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TITLE EXAMINER

Job Code: 3210
Pay Grade: 016

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt 

General Functions
   Performs technical work in the review and examination of title, legal documents, legal descriptions and condemnation suits used in the acquisition of County properties.

Work is performed under the supervision of the Title Program Manager and is reviewed for compliance with division objectives and policies for achievement of desired results.
 
Representative Duties /Assignments
  
  • Reviews and examines title and conducts research from multiple sources, identifies title defects, determines information necessary to clear title and provides explanation of title information to acquisition agents, property owners, attorneys, and developers.
  • Reviews legal descriptions, right of way maps and construction plans.
  • Prepares and reviews instruments of conveyance and related documents for proper form, accuracy and completeness.
  • Uses technical and analytical skills to retrieve information to locate owners of property who are not of record or who do not know that they may have any interest in property cited for acquisition.
  • Contacts property owners and others having an interest in parcels to be condemned to verify information for service of process and suit filing.
  • Prepares condemnation suit packages for filing by the County Attorney's Office.
  • Tracks all assigned projects through the Division's computer tracking system.
  • Performs other related duties as required.
 
Minimum Qualifications
   Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and three years of professional experience in title research and examination of real estate or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
 
Preferences
   Experience in title research and examination and/or preparation and review of legal documents in advance of real property litigation, such as eminent domain, foreclosure, eviction, quiet title, etc.

Experience reading, construction plotting and evaluating the accuracy of legal descriptions.

Experience researching and retrieving information from multiple sources, such as from: public records, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector, Clerk of the Court, Vital Statistics, court files, Orange County Law Library, Federal Bankruptcy Laws, Florida Statutes, Code of Civil Procedure, Florida Real Property Law, Probate Law, Title Law and Florida Constitutional Law.

Experience in the preparation or review of legal documents

Experience with word processing and spreadsheet computer applications.


3/29/2018