Austin - Round Rock - San Antonio - Real Estate Legal Defect Attorney

Contact the real estate law firm O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath for a free consultation about your rights and legal options for compensation for real estate claims involving legal defects. With years of practical legal experience, our law firm knows how to prepare and present your claim so as to maximize your financial recovery.

Title Search

Before you purchase a home, a title company will usually conduct a title search or examination, a check of the title records, generally at the local courthouse, to make sure the buyer is purchasing a house from the legal owner and there are no liens, overdue special assessments, or other claims or outstanding restrictive covenants filed in the record, which would adversely affect the marketability or value of title. A legal defect in title not discovered by the search can greatly adversely affect a homeowner's property interest.

Title Insurance and Recovery

Almost all homebuyers purchase title insurance, which protects homeowners against loss of their interest in property due to legal defects in title. Title insurance may be issued to a mortgagee's title policy. Insurance benefits will be paid only to the named insured in the title policy, so it is important that an owner purchase an owner's title policy, if the owner desires the protection of title insurance. If a defect in title is discovered after you purchase your home or other real estate investment, we can help you make sure you obtain full recovery for any loss that results to our equity or expenses needed to correct these legal defects.

The next step would be to contact an experienced legal defect real estate attorney at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath. We will gladly discuss your case and inform you how to protect your legal rights. Please submit your case for a free evaluation on this website or contact us toll free at 1-877-494-9949.