Analysis

'Title Pirates' Plague Attys With False Deeds That Derail Deals

By Andrew McIntyre ( September 20, 2019, 2:20 PM EDT) -- After a recent multibillion-dollar hotel portfolio sale reportedly stalled because of multiple fake deeds, lawyers say they must be on the lookout for "title pirates" who can easily delay or derail deals by filing fraudulent deeds because there's no foolproof system in place to catch them....

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