<P> Examples of clouds on title include a property 's address being misspelled in a deed conveying title , a mortgage lien whose repayment has n't been officially recorded , a deed which has been signed but has n't been properly recorded , an easement that has not been properly recorded , unpaid property taxes , a failure to transfer property rights ( such as mineral rights ) to a former owner of the property , and a pending lawsuit before a court of law over ownership to the property . The usual remedy for a cloud on title is to file a civil action to quiet title which resolves the outstanding or unresolved cloud . </P>
<P> Examples of clouds on title include a property 's address being misspelled in a deed conveying title , a mortgage lien whose repayment has n't been officially recorded , a deed which has been signed but has n't been properly recorded , an easement that has not been properly recorded , unpaid property taxes , a failure to transfer property rights ( such as mineral rights ) to a former owner of the property , and a pending lawsuit before a court of law over ownership to the property . The usual remedy for a cloud on title is to file a civil action to quiet title which resolves the outstanding or unresolved cloud . </P>
a defect or a cloud on title of a property is best cured by
a defect or a cloud on title of a property is best cured by
a civil action to quiet title which resolves the outstanding or unresolved cloud
a civil action to quiet title which resolves the outstanding or unresolved cloud