Title Searching & Conveyancing in Ontario 7th Edition by Marguerite E. Moore STUDENT EDITION 9780433477792 *84h [ZZ]

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No other authority covers real property law and practice related to title and off-title investigation, conveyancing, land registration systems, and title insurance; explains and illustrates step-by-step how to complete searches and registrations electronically; and analyzes relevant legislation and case law – all in one volume. This is a student edition.

Sixth Edition cited in MacDonald v Chicago Title Insurance Co. of Canada (2015), Gold v Chronas (2015), MacIsaac v Salo (2015), and more.
No other authority covers real property law and practice related to title and off-title investigation, conveyancing, land registration systems, and title insurance; explains and illustrates step-by-step how to complete searches and registrations electronically; and analyzes relevant legislation and case law – all in one volume.

Title and off-title investigation and real estate conveyancing have been consistently documented as high-risk activities by E&OE claims history, case law, and title insurance claims statistics. Now more than ever you need to be aware of the law to protect your client from risk and yourself from negligence claims. The legal aspects and practice implications of title and off-title searching, land registration, conveyancing, and title and mortgage fraud and insurance are rapidly evolving. Title Searching and Conveyancing in Ontario, 7th Edition delivers a must-have toolbox of proactive risk management best practices for title and off-title investigation and review and conveyancing in the complex context of electronic registration and title insurance.

Title Searching and Conveyancing in Ontario, 7th Edition brings you fully up to date on changes and new developments since publication of the sixth edition in 2010. Author, Marguerite Moore, is a long-time educator on title and off-title investigation and land registration record systems. She has extensive expertise with both paper and electronic land records and registration systems including ELRS/TERS, Land Titles, Registry, and POLARIS.

Answers Your Questions

What does title insurance cover – and not cover?
How does title insurance change title and off-title searching?
When, why, and how do I complete additional title and off-title inquiries?
How can I use due diligence to avoid the catastrophic risk of environmental contamination?
How do the courts view title insurance coverage and the solicitor's liability in negligence to the client?
How and why do I complete an adjoining lands search and what do the courts say?
How do I search using new Teraview eMaps?
Where can I check online for treaty maps, specific Aboriginal claims, and current status of claims?
How do legislation and recent cases treat fraudulent transactions?
What are the risks associated with ACSS and LVTS funds transfers and money conduits?
How do I search common elements and nesting condominiums?
What happens to easements and restrictive covenants and roads lost in the conversion?
What are ATRIS, AANDC, ILRS, SGFNLR, FNLRS, PHAI, LLRWMO, EASR, and WWIS?
Includes these features:
Checklists, charts, tips and traps, summaries, and recent developments
Legal precedents, example searches, parcel registers, and Teraview screens all as illustrative examples
References to legislation, case law, and online contacts and resources
New in This Edition

Coverage of the new, forthcoming condominium legislation
Modernization and migrations of forms
Possessory Rights, easements, and "extent of title" in post-title conversion cases
Analysis of new Land Titles Conversion property cases, particularly Court of Appeal cases such as Gold and Chronas, which deals with post-conversion issues from converting from Registry into Land Titles
Increasing environmental liability for clients and lawyers illustrated in recent cases – Dobara Properties Limited v Amone (2016), MidWest Properties Ltd. v Thordarson (2015), Kawartha Lakes (City) v Ottawa
Marketable and insurable title and the recent cases
Private mortgage fraud title insurance exclusion
Judicial interpretation of title insurance contracts
Recent case law on lawyer due diligence duties and negligence claims for inadequate investigation
Building permits update and cases
Peer-to-peer rentals (Airbnb), licensing bylaws, and secondary units
Forfeited Corporate Property Act and Limited Liability Corporations
Wind turbines, Port Hope Area Initiative 42, Halton Environmental Source Information Search
Mining Claims, liens, and tax
Municipal and development agreements update
Expanded section on easements and access including doctrine of lost modern grant, current issues, and recent cases
Expanded section on water-related inquiries including boathouses and docks, shoreline interference, water taking permits, drinking water systems, source protection and more
Who Needs This Edition?

Real estate and general practice lawyers who perform and review title and off-title searches and registrations and select and order title insurance policies
Law clerks seeking step by step directions, checklists, and examples on searching and electronic land registration
Title insurers who need a reference that integrates title and off-title investigation and real estate practice with title insurance underwriting and claims
Surveyors who must know how to access the full history of a parcel of land and title evidence relating to "extent of title"
Forensic investigators seeking fraud and financial data related to land ownership and use
Environmental consultants who must know how to access the full history of a parcel of land
Mortgage professionals and real estate agents who need to know about title, title insurance, conveyancing, and land registration
Academics and students whose work relates to the ownership and regulation of land
Government offices administering the regulation of land by registering claims, sending notices, and processing compliance procedures and expropriations
In-house Counsel and legal staff whose work relates to real property interests, leasing, and financing
Lawyers and other professionals looking for a current, comprehensive resource on and ownership, title insurance, land registration, real property conveyancing, and related case law
Judges, Litigators, and alternative dispute resolution professionals who need a comprehensive citable authority on title, title insurance, land registration, real property conveyancing, and related current case law