color of title

color of title: color of title

1: an apparent but invalid title based upon a written instrument or record; also: the instrument itself

2: an apparent ownership claimed by adverse possession

color of title: n.
An instrument that appears to be a valid title but in fact is not.

color of title: The appearance of ownership of property, evidenced by possession or a document that purports to show ownership, when there is actually a defect in the title.

Category: Real Estate & Rental Property

color of title: n. A written instrument, such as a forged deed, that falsely appears to convey title.

See also color of law.

color of title: The appearance of a legally enforceable right of possession or ownership. A written instrument that purports to transfer ownership of property but, due to some defect, does not have that effect. A document purporting to pass title to land, such as a deed that is defective due to a lack of title in the grantor, passes only color of title to the grantee.

color of title: The appearance of a legally enforceable right of possession or ownership. A written instrument that purports to transfer ownership of property but, due to some defect, does not have that effect. A document purporting to pass title to land, such as a deed that is defective due to a lack of title in the grantor, passes only color of title to the grantee.

color of title: n.

the appearance of having title to personal or real property by some evidence, but in reality there is either no title or a vital defect in the title. One might show a title document to real property, but in reality he/she may have deeded the property to another; a patent to an invention may have passed to the inventor's widow, who sells the rights to one party and then, using the original patent documents, sells the patent to a second party based on this "color of title."

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