Why the APN and Legal Description Change an Environmental Search
The three ways a parcel gets identified, why only one of them matches what recorded instruments use, and what an incomplete order costs in accuracy and turnaround.
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Environmental Lien and AUL Research Guides
Plain-English articles on what the ASTM E1527 standards ask for, where these records are actually recorded, and how a Phase I ESA file uses them, written by the team that produces the reports.
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Chain of Title to 1940 or to 1980, Choosing the Search Depth
Why 1980 and 1940 are the two dates that matter in environmental due diligence, what each one is tied to, and how extra depth changes the cost and the turnaround of a search.
Read articleEnvironmental Lien Report Turnaround, What Drives the Timeline
Standard turnaround for each AFX report, the three conditions that reliably add days to a search, and how to order against a Phase I deadline without paying for rush service.
Read articleHow the Grantor and Grantee Index Drives an Environmental Search
How researchers walk a county index in both directions to build a chain of title, why a name search and a parcel search catch different filings, and where the index runs out.
Read articleOrdering Environmental Lien Searches for a Property Portfolio
How a multi site environmental lien order differs from a single search, the intake fields that turn a spreadsheet into orders, and the delivery options that scale past email.
Read articleUsing a Previous Title Policy to Meet the E1527-21 AUL Requirement
The two accepted routes to the 1980 lien and AUL requirement, what a prior title insurance policy actually carries, and the three ways the policy route turns into the slower one.
Read articleWhat an Environmental Lien and AUL Search Cannot Tell You
The line between a records search and a site investigation, the four honest gaps in any public record, and what to do when a lien or AUL actually turns up on a parcel.
Read articleWhere Environmental Liens Are Recorded Beyond the Property Index
The three families of record an environmental lien can sit in, why the recorder office alone is not enough, and what a good faith search across all of them looks like.
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