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April 17, 2006
Music for law students II: Blackacre, Here We Come
Yes, I've gone completely batty. It's a quarter to nine and I'm here in the library trying to bring some old-school Manchester steez to the common law of Property. For those of you unfamiliar with the original, here's the YouTube video.
The Marketable Title Song
(To the tune of The Smiths' "Ask")
Title is nice but
some things can stop you
from using your new land just like
You'd like to
‘cumbrances tie
and some easements stop you
from transferring your deed just like
You'd like to
So, if there's something you'd like to buy
If there's something you'd like to buy
Then get title insurance, piece of mind.
The deed suffice?
adverse possession stops you
from quieting title to
what they sold you
So, if you’re in a notice state
then finding out’s just great
But if you’re in a race state, don’t be late.
Spending warm Summer days in courts
With a musty index
Finding covenants from ‘36
Ask me, ask me, ask me
Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not vested
it's estopp’ estopp estopp’,
estopp’ estopp estopp’ estopp’ estopp’
Estoppel will give us the letter
Where’s the chain of title - can't you read?
CERCLA makes it nasty – Here’s the deed…
So, ask me, ask me, ask me,
Ask me, ask me, ask me
Because if it's not clean
Then it's the fund the fund the fund
The fund the fund the fund the fund
Superfund will make it much better
Posted by rj3 at April 17, 2006 8:49 PM
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well, now it's just getting scary.
Posted by: seeking irony at April 19, 2006 3:54 PM
