The phrase "a chain of title" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal and real estate contexts to refer to the sequence of historical transfers of title to a property.
Example: "Before purchasing the property, it is essential to review the chain of title to ensure there are no unresolved claims."
Alternatives: "title history" or "title lineage".
WHEN we bought our house in 1987, our broker graciously introduced us to its previous occupants by providing us with a chain of title.
Not that you necessarily need a chain of title to introduce you to your predecessors; they usually help out with that themselves.
If there are problems in establishing a chain of title, it could — again — call into question the value of mortgage-backed securities.
By the end of the meeting, Hadl agreed to send a chain of title to Nintendo regarding Universal's ownership of the King Kong name.
If ownership of the note has passed through many hands, a "chain of title" must be established to prove that the person who claims rights to foreclose on the home is the person actually owed money on the mortgage.
American Home effectively outsourced the fraud, David Dayen reported, using "a company called DocX, which forged millions of mortgage assignments, claiming to be the officers of dozens of different banks... documents were fraudulently signed after the fact to recreate a chain of title that lenders broke".
A lawyer is also recommended, Mr. Amador said, first and foremost to conduct a thorough chain-of-title search to ensure the home is actually owned by the seller.
"You need a proper chain of title, and in both of these cases there was a gap in the chain".
The Robo-Kids would have to go back through a decade of records to manufacture a paper trail that would convince now-skeptical judges that there is a clear chain of title from the first recording in the public record through to the foreclosure.
Federal officials in Jacksonville believed that not only DocX, but their clients the mortgage companies seeking false evidence committed fraud by lacking a clear chain of title on millions of homes.
And it argued that since the old adage is that the "mortgage follows the note" and that both parties intended to assign the notes (even if they did not get around to doing it), then the Bankruptcy Court should rule that the assignments did take place in some sort of "virtual reality" so that there is a clear chain of title that allows the servicers to foreclose.
