)NDITIONS AIND STIPULATIONS
<br />(Includes those in tl rican Title Association -Owner's Policy c d Form B-1960)
<br />1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
<br />The following terms when used in this policy mean:
<br />(a) "land": the land described, specifically or by
<br />reference, in Schedule C and improvements affixed
<br />thereto which by law constitute real property;
<br />(b) "public records": those records which impart
<br />constructive notice of matters relating to said land;
<br />(c) "knowledge": actual knowledge, not con-
<br />structive knowledge or notice which may be imputed
<br />to the Insured by reason of any public records;
<br />(d) "date": the effective date;
<br />(e) "mortgage": mortgage, deed of trust, trust
<br />deed, or other security instrument; and
<br />(f) "insured": the party or parties herein desig-
<br />nated as Insured, and if the owner of the indebtedness
<br />secured by a mortgage shown in Schedule B is named
<br />as an Insured in Schedule A, the Insured shall include
<br />(1) each successor in interest in ownership of such in-
<br />debtedness, (2) any such owner who acquires the
<br />estate or interest referred to in this policy by fore-
<br />closure, trustee's sale, or other legal manner in satis-
<br />faction of said indebtedness, and (3) any federal
<br />agency or instrumentality which is an insurer or
<br />guarantor under an insurance contract or guaranty
<br />insuring or guaranteeing said indebtedness, or any
<br />part thereof, whether named as an Insured herein or
<br />not.
<br />1. BENEFITS AFTER ACQUISITION OF TITLE
<br />If an insured owner of the indebtedness secured by a
<br />mortgage described in Schedule B acquires said estate
<br />or interest. or any part thereof, by foreclosure,
<br />trustee's sale, or other legal manner in satisfaction of
<br />said indebtedness, or any part thereof, or if a federal
<br />agency or instrumentality acquires said estate or
<br />interest, or any part thereof, as a consequence of an
<br />insurance contract or guaranty insuring or guarantee-
<br />ing the indebtedness secured by a mortgage covered
<br />by this policy, or any part thereof, this policy shall
<br />continue in force in favor of such Insured, agency or
<br />instrumentality, subject to all of the conditions and
<br />stipulations hereof.
<br />a. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE COVERAGE OF THIS
<br />POLICY
<br />This policy does not insure against loss or damage by
<br />reason of the following:
<br />(a) Any law, ordinance or governmental regula-
<br />tion (including but not limited to building and zoning
<br />ordinances) restricting or regulating or prohibiting
<br />the occupancy, use or enjoyment of the land. or regu-
<br />lating the character, dimensions, or location of any
<br />improvement now or hereafter erected on said land.
<br />or prohibiting a separation in ownership or a reduction
<br />in the dimensions or area of any lot or parcel of land.
<br />(b) Governmental rights of police power or emi-
<br />nent domain unless notice of judicial action to exercise
<br />such rights appears in the public records at the date
<br />hereof.
<br />(c) Title to any property beyond the lines of the
<br />land expressly described in Schedule C, or title to
<br />streets, roads, avenues, lanes, ways or waterways on
<br />which such land abuts, or the right to maintain therein
<br />vaults, tunnels, ramps or any other structure or im-
<br />provement; or any rights or easements therein unless
<br />this policy specifically provides that such property,
<br />rights or easements are insured, except that if the land
<br />abuts upon one or more physically open streets or
<br />highways this policy insures the ordinary rights of
<br />abutting owners for access to one of such streets or
<br />highways, unless otherwise excepted or excluded herein.
<br />(d) Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims
<br />against the title as insured or other matters (1)
<br />created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the Insured;
<br />or (2) known to the Insured either at the date 6f this
<br />policy or at the date such Insured acquired an estate
<br />or interest insured by this policy and not shown by
<br />the public records, unless disclosure thereof in writing
<br />by the Insured shall have been made to the Company
<br />prior to the date of this policy; or (3) resulting in no
<br />loss to the Insured; or (4) attaching or created subse-
<br />quent to the date hereof.
<br />(e) Loss or damage which would not have been
<br />sustained if the Insured were a purchaser or encum-
<br />brancer for value without knowledge.
