Title Examiner

About the job Title Examiner

Job Title : Title Examiner

Pay Range : $24-$35 per hour (DOE)

Primary Purpose :

To locate and provide information about :

• Owners of real property
• Liens filed against real property
• Legal descriptions for real property assessed under delinquent tax accounts

Essential Functions :

The Title Examiner will be responsible for the following tasks, duties, and responsibilities :

Retrieve title examination materials from title plants and / or county records.

Examine information set out in documents located during searches of records.

Compile a chain-of-title that includes deeds, probate or heirship materials, liens that encumber search properties, and involuntary liens against owners.

Determine property owners and lien holders of mortgage and involuntary liens.

Provide a legal description identifying property with reasonable certainty.

Develop a run sheet that contains a legal description for land assessed under a delinquent account, including names of property owners and all lien holders.

Save run sheets and digital copies of examination materials.

Perform all other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands & Work Environment :

The Title Examiner will work in the following conditions :

Work takes place inside an office space located within the Houston PRC work area.

Being seated at a desk for extended periods.

Manually search for land information online or through a title plant, and enter applicable details into a word processing document or a database using an assigned computer and keyboard. Some work may be undertaken in a county clerks office, which requires traveling to a county courthouse. Courthouse work also involves reviewing computer-based records on a monitor and searching through records contained in large books, which requires lifting and replacing the large books.

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