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In many sales contracts, the seller may include a provision that the property is being sold “as is” without any warranties or representations as to conformity with building code requirements....

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ATG receives numerous claims each year relating to building code violations, many of which are denied. The basis for the denial is usually that no document has been recorded reflecting the...

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Recently, Attorneys' Title Guaranty Fund, Inc. has seen an increase in the number of claims caused by an improvement, which was intended to be conveyed through a real estate transaction not being...

The Cook County Treasurer recently announced the 2015 annual tax sale will begin April 3, 2017. The...

ATG has had a sharp increase in the number of claims processed involving unreleased mortgages. The increased is related to lender’s counsel refusing to accept hold harmless letters for unreleased...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally appeared under Claims Corner in the October 2008 issue of the ATG Casenotes and Underwriters’ Bulletin.

The two most common mortgage...

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