Wording on "title search"

[pauper_72]

What is the name of your state? Michigan

We purchased a piece of property from a state tax sale about 4 years ago. According to our title search, this has never been recorded as the previous owner (guy that did not pay taxes) still shows as being "vested to" them.

There are two parcels. We believe the second is the "front piece" which the owner states is not an easement to our piece. Neither party is listed as the owner on the search. Parties are being considered the current "owner" of parcel two and us as current "owner" of parcel one.

In the search it lists two pieces with the first parcel stating: "Reference to county maps and the recorded chain of title does not disclose any recorded easement for ingress and egress to an established street or highway in favor of the above described land"

Whereas parcel two states: "Rights of public and any governmental unit in any part thereof, taken, used or deeded, for street, road or highway purposes".

If we read this correctly and parcel one is the back 18 acres with parcel two being the front acre, does this mean we have deeded access to our back lot?

Thanks!

 

[jimmler]

What is the name of your state? Michigan

We purchased a piece of property from a state tax sale about 4 years ago. According to our title search, this has never been recorded as the previous owner (guy that did not pay taxes) still shows as being "vested to" them.

There are two parcels. We believe the second is the "front piece" which the owner states is not an easement to our piece. Neither party is listed as the owner on the search. Parties are being considered the current "owner" of parcel two and us as current "owner" of parcel one.

In the search it lists two pieces with the first parcel stating: "Reference to county maps and the recorded chain of title does not disclose any recorded easement for ingress and egress to an established street or highway in favor of the above described land"

Whereas parcel two states: "Rights of public and any governmental unit in any part thereof, taken, used or deeded, for street, road or highway purposes".

If we read this correctly and parcel one is the back 18 acres with parcel two being the front acre, does this mean we have deeded access to our back lot?

Thanks!

The way that reads to me is that they did not find any recorded easement for ingress or egress for the back lot.

It also reads that the front lot may have had some road frontage that was taken/deeded to a county or government agency, but that would not be in favor of the back (your) lot.

Good luck, you could call the title company and ask them to explain it to you for clarification.

I am not a lawyer, I have been in surveying since 1989.
jimmler

 

[pauper_72]

Thanks!

Any thoughts as to why the state of Michigan did not change the owner on record after the tax sale? Or what we need to do now? Also, if the property has been used for the same purpose for over 50 years with the driveway running down the property line of parcel two, is it considered grandfathered.

I do not know if the term is "grandfathered" for property, sorry. Can we go after the state for not recording us as the owners? The title company stated it could take up to two years to clear the title with an Atty. That could cost huge amounts of money. The tax sale stated that each property came with a quick claim deed and property were free from all encumbrances / liens / interest.

Right now we are paying interest, taxes, surveys, land environment tests, etc all for property that may not ever be ours? Are these state tax sales a scam?