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Real Estate Practice Deskbook


Practice Area:
Real Property
Number of Pages:
700


Description

The 5th Edition of Real Estate Practice is packed with information researched, written, and reviewed by Missouri lawyers specifically for those who practice real estate law in Missouri. This two-volume, 700-page publication includes analysis of the law relating to:

  • Title to Real Estate
  • Title Insurance
  • Real Estate Contracts
  • Real Property Exchanges
  • Deeds and Deeds of Trust
  • Adverse Possession and Prescription
  • Actions to Quiet Title
  • Partition
  • Easements and Party Walls
  • Water and Mineral Rights
  • Condominium and Time-Sharing
  • Real Estate Brokerage
  • Real Estate Financing
  • Mechanic’s Liens
  • Federal and State Tax Liens and Other Statutory Liens
  • Tax Sales
  • Foreclosures
  • Mediation of a Real Estate Dispute
  • Discrimination and Fair Housing

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FORMS INCLUDED:

Chapter 1, Title to Real Estate
Opinion Based on Examination of Complete Abstract | §1.49
Opinion Based on Examination of Policy of Title Insurance and Supplemental Abstract  | §1.50
Opinion to a Lending Institution   §1.51
Suggested Miscellaneous Form Paragraphs and Requirements | §1.52
Suggested Checklist to Use in Examining Abstracts | §1.53
Affidavit of Scrivener’s Error |  §1.54
Title Examination Standards of The Missouri Bar | §1.55
Title Examiner’s Advisory No. 1 Federal Tax Liens | §1.56

Chapter 2, Title Insurance
Attorney’s Title Insurance Checklist | §2.40
ALTA Commitment (8-1-16) | §2.41
ALTA Owner’s Policy (6-17-06) |  §2.42
ALTA Loan Policy (6-17-06) | §2.43
Seller’s Closing Protection Letter (Dept. of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional
   Registration Form T-8) | §2.44
Buyer or Lender Closing Protection Letter (Dept. of Insurance, Financial Institutions and
   Professional Registration Form T-9) | §2.45

Chapter 3, Real Estate Contracts
Checklist for Sale Contract | §3.19

Chapter 5, Deeds and Deeds of Trust
Deed Checklist | §5.113
Sample Due Diligence Loan Checklist | §5.114
Sample Missouri General Warranty Deed | §5.116
Sample Missouri Special Warranty Deed | §5.117
Sample Missouri Quitclaim Deed | §5.118
Sample Expanded Deed of Trust | §5.119
Sample Assignment of Rents, Leases, and Profits | §5.120

Chapter 7, Actions to Quiet Title
Notice of Lis Pendens | §7.18

Chapter 8, Partition
Petition for Partition of Real Estate (Equal Shares) |  §8.30
Petition for Partition of Real Estate (With Contribution) | §8.31
Petition for Partition of Personal Property | §8.32
Order for the Appointment of Commissioners | §8.33
Order for Sale | §8.34
Notice of Sale | §8.35
Judgment and Order Confirming Sale | §8.36

Chapter 9, Easements and Party Walls
Easement Checklist | §9.45
Party Wall Checklist | §9.46

Chapter 11, Condominium and Time Sharing
Checklist for Condominium Planning | §11.14

Chapter 14, Mechanic’s Liens
Checklist of Items in Lien Statement | §14.28
Checklist of Items in Petition | §14.36
Notice of Claim of Mechanic’s Lien | §14.51
By Subcontractor/Supplier | §14.52
By Original Contractor. | §14.53
Petition for Enforcement of Mechanic’s Lien | §14.54
Waiver of Mechanic’s Lien By Subcontractor | §14.55
Notice of Claim Under Miller Act | §14.56

Chapter 17, Foreclosures
Request to Foreclose Deed of Trust | §17.39
Request for Pre-Foreclosure Title Report/Title Commitment | §17.40
Notice of Trustee’s Sale | §17.41
Trustee’s Deed | §17.42
Notice of Intention to Redeem | §17.43
Agreement to Temporarily Postpone Foreclosure (to Allow Payment) | §17.44

 

 

Materials

Content

Chapters

Volume 1

Chapter 1 | Title to Real Estate
Gerard “Jay” Harms, Jr.

Chapter 2 | Title Insurance
John G. Forsythe

Chapter 3 | Real Estate Contracts
Mark A. Ransom, Sr.

Chapter 4 | Real Property Exchanges
James W. Davis

Chapter 5 | Deeds and Deeds of Trust
Nathan A. Shelton

Chapter 6 | Adverse Possession and Prescription
Valerie M. Sieverling

Chapter 7 | Actions to Quiet Title
Shawn T. Briner and Jennifer A. Briner

Chapter 8 | Partition
Thomas K. Riley and Jacquelyn Brazas

Volume 2

Chapter 9 | Easements and Party Walls
Hon. Stanley J. Wallach and Brian C. Stone

Chapter 10 | Water and Mineral Rights
Harry Styron and David Kenner

Chapter 11 | Condominium and Time-Sharing
James E. Beckemeier

Chapter 12 | Real Estate Brokerage
Timothy T. Sigmund and Katie R. Struemph

Chapter 13 | Real Estate Financing
Amanda R. McQuaid

Chapter 14 | Mechanic’s Liens
Gerard (Jay) Harms, Jr.

Chapter 15 | Federal and State Tax Liens and Other Statutory Liens
Marjorie M. Lewis

Chapter 16 | Tax Sales
Jonathan P. Beck and Dale Sweet

Chapter 17 | Foreclosures
Kip J. Bilderback

Chapter 18 | Mediation of a Real Estate Dispute
Ronald G. Wiesenthal

Chapter 19 | Discrimination and Fair Housing
Amanda Biondolino