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 This page sets out the base requirements for title search behind the land title abstract / registry abstract. This page sets out the base requirements for title search behind the land title abstract / registry abstract.
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 +==== Index ====
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 +{{indexmenu>:firm:real-estate:title-search#2}}
  
 ==== Critical warning ==== ==== Critical warning ====
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   - [[https://www.teraview.ca/en/city-town-lro-cross-reference/|LRO municipality search]]   - [[https://www.teraview.ca/en/city-town-lro-cross-reference/|LRO municipality search]]
   - [[https://www.onland.ca/ui/4/books/search|Search historical land records]]   - [[https://www.onland.ca/ui/4/books/search|Search historical land records]]
 +  - [[https://www.onland.ca/ui/lro/documents|Land documents]]
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 +//Most upper-tier municipalities (large municipalities without counties or counties) will maintain a Geographic Information System ("GIS"). A GIS will provide a map with planning, environmental, and associated overlays that is very useful for title searching.//
  
 ===== Key concepts ===== ===== Key concepts =====
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 **Exemptions**: **Exemptions**:
-Wh  * ole lots on a registered plan of subdivision (not parcels/PINs).+  * Whole lots on a registered plan of subdivision (not parcels/PINs).
   * Conveyances to government entities.   * Conveyances to government entities.
   * Properties deemed exempt via by-laws or Land Titles upgrades (e.g., Land Titles Absolute Plus).   * Properties deemed exempt via by-laws or Land Titles upgrades (e.g., Land Titles Absolute Plus).
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 **Steps**: **Steps**:
-  - Identify Abutting Parcels: Use subdivision plans, POLARIS maps, and Teraview eMaps.+  - Identify Abutting Parcels: Use subdivision plans, POLARIS maps, Teraview eMaps, and GIS.
   - Trace Ownership Chains: Ensure no common ownership with the subject land during the Planning Act period.   - Trace Ownership Chains: Ensure no common ownership with the subject land during the Planning Act period.
   - Document Encumbrances:   - Document Encumbrances:
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 **Mandatory Inclusions**: **Mandatory Inclusions**:
-  * Chain of title (by name and description).+  * [[firm:real-estate:title-search:chain-of-title|Chain of title]] (by name and description).
   * Sketches, abstracts, and copies of key documents (deeds, mortgages, by-laws).   * Sketches, abstracts, and copies of key documents (deeds, mortgages, by-laws).
   * Search summary highlighting title issues, exemptions, and compliance.   * Search summary highlighting title issues, exemptions, and compliance.

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