HomeMy WebLinkAboutA004 - Attorney's Title Opinion dated July 8, 1999 GOODWIN LAW OFFICE, P. C.
ATTORNEY AT LAW
311 W.LINCOLN WAY, SUITE 1
AMES, IOWA 50010-3317
ROBERT W.GOODWIN TELEPHONE
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July 8, 1999
Lowell E. Richardson and
Doris E. Richardson, and
To Whom It May Concern:
TITLE OPINION
I have examined the Abstract of Title to the subject property legally described as:
Commencing at a point 545.0 Feet East and 1465.5 Feet North of the Center
of Section 23, Township 83 North, Range 24 West of the 5th P.M., Iowa,
thence North 200.0 Feet along the East line of Emerald Subdivision, thence
S 89°55' E 125.0 Feet, thence South 200.0 Feet, thence N 89°55' W 125.0
Feet to the point of beginning, AND The vacated portion of Patricia Drive
between Opal Drive and Emerald Drive, consisting of a strip of land Thirty
(30) Feet in width and having a length of One hundred twenty-five (125)
Feet measured from the East line of Emerald Drive to the West line of Opal
Drive,
certified by Judith A. Dorr of Iowa Title Company, Abstract No. 55475, containing a total
of 140 entries last certified at 8:00 o'clock A.M., June 2, 1999.
TITLE
I have found record title to the above-described real estate (hereinafter called the
property) to be in Lowell E. Richardson and Doris E. Richardson, husband and wife,
as Joint Tenants with Full Rights of Survivorship, and not as Tenants in Common, by
virtue of a Warranty Deed dated June 7, 1966, filed in the office of the Story County
Recorder in Book 99, Page 152, on June 20, 1966, a Quit Claim Deed dated April 29,
1979, filed in the office of the Story County Recorder in Book 176, Page 266, on May
2, 1979, a Quit Claim Deed dated December 1, 1998, filed in the office of the Story
County Recorder As INST. 498-18191, , on December 29, 1998, and a Quit Claim Deed
dated May 17, 1999, filed in the office of the Story County Recorder,As INST.._1/09-06463,
on May 18, 1999.
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Lowell E. Richardson
Doris E. Richardson
Title Opinion .
July 8, 1999
Page 2
The title to this property is subject to the following exceptions and also subject to
the Standard Exceptions shown on Schedule A attached hereto.
EXCEPTIONS
The property is zoned R1-10 (Low-Density Residential) by Zoning Ordinance No.
2751, passed June 3, 1980, and filed in the office of the Story County Recorder in Book
164, Page 222, on June 23, 1980.
There is an in favor of the City of Ames, Iowa, for utility services over, across and
under the West 10 Feet and the East 10 Feet of that portion of the property originated
from the vacated portion of Patricia Drive between Opal Drive and Emerald Drive dated
January 27, 1997, and filed in the office of the Story County Recorder as Instrument No.
97-02332, on March 10, 1997.
LIMITATION OF USE OF TITLE OPINION
This opinion is rendered solely for the benefit of the addressee or addressees named
herein. No other persons shall be entitled to rely upon the contents of this opinion or the
conclusions expressed herein without the prior written consent of the undersigned
examining attorney.
Sincerely,
GOODWIN LAW OFF`I'CE, P.C.
Robert W. Goodwin
Attorney at Law
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Attachment (Schedule A)
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SCHEDULE A--STANDARD EXCEPTIONS
1. The abstract does not show rights of access to and from the Real Estate.
2. Rights or claims of parties in possession are not shown in the abstract.
3. You should ascertain that no improvements either in the form of labor or
materials, which have been placed on the premises in the last ninety days, still remain
unpaid, as they would constitute liens without being shown of record.
4. The abstract does not disclose the existence of environmental deficiencies
such as underground storage tanks,wells, solid waste,hazardous wastes, asbestos, or radon
gas. Liability for removal andremediation maybe imposed by virtue of ownership of the
Real Estate even though one may not have been responsible for the deficiency.
5. Easements, or claims of easements, existing by virtue of usage, or which do
not otherwise appear in the abstract.
6. The abstract does not show if there are any encroachments, overlaps,
boundary lines, and any other matters which would be disclosed by an accurate survey and
inspection of the Real Estate.
7. The abstract does not show the location of all public utility lines that service
the property and the necessary easements therefor.
8. Any other matter affecting the real estate which may have been filed as a
part of the public records in the county courthouse after the period of time covered by this
Title Opinion.
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