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<br /> Form No. 1402.70 Order Number: NC5-42523-
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<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
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