CAVEATS
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Caveats

A caveat is an official notice. "Caveat" is Latin for "let him beware." In land law, it is a warning that someone is claiming an interest in a parcel of land.

If you believe that you are entitled to an interest in land, you may wish to file your claim by way of a caveat. Your caveat must include a legal description of the land and state clearly the nature of the interest claimed and the grounds on which the claim is founded.

Registration of a caveat is merely notice of a claim of an interest in land; therefore it does not actually confer rights onto the caveator. The interest claimed may or may not be a valid interest in the land but if its validity is disputed and upheld by the courts any person dealing with the land subsequent to the registration of the caveat is subject to the interest claimed.

Land Titles has a statutory obligation to mail a notice of a registered caveat and the interest claimed to all registered owners on title.

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