Chain of title

What is Chain of title?

This is the sequence of historical transfers of title to a property. It is a valuable Historical sequence of all owners of a particular tract of real property beginning with the original owner and all successive owners who have derived their title from the original owner. Serves as a property’s historical ownership timeline.

Further Reading

For more detailed information, see our related Real Property terms:

• Concurrent Ownership
• Title search or examination

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