<br />4. DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF ACTIONS —
<br />NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY THE INSURED
<br />(a) The Company, at its own cost and without
<br />undue delay shall provide (1) for the defense of the
<br />Insured in all litigation consisting of actions or pro-
<br />ceedings commenced against the Insured, or defenses,
<br />restraining orders. or injunctions interposed against a
<br />foreclosure or sale of the indebtedness secured by a
<br />mortgage covered by this policy or a sale of the estate
<br />or interest in said land; or (2) for such action as may
<br />be appropriate to establish the title of the estate or
<br />interest or the lien of the mortgage as insured, which
<br />litigation or action in any of such events is founded
<br />upon an alleged defect, lien or encumbrance insured
<br />against by this policy, and may pursue any litigation
<br />to final determination in the court of last resort.
<br />(b) In case any such action or proceeding shall be
<br />begun, or defense interposed, or in case knowledge
<br />shall come to the Insured of any claim of title or
<br />interest which is adverse to the title of the estate or
<br />interest or lien of the mortgage as insured, or which
<br />might cause loss or damage for which the Company
<br />shall or may be liable by virtue of this policy, or if the
<br />Insured shall in good faith contract to sell the in-
<br />debtedness secured by a mortgage covered by this
<br />policy, or, if an Insured in good faith leases or con-
<br />tracts to sell, lease or mortgage the same, or if the
<br />successful bidder at a foreclosure sale under a mortgage
<br />covered by this policy refuses to purchase and in any
<br />such event the title to said estate or interest is rejected
<br />as unmarketable, the Insured shall notify the Com-
<br />pany thereof in writing. If such notice shall not be
<br />given to the Company within ten days of the receipt
<br />of process or pleadings or if the Insured shall not, in
<br />writing, promptly notify the Company of any defect,
<br />lien or encumbrance insured against which shall come
<br />to the knowledge of the Insured, or if the Insured
<br />shall not, in writing, promptly notify the Company
<br />of any such rejection by reason of claimed unmarketa-
<br />bility of title, then all liability of the Company in
<br />regard to the subject matter of such action, proceed-
<br />ing or matter shall cease and terminate; provided,
<br />however, that failure to notify shall in no case preju-
<br />dice the claim of any Insured unless the Company
<br />shall be actually prejudiced by such failure and then
<br />only to the extent of such prejudice.
<br />(c) The Company shall have the right at its own
<br />cost to institute and prosecute any action or proceed-
<br />ing or do any other act which in its opinion may be
<br />necessary or desirable to establish the title of the
<br />estate or interest or the lien of the mortgage as insured;
<br />and the Company may take any appropriate action
<br />under the terms of this policy whether or not it shall
<br />be liable thereunder and shall not thereby concede
<br />liability or waive any provision of this policy.
<br />(d) In all cases where this policy permits or re-
<br />quires the Company to prosecute or provide for the
<br />defense of any action or proceeding, the Insured shall
<br />secure to it the right to so prosecute or provide de-
<br />fense in such action or proceeding, and all appeals
<br />therein, and permit it to use, at its option, the name
<br />of the Insured for such purpose. Whenever requested
<br />by the Company the Insured shall give the Company
<br />all assistance in any such action or proceeding, in
<br />effecting settlement, securing evidence, obtaining
<br />witnesses, or prosecuting or defending such action or
<br />proceeding, and the Company shall reimburse the
<br />Insured for any expense so incurred.
<br />S. NOTICE OF LOSS —LIMITATION OF ACTION
<br />In addition to the notices required under paragraph
<br />4(b), a statement in writing of any loss or damage for
<br />which it is claimed the Company is liable under this
<br />policy shall be furnished to the Company within sixty
<br />days after such loss or damage shall have been de-
<br />termined and no right of action shall accrue to the
<br />Insured under this policy until thirty days after such
<br />statement shall have been furnished, and no recovery
<br />shall be had by the Insured tinder this policy unless
<br />action shall be commenced thereon within five years
<br />after expiration of said thirty day period. Failure to
<br />furnish such statement of loss or damage, or to com-
<br />mence such action within the time hereinbefore speci-
<br />fied. shall be a conclusive bar against maintenance by
<br />the Insured of any action under this policy.
