Q: How can I purchase my property with clean title if one owners part wasn't recorded until 5 months after purchase?
There were several owners to the property I purchased. One of the owners had her deceased husbands name on that part of ownership. It is recorded that this was not changed until 5 months after it is recorded I purchased the property. Is my title and deed valid if this one owner wasn't actually ligit because it was still in her deceased husbands name then it was recorded as transfered 5 months after it shows I was the owner of the property? I live in Mn and purchased my property in 2004. A search I did states. 3 deeds were found from 2004 to 2005
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A: You have not clearly stated the chain of title. But without knowing more, it will be critical that your widow grantor conveyed her interest to you by warranty deed. That is because if she in fact gained title to the property after she conveyed to you, it immediately inured to your grantee benefit. That results from one of the warranties for further assurance of title. This is sometimes called after acquired title or estoppel by deed. You must hire a competent attorney to conduct a title search. Stay away from title companies.
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