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Reasons for Title Insurance

STAR Program

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Suffolk Tax Law

Please take note of this important advisory regarding Decrease on Mortgage Verification Fee.

Important Notice: Regarding Conveyances To or From a Limited Liability Company

Effective September 13, 2019, when a limited liability company (LLC) is the seller (grantor) or Buyer (grantee) in a deed transfer of a one- to four-family residence or a residential condominium, documentation must be attached to Form TP-584 or Form TP-584-NYC that identifies the names and business addresses of all members, managers and other authorized persons of the LLC. See Conveyances to or from a limited liability company.

 

Additionally, new changes in New York State tax law 1409 that effects the TP-584 and RPT now requires disclosure of the name, business address and social security number of all members, managers, and any other authorized persons acting on behalf of a Limited Liability Company.

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If you would like to learn more regarding tax law or to find tax forms, please go to www.tax.ny.gov

 

UPDATE: The above TP-584 Form, version dated 7/19, is no longer to be used. The updated TP-584 Form, dated 9/19, is to be used instead.

Buying Property Is A Numbers Business

  • A fire destroys only the house and improvements. The ground is left. A defective title may take away not the only the house but also the land on which it stands. Title insurance protects you (as specified in the policy) against such loss.
  • A deed or mortgage in the chain of title may be a forgery.
  • A deed or a mortgage may have been signed by a person under age.
  • A deed or a mortgage may have been made by an insane person or one otherwise incompetent.
  • A deed or a mortgage may have been made under a power of attorney after its termination and would, therefore, be void.
  • A deed or a mortgage may have been made by a person other than the owner, but with the same name as the owner.
  • The testator of a will might have had a child born after the execution of the will, a fact that would entitle the child to claim his or her share of the property.
  • A deed or mortgage may have been procured by fraud or duress.
  • Title transferred by an heir may be subject to a federal estate tax lien.
  • An heir or other person presumed dead may appear and recover the property or an interest therein.
  • A judgment or levy upon which the title is dependent may be void or voidable on account of some defect in the proceeding.
  • Title insurance covers attorneys’ fees and court costs.
  • Title insurance helps speed negotiations when you’re ready to sell or obtain a loan.
  • By insuring the title, you can eliminate delays and technicalities when passing your title on to someone else.
  • Title insurance reimburses you for the amount of your covered losses.
  • A deed or mortgage may be voidable because it was signed while the grantor was in bankruptcy.
  • Each title insurance policy we write is paid up, in full, by the first premium for as long as you or your heirs own the property.
  • There may be a defect in the recording of a document upon which your title is dependent.
  • Claims constantly arise due to marital status and validity of divorces. Only title insurance protects against claims made by non-existent or divorced “wives” or “husbands.”
  • Many lawyers, in giving an opinion on a title, protect their clients as well as themselves, by procuring title insurance.
  • Over the last 24 years, claims have risen dramatically.

Americans have the future in mind when they buy a house, and they purchase homeowners insurance to help protect that future. But with homeownership comes the need to protect the property against the past, as well as the future.

Title insurance protects a policyholder against challenges to rightful ownership of real property, challenges that arise from circumstances of past ownership. Each successive owner brings the possibility of title challenges to the property.

Effective September 1, 2014, all documents presented for recording requiring a real property transfer report must use RP-5217-PDF.
The RP-5217-PDF is available on our Website at www.touchdownabstract.com. Additionally, the RP-5217-PDF form, Instructions and frequently asked Questions” are available on the New York State Office of Taxation and Finance Website at: www.Tax.ny.gov
The form must be printed on 81/2 X 14 legal size paper.

Note – A signed Real Property Transfer Report may include handwritten annotations providing it is accompanied by a correct and complete typed copy of the form.

Any questions please feel free to contact our office. Office 631-224-7196

Nassau County New Notice 2015 Department of Assessment’s Tax Map Certification requirement.