Property Fall Build: Land Transfers — Land-Sale Contracts, Marketable Title, Equitable Conversion, Deeds, Delivery, Title Covenants, Recording Acts, and Bona Fide Purchasers

<p>📘<em>Turn this episode into a </em><a href="https://thelawschoolofamerica.com/PropertyFallBuild/game.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Game</strong></a><em> or </em><a href="https://thelawschoolofamerica.com/PropertyFallBuild/index.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Exam-Ready Study Plan</strong></a><em>.</em>📘</p><p><a href="https://thelawschoolofamerica.com/PropertyFallBuild/4Property_law_chapter_4_study_aide.html#chapter-content" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">👉 CLICK HERE TO OPEN YOUR FREE STUDY GUIDE 👈</a></p><p>🎧 EPISODE SUMMARY 🎧</p><p>Land transfers follow a sequence from contract to priority dispute.</p><p>Contracts must satisfy the Statute of Frauds with a signed writing specifying parties, property, price, and terms. Part performance through possession, payment, or improvements can enforce oral agreements.</p><p>Sellers must provide marketable title—title free from litigation risk—by closing. Defects include liens, easements, and title gaps. Curable defects before closing do not justify early buyer rescission.</p><p>Equitable conversion makes the buyer equitable owner upon contract formation. Loss risk traditionally falls on the buyer, though modern rules tie risk to possession or title transfer.</p><p>Sellers must disclose hidden material defects, while misrepresentation and active concealment remain actionable.</p><p>Contractual title duties merge into the deed at closing. Examine marketable title before closing and deed covenants after.</p><p>Valid deeds require parties, conveyance language, description, signature, and delivery based on present intent. Distinguish escrow delivery from attempted oral conditions or testamentary transfers.</p><p>General warranty deeds offer full protection, special warranty deeds cover only the grantor&#39;s ownership period, and quitclaim deeds convey interest without warranties.</p><p>Present covenants (seisin, right to convey, encumbrances) breach at delivery. Future covenants (quiet enjoyment, warranty, further assurances) breach upon later interference by superior title.</p><p>Recording acts determine priority, not deed validity. Notice is actual, record, or inquiry. A bona fide purchaser (BFP) pays value without notice.</p><p>Under race acts, first to record wins. Under notice acts, a subsequent BFP wins. Under race-notice acts, a subsequent BFP must record first.</p><p>The shelter rule extends BFP protection to transferees. Wild deeds outside the chain of title fail to give notice. Estoppel by deed passes later-acquired title to prior grantees.</p><p>Disputes turn on <strong>contracts, timing, delivery, notice, value, recording, and priority statutes</strong>. Analysis follows the process: <strong>contract, title, closing, deed, recording, notice, and priority.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>ℹ️ INFORMATION, PRIVACY POLICY &amp; TERMS OF USE ℹ️</p><p><strong>The Podcast and Website Purpose</strong><br>The <strong>Law School Podcast </strong>and<strong> 1L Study Aide</strong> webpage supplements law-school and Bar Exam study with strategies, condensed rules, quizzes, and flashcards.</p><p><strong>Educational Disclaimer</strong><br>Content is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not legal advice, creates no attorney-client relationship, and does not guarantee law-school or Bar Exam success.</p><p><strong>Privacy Policy</strong></p><ul><li>No account or login is required.</li><li>This webpage uses no forms or analytics to collect personal information.</li><li>Quiz and flashcard activity stays in your browser and may clear when local site data is removed.</li></ul><p><strong>Terms of Use</strong><br>By using this webpage, you agree to use its content only for lawful, personal, noncommercial educational purposes. It supplements—not replaces—courses, textbooks, official materials, or qualified instruction.</p>