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<br /> Form No. 1402.70 Order Number: NC5-42523- <br /> SM <br /> Owner's Policy (Amended 10,17·70) Page Number: 17 <br /> SCHEDULE OF EXCLUSIONS fROM COVERAG~ <br /> THE FOLLOWING MATTERS ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED FROM THE COVERAGE OF THIS POLlCY: <br /> 1. Any law, ordinance or governmental regulation (including but not limited to building and zoning ordinances) restricting or regulating or <br /> prohibiting the occupancy, use or enjoyment of the land, or regulating the character, dimensions or location of any improvement now or <br /> hereafter erected on the land, or prohibiting a separation in ownership or a reduction in the dimensions or area of the land, cr the effect of <br /> any violation of any such law, ordinance or govemmental regulation. <br /> 2. Rights of eminent domain or governmental rights of police power unless notice of the exercise of such rights appears in the public <br /> records at Date of Policy. <br /> 3. Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims, or other matters Ca) created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the insured daimant; Cb) <br /> not known to the Company and not shown by the public records but known to the insured claimant either at Date of Policy or at the date <br /> such claimant acquired an estate or interest insured by this policy and not disclosed in writing by the insured claimant to the Company prior <br /> to the date such insured claimant became an insured hereunder; (c) resulting in no loss or damage to the insured claimant; Cd) attaching or <br /> created subsequent to Date of Policy or (e) resulting in loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the insured clamant had <br /> paid value for the estate or interest insured by this policy. <br /> CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS <br /> 1. DEFINmON OF TERMS <br /> The following terms when used in this policy mean: <br /> (a) "insured": the insured named in Schedule A, and, subject to any rights or defenses the Company may have had against the naned <br /> insured, those who succeedto the interest of such insured by operation of law as distinguished from purchase including, but not limited to, <br /> heirs, distributees, devisees, survivors, personal representatives, next of kin, or corporate or fiduciary successors. <br /> (b) "insured claimant": an insured claiming loss or damage hereunder. <br /> (c) "knowledge": actual knowledge, not constructive knowledge or notice which may be imputed to an insured by reason of any )Jblic <br /> records. <br /> (d) "land": the land described, specifically or by reference in Schedule C, and improvements affixed thereto which by law corstitute real <br /> property; provided, however, the tenn "land" does not include any property beyond the lines of the area specifically described or referred to <br /> in Schedule C, nor any right, title, interest, estate or easement in abutting streets, roads, avenues, alleys, lanes, ways or INaterways, but <br /> nothing herein shall modify or limit the extent to which a right of access to and from the land is insured by this policy. <br /> (e) "mortgage": mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, or other security instrument. <br /> (f) "public records": those records which by law impart constructive notice of matters relating to said land. <br /> 2. CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE AFTER CONVEYANCE OF TITLE <br /> The coverage of this policy shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in favor of an insured so long as such insured retains an estate or <br /> interest in the land, or holds an indebtedness secured by a purchase money mortgage given by a purchaser from such insured, or so long as <br /> such insured shall have liability by reason of covenants of warranty made by such insured in any transfer or conveyance of such estate or <br /> interest; provided, however, this policy shall not continue in force in favor of any purchaser from such insured of either said estate or <br /> interest or the indebtedness secured by a purchase money mortgage given to such insured. <br /> 3. DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF ACTION - NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY AN INSURED CLAIMANT <br /> (a) The Company, at its own cost and without undue delay, shall provide for the defense of an insured in all litigation consisting of actions <br /> or proceedings commenced against such insured, or a defense interposed against an insured in an action to enforce a contract fa a sale of <br /> the estate or interest in said land, to the extent that such litigation is founded upon an alleged defect, lien, encumbrance, cr other matter <br /> insured against by this policy. <br /> (b) The insured shall notify the Company promptly in writing (i) in case any action or proceeding is begun or defense is interposed as set <br /> forth in C a) above, (ii) in case knowledge shall come to an insured hereunder of any claim of title or interest which is adveræ to the title to <br /> the estate or interest, as insured, and which might cause loss or damage for which the Company may be liable by virtue of this policy, or (iii) <br /> if title to the estate or interest, as insured, is rejected as unmarketable. If such prompt notice shall not be given to the Cbmpany, then as to <br /> such insured all liability of the Company shall cease and terminate in regard to the matter or matters for which prompt notice is required; <br /> provided, however, that failure to notify shall in no case prejudice the rights of any such insured under this polìcy unless t:re Company shall <br /> be prejudiced by such failure and then only to the extent of such prejudice. <br /> (c) The Company shall have the right at its own cost to institute and without undue delay prosecute any action or proceeding a to do any <br /> other act which in its opinion may be necessary or desirable to establish the title to the estate or interest as insured, and the Company may <br /> take any appropriate action under the terms of this policy, whether or not it shall be liable thereunder, and shall not thereby concede liability <br /> or waive any provision of this policy. <br /> Cd) Whenever the Company shall have brought any action or interposed a defense as required or permitted by the provisions of this policy, <br /> the Company may pursue any such litigation to final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction and expressly reserves the right, in <br /> its sole discretion, to appeal from any adverse judgment or order. <br /> (e) In all cases where this policy permits or requires the Company to prosecute or provide for the defense of any action or proceeding, the <br /> insured hereunder shall secure to the Company the right to so prosecute or provide defense in such action or proceeding, and al appeals <br /> therein, and permit the Company to use, at its option, the name of such insured for such purpose. Whenever requested by the <br /> Company, such insured shall give the Company all reasonable aid in any action or proceeding, in effecting settlement, securing evidence, <br /> obtaining witnesses, or prosecuting or defending such action or proceeding, and the Company shall reimburse such insured for any expense <br /> so incurred. <br /> First American Title Insurance Company <br /> ..'" ..... _.~. <br /> ----....----..,..- -' ,..._...,,, . -'-'-'-->'~---' .. <br />