Daily AncestorWarranty deed
A warranty deed is a deed in which the seller guarantees clear title, promising the land is free of other claims except those named.
In a warranty deed the grantor promises the buyer that the title is good and free of liens and claims, and agrees to defend it. The promises are usually spelled out as covenants near the end of the deed: the grantor is lawfully seized, has the right to sell, and will warrant and defend.
Compare a quitclaim deed, which passes only whatever interest the seller has, with no promise at all. Heirs selling a dead parent's land often used quitclaims instead.
As seen in a recordWarranty clause in a deed
and will warrant and defend the same against the claims of all persons
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