In preparation for this practical, nuts and bolts instruction, veteran title practitioners across the nation were asked what they consider the top title defects they've had to resolve over the last few years. The responses were compiled and now experienced faculty are ready to take you through the “Top 10” list, providing you with best practices for curing each one in an engaging presentation of real-life scenarios and examples. Collect years of experience in resolving title defects in one briefing. Order today!

10. Break in Chain of Title

9. Rights of Third Parties

8. Mortgage-Related Defects

7. Easements/Encroachments/Setback Issues

6. Legal Description Errors

5. Foreclosure Issues

4. Estate Issues

3. Judgments and Liens

2. Unpaid Taxes

1. Fraud and Forgery

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#10 – Break in Chain of Title
9:00 - 9:35, David J. Tshudy

• Missing Documents
• Name Variances of the Grantor/Grantee
• Inclusion of all Proper Parties on Documents

#9 – Rights of Third Parties
9:35 - 10:10, David J. Tshudy

• Rights of Off-Record Third Parties
• Right of First Refusal or Option Missed
• Unrecorded Leases

#8 – Mortgage-Related Defects
10:25 - 11:00, David J. Tshudy

• Improper or No Discharges of Prior Mortgages
• Lack of Proper Assignments of the Existing Mortgage
• Gap Mortgage With a Balance
• Releasing Mortgages From Lenders Who Don't Exist Anymore
• Having Possession of Adjoining Property Without a Deed

#7 – Easements/Encroachments/Setback Issues
11:00 - 11:40, David J. Tshudy

• Access of the Premises (Common Driveways, Private Roads, Partial Interests to Recreational Land, etc.)
• Indefinite and Unclear Easements
• Encroachments of a Significant Nature
• Violation of Setback Requirements
• CC&Rs and Equitable Servitudes
• Waterfront Issues Related to Reliction and Accretion
• Railroad and Mineral Rights

#6 – Legal Description Errors
11:40 - 12:15, William F. Hoffmeyer

• Incorrect or Incomplete Legal Description
• Discrepancies Between Legal Description in Mortgage and Legal Description as Assessed by the City/Burrough/Township

#5 – Foreclosure Issues
1:15 - 1:50, William F. Hoffmeyer

• Defective Mortgage Foreclosure
• Failure to Notify or Serve all Necessary Parties

#4 – Estate Issues
1:50 - 2:30, William F. Hoffmeyer

• Missing Estate or Heir Information in the Chain of Title
• Unprobated Estate Interests
• Durable Powers of Attorney
• Life Estates Reserved

#3 – Judgments and Liens
2:45 - 3:20, Neely E. Meals

• Unsatisfied Judgment Liens Which Have or Haven't Been Paid Off
• Failure to Obtain Releases of Mechanics' Liens
• Springing Liens or Claimed Interests in Property
• Lis Pendens

#2 – Unpaid Taxes
3:20 - 3:55, Neely E. Meals

#1 – Fraud and Forgery
3:55 - 4:30, Neely E. Meals

• Fraud or Forgery in Conveyance
• Closing Agent Issues – Defalcation and Claims on Closing Protection Letters

WILLIAM F. HOFFMEYER is senior partner in the law firm of Hoffmeyer & Semmelman LLP, concentrating his practice on real estate and zoning law, corporate law, estate planning and probate law, and elder law. Mr. Hoffmeyer also acts as an expert witness throughout Pennsylvania on matters pertaining to real estate law, including attorney and title insurance agent malpractice. He has spoken for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, the Pennsylvania Bankers Association, the Pennsylvania Land Title Institute, various boards of realtors, and for various bar associations on real estate law and the unauthorized practice of law. Mr. Hoffmeyer wrote The Abstracters Bible, Contracts of Sale for Real Estate and How to Plot a Deed and Settlement Procedures Manual. He is a past adjunct professor on real estate law at York College of Pennsylvania and past adjunct professor for the paralegal program on real estate law at Penn State University, York Campus. Mr. Hoffmeyer is a member of the York County (former chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee; current chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee), Pennsylvania (chairman and co-chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee; past chairman, Mechanics' Lien Law Committee and Marketable Title Committee of the Real Property Section) and American bar associations, and the American College of Real Estate Lawyers. He earned his A.B. degree from Franklin and Marshall College and his J.D. degree from The Dickinson School of Law.

NEELY E. MEALS is an attorney in the law firm of Reager & Adler, P.C., where she focuses her practice in residential and commercial real estate, estate planning, elder law, and business law. As a member of the estate planning and elder law team, her focus has been to develop a comprehensive model for the firm's life plan portfolio. She also is recognized as the public face of Reager & Adler's Estate and Elder Care practice areas. Ms. Meals earned her B.S. degree from Pennsylvania State University and her J.D. degree from The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University. She is a member of the Pennsylvania, Cumberland County, and Dauphin County bar associations, and the Harrisburg Young Professionals.

DAVID J. TSHUDY is of counsel in the real estate practice group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, resident in the Harrisburg office. Mr. Tshudy concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, land use and land development. He is experienced in all aspects of real estate development and transactions. In 2001, Mr. Tshudy was appointed assistant counsel to the Pennsylvania Legislative Reapportionment Commission, where he worked closely with the chairman of the Commission and leading members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. He earned his B.A. degree, cum laude, from Wagner College and his J.D. degree from Dickinson School of Law. Mr. Tshudy is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania, as well as before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Middle districts of Pennsylvania. He regularly lectures and writes on real estate-related matters. Mr. Tshudy is a member of the Pennsylvania, Lebanon County, and Dauphin County bar associations.

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