Deed that assures a grantee (purchaser) that the current grantor (seller) has done nothing to encumber the property while it was in his or her possession.

a deed that promises to protect the purchaser from dispossession due to any claims from the seller or any agent of the seller.In essence, this is a deed that guarantees property title from liabilities contracted during the seller's ownership period.

a deed transferring title from one person known as the grantor to another person known as the grantee

a type of deed where the grantor

Deed that provides warranty of title only for the period during which the grantor owned the property.

A deed in which the grantor guarantees to the grantee that nothing has been done during the time he/she held the title to the property which has, or which might in the future, impair the grantee's title. Protection against title defects or claims asserted by the grantor and those persons whose right to assert a claim against the title arose during the period the grantor held the title to the property.

A deed in which the grantor warrants and guarantees to his/her grantee that the title she/he conveys is free from defects or encumbrances that have arisen since the grantor acquired title; a warranty only against defects or encumbrances that have occurred "by, through, or under the grantor."

A deed in which the seller guarantees the property title is clear for all of his tenure (not before then) and that he has done nothing during this time that might in the future affect the title. (See Deed.)

a deed, warranting the current owner only, good title, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances and will defend the grantee against all claims.

See warranty deed. "Special" indicates there are limitations.

A deed in which the grantor conveys title to the grantee and agrees to protect the grantee against title defects or claims asserted by the grantor and those persons whose right to assert a claim against the title arose during the period the grantor held title to the property. In a special warranty deed the grantor guarantees to the grantee that he has done nothing during the time he held title to the property which has, or which might in the future, impair the grantee's title.

The grantor does not warrant against title defects arising from conditions that existed before he/she owned the property. The seller warrants that he/she has done nothing to impair title.

A deed containing a covenant whereby the seller agrees to protect the buyer against being dispossessed because of any adverse claims to the land by the seller, or anyone claiming through the seller.

The seller warrants he has done nothing to impair title but makes no warranty before his ownership. Compare, GENERAL WARRANTY DEED AND QUITCLAIM DEED.

A deed in which the property transferred is warranted to be free of all liens or encumbrances made by, through, or under the grantor . In Massachusetts, such a deed is referred to as a quitclaim deed. Note: the term "quitclaim deed" has a different meaning in other states.

Deed containing a covenant in which the grantor agrees to protect the grantee against any claims created by the grantor.

A deed in which the grantor limits the title warranty given to the grantee to anyone claiming by, from, through or under him or her, the grantor. The grantor does not warranty against title defects arising from conditions that existed before he or she owned the property.

A deed in which the grantor warrants or guarantees the title only against defects arising during grantor's ownership of the property and not against title defects existing before the time of the grantor's ownership.

An instrument of conveyance in which the vendor warrants she has done nothing to cloud title but nothing further.

A deed which warrants the title only with respect to acts of the grantor and the interests of anyone claiming by, through, or under him.

The most common kind of deed used in conveying title to property. In a special warranty deed, the grantor warrants the title for the period of time in which he held title, but does not warrant it with regard to previous owners.

is a deed of conveyance where the grantor (Seller) agrees to protect the grantee (Buyer) from any claims arising against the title of the property from the time the grantor owned it.

A deed in which the seller (grantor) warrants only against defects of title that have occurred after the grantor acquired title. Because sellers are often reluctant to assume the risk of title defects which may have occurred prior to their acquisition of the title, they will limit their liability by giving a special warranty deed rather than a general warranty deed. The special warranty deed does not contain the covenant of warranty of title. Instead, the grantor will warrant against defects that have occurred after the grantor acquired title.

A warranty deed which, instead of warranting the title from sovereignty of the soil to the last grantee, merely warrants the title against every person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same, or any part thereof, by, through or under the grantor.

A deed in which the grantor warrants, or guarantees, the title only against defects arising during the period of his or her tenure and ownership of the property and not against defects existing before that time, generally using the language, "by, through or under the grantor but not otherwise".

A deed in which the grantor warrants or guarantees the title only against defects arising during the period of his tenure and ownership of the property and not against defects existing before the time of his ownership.

A deed in which the grantor warrants or guarantees the title only against defects arising during his ownership of the property and not against defects existing before the time of his ownership. A deed wherein the grantor warrants that he is conveying the title to the property "as good as he got it."

Property deed in which the grantor limits the title warranty to the grantee. A grantor does not warrant a title defect to the property occurring from a happening before the time of his ownership.

An agreement whereby the current owner/seller guarantees he has done nothing that would impair or cloud title, but does not make any guarantee for what occurred prior to his ownership of the property