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Title Searching For the Non-Professional

Jackie Mahi Erickson

Abstract

Many people are curious about the history of ownership of their property, or wonder if they have a claim to property occupied by another. Others are curious as to whether their family ever owned land in Hawaii. These people may be reluctant to undertake the expense of hiring someone to do a title search for them and would be willing to do the work themselves, if they had some guidance on how to proceed. This guide is designed to assist the layperson in tracing property and / or discovering ownership. It is not meant to be a study guide to title researchers'exams and does not necessarily represent the method that may be employed by any particular title searcher. What it does offer, though, is a systematic approach to tracing title or discovering ownership that will familiarize the layperson with the resources available and provide a structure within which to conduct research.

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