Quite Title

A: Quieting of title is a common law remedy for the removal of any cloud upon or doubt or uncertainty with respect to title to real property.

Why would a property owner file a quiet title suit?the owner against liabilities and losses resulting from title defects. A lender's title insurance policy generally protects. the lender against the possibility that the lender's lien cannot be enforced.

A lawsuit for quiet title must be brought in local Superior Court. To begin the lawsuit, the plaintiff (the lender or homeowner) files a complaint with the court followed by a Notice of Pendency of Action (a Lis Pendens) that is recorded with the county recorder and filed with the court.

In these suits, an owner petitions the court to clear title to a piece of land by divesting a known, or unknown, third party of their interest in the land. In Tennessee, lawsuits to quiet title are brought by filing a complaint to quiet title in the Chancery Court of the county in which the property is located.

For a conventional quiet title action, the firm generally charges a flat fee of $2,200 plus expenses to review the title report, draft the lawsuit and summons, file it in the Superior Court, perform an initial search to locate each defendant, send the Quiet Title Petition and Summons out for service of process upon

' This is actually a legal action to 'quiet the title' under Texas law. Quiet Title refers to a lawsuit to clarify the ownership of land and the validity of any liens on a piece of property.If ownership is in dispute, it must be resolved. A court order can quiet the title and determine who has title to the property.

What Is a Quiet Title Action? A quiet title action, also known as an action of quiet title, is a circuit court actionor lawsuitthat is filed with the intended purpose to establish or settle the title to a property.

Understanding a Quiet Title Action A quiet title action occurs when one property claimant challenges one or more other people in a court of law for the purpose of determining who is the rightful legal owner of the property in question.