Following the Land When a Parcel Has Been Split or Combined
Why a parcel number is a poor handle on a long window, what a split or a combination leaves in the record, and the four documents that let a researcher pin the shape down.
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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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Foreclosures and Tax Sales in an Environmental Chain of Title
The three transfers that are not ordinary sales, why the grantor is rarely who you expect, and why a forced transfer never shortens the window a search has to cover.
Read articleData Gaps in an Environmental Lien Search, and What Creates Them
The difference between finding nothing and being unable to look, the five conditions that produce a gap in records research, and who decides whether one is significant.
Read articleWhy the Owner Names Behind a Search Are Harder Than They Look
The five ways one owner of a parcel ends up under several names, how a lien filed under a former name stays hidden, and what to send at intake so the list is complete.
Read articleHow an Environmental Lien Arises and How One Gets Released
The federal and state routes an environmental lien takes into the land records, why the recording date alone may not settle its priority, and why the release is a separate document.
Read articleWhere the Lien and AUL Search Fits in All Appropriate Inquiries
The separate inquiries that make up AAI, the one piece a title abstractor actually performs, and how the search window and the finished report get used by the environmental professional.
Read articleActivity and Use Limitations, What They Are and How to Read One
The forms an AUL takes in the land records, why a recorded one is written to bind the owners who come after it, and the four things worth pulling out of the instrument itself.
Read articleWhy 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.
Read articleChain 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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