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Transfer of Title

Escheat

The reversion of property to the state when an owner dies with no will and no locatable heirs.

How the exam uses escheat

Confused with eminent domain, which is a taking for public use with compensation, and with intestate succession, which applies when heirs do exist.

What a question on this looks like

Which deed offers the grantee the greatest protection?

Answer: General warranty deed A general warranty deed warrants title against all defects for the entire history of the property. A special warranty covers only the grantor's own period of ownership.

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