HomeMy WebLinkAboutA002 - Attorney's Opinion dated December 29, 2016 ATTORNEY'S OPINION
I,Brian D.Torresi,hereby state that I am an Attorney at Law,duly admitted to the practice of
law in the State of Iowa, and an attorney at the Davis Brown Law Firm with offices at 2605
Northridge Parkway, Suite 101,Ames, Story County,Iowa. I further state that I have examined the
Abstract of Title, in one (1)part,to the following-described real estate,to-wit:
That part of Parcel"C"a part of the Southeast Quarter(SE'/a)of Section Twenty-one
(21), Township Eighty-four (84) North, Range Twenty-four (24) West of the Sth
P.M., Story County, Iowa, as shown on the Plat of Survey (Amended) filed in the
office of the Recorder of Story County,Iowa,on November 30, 1998,as Instrument
No. 98-16564, and on Slide 10, Page 3,that lies within the South Half(S%Z) of the
Southeast Quarter (SE'/4) of Section Twenty-one (21), Township Eighty-four (84)
North, Range Twenty-four(24) West of the 5th P.M., Story County, Iowa
(the"Real Estate")from the root of the title thereof,down to and including the jR day of December,
2016,last certified by Abstract and Title Services of Story County,Ames,Iowa(Iowa Title Guaranty
Division Member #8650). The Real Estate has now been subdivided and is now known as
COCHRANE FARM SUBDIVISION,AMES, STORY COUNTY,IOWA.
Based upon information within said Abstract of Title,it is my opinion that the fee simple title
to the Real Estate is vested in Erben Hunziker and Margaret Hunziker Apartments,L.L.C. The
Real Estate is free from encumbrances excepting, however,the following:
1. Easements of record and to zoning ordinances of the City of Ames, Iowa;
2. That certain Agreement Pertaining to the Release of Service Territory Rights and
Covenant for Assessment given to Xenia Rural Water District dated January 17,
2014, and filed in the office of the Recorder of Story County, Iowa, on January 29,
2014, as Instrument No. 2014-00000784;
3. That certain Agreement Pertaining to the Annexation of Land to be in the City of
Ames as attached to Resolution No. 13-581 adopted December 30,2013,and filed in
the office of the Recorder of Story County,Iowa,on August 20,2015,as Instrument
No. 2015-00008125; and
4. That certain Release of Service Territory Rights given to Xenia Rural Water District
dated December 17, 2013, and filed in the office of the Recorder of Story County,
Iowa, on August 14, 2015, as Instrument No. 2015-00007890.
Dated this 29th day of December, 2016.
DAVIS BROWN LAW FIRM
By:
Brian D. Torresi, Attorney
Iowa Title Guaranty Member No. 10046
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