Real Property Title Analysis and Non-Judicial Title Clearing

We are exceptionally experienced with analyzing and non-judicially clearing real estate titles and establishing chains of title by forensic title, deed and transaction history analysis, working with owners, potential purchasers, lenders and title companies to establish legal and beneficial ownership interests, clearing titles, easements and other exceptions and working with governmental planning agencies/departments to establish legal parcels and obtain Certificates of Compliance. We have cleared titles to hundreds of real properties without litigation through forensic title research and analysis and negotiations with title companies and government agencies. We have also assisted clients with resolving Subdivision Map Act parcel map land division issues including obtaining unconditional and conditional Certificates of Compliance and opposing Mergers of adjoining parcels. When a survey confirms an encroachment, we can resolve it by establishing an easement or lot line adjustment. Our experience includes:

● Establishing a Subdivision Approval in Los Angeles County, including walking through portions of the overall approval process;

● Establishing Parcel Map land divisions;

● Processing and obtaining a lot split and obtaining Certificates of Compliance in Malibu and elsewhere in Los Angeles County;

● Establishing separate parcels under the Subdivision Map Act and historic exceptions including research back to Spanish Land Grants;

● Resolving development disputes with planning agencies through negotiated recorded Covenants and Agreements;

● Establishing exceptions to government Mergers of adjoining parcels;

● Establishing chains of title including through recorded and unrecorded documents, prescriptive use and intergeneraltional transfers;

●   Clearing titles resulting from Tax Deeds following property tax defaults;

● Clearing titles resulting from foreclosure of various federal, California and local municipal liens; and

● Resolving Parity of Title issues resulting from concurrent foreclosures under different laws.

We Are Pleased To Cooperate With Our Clients' Personal Attorneys, Accountants, Business Managers, Financial Advisors and Real Estate Professionals and We Often Assist Our Clients As Their Personal Attorney In Working With Other Law Firms