<br />6. OPTION TO PAY, SETTLE OR COMPROMISE CLAIMS
<br />The Company shall have the option to pay or settle
<br />or compromise for or in the name of the Insured any
<br />claim insured against or to pay the full amount of
<br />this policy, or, in case loss is claimed under this policy
<br />by the owner of the indebtedness secured by a mort-
<br />gage covered by this policy, the Company shall have
<br />the option to purchase said indebtedness; such pur-
<br />chase, payment or tender of payment of the full
<br />amount of this policy, together with all costs, at-
<br />tomeys' fees and expenses which the Company is
<br />obligated hereunder to pay, shall terminate all lia-
<br />bility of the Company hereunder. In the event, after
<br />notice of claim has been given to the Company by the
<br />Insured, the Company offers to purchase said in-
<br />debtedness, the owner of such indebtedness shall
<br />transfer and assign said indebtedness and the mort-
<br />gage securing the same to the Company upon pay-
<br />ment of the purchase price.
<br />7. PAYMENT OF LOSS
<br />(a) The liability of the Company under this
<br />policy shall in no case exceed, in all, the actual loss of
<br />the Insured and costs and attorneys' fees which the
<br />Company may be obligated hereunder to pay.
<br />(b) The Company will pay, in addition to any
<br />loss insured against by this policy, all costs imposed
<br />upon the Insured in litigation carried on by the Com- '
<br />pang for the Insured, and all costs and attorneys'
<br />fees in litigation carried on by the Insured with the
<br />written authorization of the Company.
<br />(c) No claim for damages shall arise or be main-
<br />tainable under this policy (1) if the Company, after
<br />having received notice of an alleged defect, lien or
<br />encumbrance not excepted or excluded herein removes
<br />such defect, lien'or encumbrance within a reasonable
<br />time after receipt of such notice, or (2) for liability
<br />voluntarily assumed by the Insured in settling any
<br />claim or suit without written consent of the Company,
<br />or (3) in the event the title is rejected as unmarket-
<br />able because of a defect, lien or encumbrance not ex-
<br />cepted or excluded in this policy, until there has been
<br />a final determination by a court of competent juris-
<br />diction sustaining such rejection.
<br />(d) All payments under this policy, except pay-
<br />ments made for costs, attorneys' fees and expenses,
<br />shall reduce the amount of the insurance pro tanto
<br />and no payment shall be made without producing
<br />this policy for endorsement of such payment unless
<br />the policy be lost or destroyed, in which case proof of
<br />such loss or destruction shall be furnished to the satis-
<br />faction of the Company; provided, however, if the
<br />owner of an indebtedness secured by a mortgage
<br />shown in Schedule B is an Insured herein then such
<br />payments shall not reduce pro tanto the amount of
<br />the insurance afforded hereunder as to such Insured.
<br />except to the extent that such payments reduce the
<br />amount of the indebtedness secured by such mortgage.
<br />Payment in full by any person or voluntary satisfac-
<br />tion or release by the Insured of a mortgage covered
<br />by this policy shall terminate all liability of the Com-
<br />pany to the insured owner of the indebtedness secured
<br />by such mortgage, except as provided in paragraph
<br />2 hereof.
<br />(e) When liability has been definitely fixed in
<br />accordance with the conditions of this policy the loss
<br />or damage shall be payable within thirty days
<br />thereafter.
<br />B. LIABILITY NONCUMULATIVE
<br />It is expressly understood that the amount of this
<br />policy is reduced by any amount the Company may
<br />pay under any policy insuring the validity or priority
<br />of any mortgage shown or referred to in Schedule B
<br />hereof or any mortgage hereafter executed by the
<br />Insured which is a charge or lien on the estate or
<br />interest described or referred to in Schedule A. The
<br />provisions of this paragraph numbered S shall not
<br />apply to an insured owner of an indebtedness secured
<br />by a mortgage shown in Schedule B unless such
<br />Insured acquires title to said estate or interest in
<br />satisfaction of said indebtedness or any part thereof.
<br />9. COINSURANCE AND APPORTIONMENT
<br />(a) In the event that a partial loss occurs after
<br />an alteration or improvement subsequent to the date
<br />of this policy, and only in that event. the Insured
<br />becomes a coinsurer to the extent hereinafter set
<br />forth.
