Special Alerts - Request for Clearance - Preliminary Questionnaire

Special Alerts – Request for Clearance - Preliminary Questionnaire

[Rev 03-04-2024]

Please review the Guidelines for Clearing a Potential Match with the Stewart Special Alerts Database before completing this form. See link below. This Questionnaire is required only if there is a potential match with a Stewart Special Alert or Closing Alert. All questions and documents are REQUIRED, unless otherwise indicated.

STGC Special Alert Number / NY Closing Alert Number: ___________________ [ * THIS IS NOT YOUR FILE NUMBER * ]

This Alert advises you to contact (check only one below):

____  SpecialAlerts@stewart.com,   OR   ____  STCALegal@stewart.com,   OR

____  Stewart Title Insurance Company Agency Legal Department at NYLegal@stewart.com or call 212-922-0050.

Please email the following materials to the email address selected above:

(1) _____ this completed Request for Clearance - Preliminary Questionnaire;

(2) _____ a copy of your search results produced by the Stewart Special Alerts Search application;

IMPORTANT NOTE: The results produced by a third party search application (e.g., ResWare) are insufficient to determine how a potential match should be handled. Before completing this questionnaire and requesting clearance, please re-run the search for that name or property using the Stewart Special Alerts Search application, available at https://specialalerts.stewart.com/Search ;

(3) _____ a copy of the applicable Special Alert or Closing Alert showing the potential match;

(4) _____ if the transaction is a purchase/sale, please include a copy of the contract [ IF APPLICABLE ];

(5) _____ the last deed of record [ IF AVAILABLE ]; and

(6) _____ your commitment / preliminary report [ ONLY IF ALREADY PRODUCED; not required ].

What type of potential match:    _____ person    _____ entity      _____ property

The name of the person or entity that you think may be a match : ____________________________________

Subject Property Address: ____________________________________________________________________

Description of the proposed transaction - e.g., purchase/sale (cash only), purchase/sale (with or w/o mortgage), refinance, loan only, etc. _____________________________________________________________________

The role of the match in this transaction - e.g., owner, seller, buyer, borrower, etc. _______________________

The undersigned represents that this Preliminary Questionnaire is submitted in connection with a request for a title insurance policy to be issued by Stewart Title Guaranty Company (STGC) or Stewart Title Insurance Company (STIC).

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Requester’s Printed Name                                                           Requester’s Email Address