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Real Estate Torrens Title
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TorrensApproximately 100 tax parcels are Torrens title in Clay County. Torrens title property is property in which the title is under the supervision of the Court. Under the supervision of the Court, the Registrar of Titles issues a Certificate of Title, which is kept in the office of the Registrar. Torrens property is legally separate and distinct from title to abstract property. The judges of the district court appoint a county Examiner of Titles to perform the judicial, administrative and legal adviser duties. Who
- Started Torrens? The Torrens system was developed by Sir Robert Richard
Torrens (1814-1884), an Australian customs officer and reformer of
Australian land laws. He
subsequently became a Registrar of Deeds.
Sir Robert Torrens was looking for five qualities: reliability,
simplicity, low cost, speed and suitability. What
- Is Torrens? It is a system for registration of land under which,
upon the landowner’s application, the court may, after appropriate
proceedings, direct the issuance of a certificate of title.
With the “abstract system” an abstract is evidence of title.
In the “Torrens system” the certificate of title is the
title. Where
- Did
the Torrens System Idea Come From? The Torrens system was originally a ship registry
system whereby each ship owner was assigned a certificate that included
various information. When
a vessel was sold, the seller surrendered the certificate for
cancellation and a new certificate was given to the new owner.
Why
- Do
We Have Torrens? The purpose of the system is to simplify the transfer
of real estate. The County
Recorder is and/or directs the office of the Registrar of Titles. District Court, however, controls the registration of the
land and directs the Registrar of Titles.
An Examiner of Titles is the legal advisor to the Registrar of
Titles and is appointed by the District Court. The Rest of the Story In
1858 Australia adopted a registration system for land based on the ship
registration system. In
subsequent years, England, Canada and several other counties and states
in the United States adopted similar land registration systems.
The Torrens system was first used in the United States in 1895
in Cook County, Illinois after the Chicago fire.
In 1901 Minnesota legislature enacted a statute by which land
could be registered in counties with a population of over 75,000 which
included Hennepin, Ramsey and St. Louis.
In 1909 the Act was amended to make the law applicable to the
entire state. Twenty
states have experimented with the Torrens system. Today Torrens exists in nine states: Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, New
York, North Carolina, Ohio and Washington. |
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