCUMBRANCES ON THE TITLE

1:35 - 2:25, Written by Dan D. Schaneville. Presented by Dan D. Schaneville in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Thomas E. Hamauei in Shreveport, and Andrew G. Novak II in New Orleans.

• Liens Recorded and Statutory


• Survey Issues and Special Exceptions


• Easement Issues and How to Resolve Them; Insuring Easements


• Restrictions, Rights of First Refusal and Other Issues

TITLE ENDORSEMENTS

2:40 - 3:30, Written by Thomas E. Hamauei. Presented by John E. Seago in Lafayette and Baton Rouge, Thomas E. Hamauei in Shreveport, and Andrew G. Novak II in New Orleans.

• Commonly Used Endorsements


• Rules Related to Filing Endorsements in Local States


• When to Use Endorsements


• Charges and Requirements for Special Endorsements

ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS

3:30 - 4:30, Written by John C. Anderson. Presented by John E. Seago in Lafayette, John C. Anderson in Baton Rouge, Geoffrey D. Westmoreland in Shreveport, and Ronald S. Wood in New Orleans.

• Conflicts of Interest


• Disclosure of Defects in Property


• Liability in Title Examinations


• Attorneys´ Fees

Seminar Summary:

Our experienced faculty will arm you with the tools you need to recognize encumbrances, discrepancies and defects, and minimize their impact on real estate transactions. This is a course you can't afford to miss (see full course description)

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