CLTA Preliminary Report Form (02-03-23)

STEWART TITLE GUARANTY COMPANY
PRELIMINARY REPORT

Your No.________
Our No.________
TO:

In response to the above referenced application for a policy of title insurance, Blank Title Company hereby reports that it is prepared to issue, or cause to be issued, as of the date hereof, a policy or policies of title insurance describing the land and the estate or interest therein hereinafter set forth, insuring against loss which may be sustained by reason of a defect, lien or encumbrance not shown or referred to as an exception below or not excluded from coverage pursuant to the printed Schedules, Exclusions from Coverage, and Conditions of said policy forms.

With respect to any contemplated owner’s policy, the printed Exceptions and Exclusions from the coverage and Limitations on Covered Risks of said policy or policies are set forth in Exhibit A, attached. The policy to be issued may contain an arbitration clause. When the Amount of Insurance is less than that set forth in the arbitration clause, all arbitrable matters shall be arbitrated at the option of either the Company or the Insured as the exclusive remedy of the parties. Limitations on Covered Risks applicable to the CLTA/ALTA Homeowner’s Policy of Title Insurance, which establish a Deductible Amount and a Maximum Dollar Limit of Liability for certain coverages, are also set forth in Exhibit A. Copies of the policy forms should be read. They are available from the office which issued this report.

Please read the exceptions shown or referred to below and the exceptions and exclusions set forth in Exhibit A of this report carefully. The exceptions and exclusions are meant to provide you with notice of matters which are not covered under the terms of the title insurance policy and should be carefully considered.

It is important to note that this preliminary report is not a written representation as to the condition of title and may not list all liens, defects, and encumbrances affecting title to the land.

This report (and any supplements or amendments hereto) is issued solely for the purpose of facilitating the issuance of a policy of title insurance and no liability is assumed hereby. If it is desired that liability be assumed prior to the issuance of a policy of title insurance, a binder or commitment should be requested.

Dated as of_______________, 2_______ , at 7:30 A.M.

________________________
Title Officer

The form of policy of title insurance contemplated by this report is:

The estate or interest in the land hereinafter described or referred to covered by this Report is:

Title to said estate or interest at the date hereof is vested in:

The land referred to in this Report is situated in the State of California, County of________, and is described as follows:

At the date hereof exceptions to coverage in addition to the printed Exceptions and Exclusions in said policy form would be as follows: