Title commitment
The insurer's written promise to issue a title policy, subject to listed conditions.
A commitment describes the parcel, names the insured, states the policy amount, and sets out requirements and exceptions. It is issued before closing so problems can be resolved while there is still leverage.
It is not a survey and does not show where anything is on the ground. It only recites what the records say.
Why it matters when you buy
It is the single best document for finding easement problems before you are contractually committed.
Related terms
General educational reference only. Prescription periods and their exceptions change, and several states set the period by case law rather than by statute. Read the linked official code and consult a licensed attorney in that state before relying on any of it.
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