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cloud on title

noun

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  1. An encumbrance or claim on a title (ownership) to real property sufficient to interfere…

    An encumbrance or claim on a title (ownership) to real property sufficient to interfere with title transfer until the problem has been resolved.

    • "A cloud on title is an instrument which may be used vexatiously or injuriously against the owner of land, or which may cast suspicion on the validity of his title so as to render his land unsaleable at its full value."
    • "Clouds on title are usually revealed by a title search and may be removed from the record by a quitclaim deed or a quiet title proceeding initiated by the property owner."

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