What Is A Quiet Title Action?
Let’s go back to basics first and remember the definition of “title.” When someone brings up the word “title” in real estate, they are talking about property ownership. That’s because a title indicates who has rights over a specific piece of real estate.
A quiet title action (or an action of quiet title) is a type of legal proceeding used to confirm the owner of the property in question. You can also use this legal action to fix a title error or settle a dispute between two property claimants.
You may not need this if you’re the first owner of a home. But every time a property moves to a new owner, it creates a link in the “chain of title.” During the transfer of ownership, there may be a dispute.
A quiet title allows the involved parties to provide evidence in court against any adverse claims. From there, the court makes a judgment regarding who receives property rights, which gets documented in county records.