<br />If the cost of the alteration or improvement ex-
<br />ceeds twenty per centum of the amount of this policy,
<br />such proportion only of any partial loss established
<br />shall be borne by the Company as one hundred twenty
<br />per centum of the amount of this policy bears to the
<br />sum of the amount of this policy and the amount ex-
<br />pended for the alteration or improvement. The fore-
<br />going provisions shall not apply to costs and attorneys'
<br />fees incurred by the Company in prosecuting or pro-
<br />viding for the defense'of actions or proceedings in
<br />behalf of the Insured pursuant to the terms of this
<br />policy or to costs imposed on the Insured in such ac-
<br />tions or proceedings, and shall not apply to losses
<br />which do not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount
<br />equal to one per centum of the face amount of this
<br />policy.
<br />Provided, however, that the foregoing coinsur-
<br />ance provisions shall not apply to any loss if, at the
<br />time of the occurrence of such loss, the then value of
<br />the premises, as so improved, does not exceed the
<br />amount of this policy, and provided further that the
<br />foregoing coinsurance provisions shall not apply to an
<br />insured owner of an indebtedness secured by a mort-
<br />gage shown in Schedule B prior to acquisition of title
<br />to said estate or interest in satisfaction of said indebted-
<br />ness or any part thereof.
<br />(b) If the land described or referred to in Schedule
<br />C is divisible into separate and noncontiguous parcels,
<br />or if contiguous and such parcels are not used as one
<br />single site, and a loss is established affecting one or
<br />more of said parcels but not all, the loss shall be com-
<br />puted and settled on a pro rata basis as if the face
<br />amount of the policy was divided pro rata as to the
<br />value on the date of this policy of each separate inde-
<br />pendent parcel to the whole, exclusive of any im-
<br />provements made subsequent to the date of this
<br />policy, unless a liability or value has otherwise been
<br />agreed upon as to each such parcel by the Company
<br />and the Insured at the time of the issuance of this
<br />policy and shown by an express statement herein or
<br />by an endorsement attached hereto.
<br />10. SUBROGATION UPON PAYMENT OR SETTLEMENT
<br />Whenever the Company shall have settled a claim
<br />under this policy, all right of subrogation shall vest in
<br />the Company unaffected by any act of the Insured,
<br />and it shall be subrogated to and be entitled to all
<br />rights and remedies which the Insured would have
<br />had against any person or property in respect to such
<br />claim had this policy not been issued. If the payment
<br />does not cover the loss of the Insured, the Company
<br />shall be subrogated to such rights and remedies in the
<br />proportion which said payment bears to the amount
<br />of said loss. If loss should result from any act of the
<br />Insured, such act shall not void this policy, but the
<br />Company, in that event, shall be required to pay only
<br />that part of any losses insured against hereunder
<br />which shall exceed the amount, if any, lost to the
<br />Company by reason of the impairment of the right
<br />of subrogation. The Insured, if requested by the Com-
<br />pany, shall transfer to the Company all rights and
<br />remedies against any person or property necessary in
<br />order to perfect such right of subrogation, and shall
<br />permit the Company to use the name of the Insured in
<br />any transaction or litigation involving such rights or
<br />remedies.
<br />If the Insured is the owner of the indebtedness
<br />secured by a mortgage covered by this policy, such
<br />Insured may release or substitute the personal liability
<br />of any debtor or guarantor, or extend or otherwise
<br />modify the terms of payment, or release a portion of
<br />the estate or interest from the lien of the mortgage, or
<br />release any collateral security for the indebtedness,
<br />provided such act does not result in any loss of pri-
<br />ority of the lien of the mortgage.
<br />11. POLICY SMIRK CONTRACT
<br />Any action or actions or rights of action that the
<br />Insured may have or may bring against the Company
<br />arising out of the status of the lien of the mortgage
<br />covered by this policy or the title of the estate or
<br />interest insured herein must be based on the pro-
<br />visions of this policy.
<br />This policy shall not be valid until countersigned
<br />by a Vice President of the Company. No provision or
<br />condition of this policy can be waived or changed
<br />except by writing endorsed hereon or attached hereto
<br />signed by the President, a Vice President, the Secre-
<br />tary, an Assistant Secretary or other validating
<br />officer of the Company.
<br />12. NOTICES, WHERE SENT
<br />All notices required to be given the Company and any
<br />statement in writing required to be furnished the
<br />Company shall be addressed to it at its Main Office,
<br />240 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California.
<br />13. The fee specified on the face of this policy is
<br />the total fee for title search and examination and for
<br />title insurance.
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