Registre foncierLe registre foncier est un service public chargé de donner l'état des droits en relation avec les immeubles. Il retrace ainsi l’historique des transactions et des droits réels sur une propriété immobilière. Registre foncier (Québec) Au Québec, la publicité foncière repose sur les divisions cadastrales qui sont faites depuis des siècles par les arpenteurs-géomètres. Le territoire du Québec est divisé en lots et un numéro est attribué par le Cadastre, un autre registre public tenu par le ministère des Ressources naturelles et de la Faune du Québec.
Torrens titleTorrens title is a land registration and land transfer system, in which a state creates and maintains a register of land holdings, which serves as the conclusive evidence (termed "indefeasibility") of title of the person recorded on the register as the proprietor (owner), and of all other interests recorded on the register. Ownership of land is transferred by registration of a transfer of title, instead of by the use of deeds. The Registrar provides a Certificate of Title to the new proprietor, which is merely a copy of the related folio of the register.
Covenant (law)A covenant, in its most general sense and historical sense, is a solemn promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action. Under historical English common law, a covenant was distinguished from an ordinary contract by the presence of a seal. Because the presence of a seal indicated an unusual solemnity in the promises made in a covenant, the common law would enforce a covenant even in the absence of consideration. In United States contract law, an implied covenant of good faith is presumed.
DeedIn common law, a deed is any legal instrument in writing which passes, affirms or confirms an interest, right, or property and that is signed, attested, delivered, and in some jurisdictions, sealed. It is commonly associated with transferring (conveyancing) title to property. The deed has a greater presumption of validity and is less rebuttable than an instrument signed by the party to the deed. A deed can be unilateral or bilateral. Deeds include conveyances, commissions, licenses, patents, diplomas, and conditionally powers of attorney if executed as deeds.
