Deed - Washington Ave at Castro - File 465RA, 1961

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CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS (Includes those in the American Title Association -Owner's Policy -Standard Form B-1960) 1. DEFINITION OF TERMS The following terms when used in this policy mean: (a) "land": the land described, specific- ally or by reference, in Schedule C and improvements affixed thereto which by law constitute real property; (b) "public records": those records which impart constructive notice of matters relating to said land; (c) "knowledge": actual knowledge, not constructive knowledge or notice which may be imputed to the Insured by reason of any public records; (d) "date": the effective date; (e) "mortgage": mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, or other security instru- ment; and (f) "insured": the party or parties herein designated as Insured, and if the owner of the indebtedness secured by a mortgage shown in Schedule B is named as an Insured in Schedule A, the Insured shall include (1) each successor in interest in ownership of such indebtedness, (2) any such owner who acquires the estate or in- terest referred to in this policy by fore- closure, trustee's sale, or other legal man- ner in satisfaction of said indebtedness, and (3) any federal agency or instrumentality which is an insurer or guarantor under an insurance contract or guaranty insuring or guaranteeing said indebtedness, or any, part thereof, whether named as an insured herein or not. 2. BENEFITS AFTER ACQUISITION OF TITLE If an insured owner of the indebtedness secured by a mortgage described in Sched- ule B acquires said estate or interest, or any part thereof, by foreclosure, trustee's sale, or other legal manner in satisfaction of said indebtedness, or any part thereof, or if a federal agency or instrumentality acquires said estate or interest, or any part thereof, as a consequence of an insurance contract or guaranty insuring or guaranteeing the in- debtedness secured by a mortgage covered by this policy, or any part thereof, this policy shall continue in force in favor of such Insured, agency or instrumentality, subject to all of the conditions and stipula- tions hereof. 3. EXCLUSIONS FROM THE COVERAGE OF THIS POLICY This policy does not insure against loss or damage by reason of the following: (a) Any law, ordinance or governmental regulation (including but not limited to building and zoning ordinances) restricting or regulating or prohibiting the occupancy, use or enjoyment of the land, or regulating the character, dimensions, or location of any improvement now or hereafter erected on said land, or prohibiting a separation in ownership or a reduction in the dimensions or area of any lot or parcel of land. (b) Governmental rights of police power or eminent domain unless notice of judicial action to exercise such rights ap- pears in the public records at the date hereof. (c) Title to any property beyond the lines of the land expressly described in Schedule C, or title to streets, roads, ave- nues, lanes, ways or waterways on which such land abuts, or the right to maintain therein vaults, tunnels, ramps or any other structure or improvement; or any rights or easements therein unless this policy spe- cifically provides that such property, rights or easements are insured, except that if the land abuts upon one or more physically open streets or highways this policy insures the ordinary rights of abutting owners for access to one of such streets or highways, unless otherwise excepted or excluded herein. (d) Defects, liens, encumbrances, ad- verse claims against the title as insured or other matters (1) created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the Insured; or (2) known to the Insured either at the date of this policy or at the date such Insured acquired an estate or interest insured by this policy and not shown by the public records, unless disclosure thereof in writing by the Insured shall have been made to the Company prior to the date of this policy; or (3) resulting in no loss to the Insured; or (4) attaching or created subsequent to the date hereof. (e) Loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the Insured were a purchaser or encumbrancer for value with- out knowledge. 4. DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF ACTIONS —NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY THE INSURED (a) The Company, at its own cost and without undue delay shall provide (1) for the defense of the Insured in all litigation consisting of actions or proceedings com- menced against the Insured, or defenses, restraining orders, or injunctions interposed against a foreclosure or sale of the indebted- ness secured by a mortgage covered by this policy or a sale of the estate or interest in said land; or (2) for such action as may be appropriate to establish the title of the estate or interest or the lien of the mort- gage as insured, which litigation or action in any of such events is founded upon an alleged defect, lien or encumbrance insured against by this policy, and may pursue any litigation to final determination in the court of last resort. (b) In case any such action or proceed- ing shall be begun, or defense interposed, or in case knowledge shall come to the In- sured of any claim of title or interest which is adverse to the title of the estate or interest or lien of the mortgage as insured, or which might cause loss or damage for which the Company shall or may be liable by virtue of this policy, or if the Insured shall in good faith contract to sell the indebtedness se- cured by a mortgage covered by this policy, or, if an Insured in good faith leases or contracts to sell, lease or mortgage the same, or if the successful bidder at a foreclosure sale under a mortgage covered by this polity refuses to purchase and in any such event the title to said estate or interest is rejected as unmarketable, the Insured shall notify the Company thereof in writing. If such notice shall not be given to the Company within ten days of the receipt of process or plead- ings or if the Insured shall not, in writing, promptly notify the Company of any defect, lien or encumbrance insured against which shall come to the knowledge of the Insured, or if the Insured shall not, in writing, promptly notify the Company of any such rejection by reason of claimed unmarket- ability of title, then all liability of the Com- pany in regard to the subject matter of such action, proceeding or matter shall cease and terminate; provided, however, that failure to notify shall in no case prejudice the claim of any Insured unless the Company shall be actually prejudiced by such failure and then only to the extent of such prejudice. (c) The Company shall have the right at its own cost to institute and prosecute any action or proceeding or do any other act which in its opinion may be necessary or desirable to establish the title of the estate or interest or the lien of the mortgage as insured; and the Company may take any appropriate action under the terms of this policy whether or not it shall be liable there- under and shall not thereby concede liability or waive any provision of this policy. (d) In all cases where this policy per- mits or requires the Company to prosecute or provide for the defense of any action or proceeding, the Insured shall secure to it the right to so prosecute or provide defense in such action or proceeding, and all appeals therein, and permit it to use, at its option, the name of the Insured for such purpose. Whenever requested by the Company the Insured shall give the Company all assist- ance in any such action or proceeding, in effecting settlement, securing evidence, ob- taining witnesses, or prosecuting or defend- ing such action or proceeding, and the Com- pany shall reimburse the Insured for any expense so incurred. 5. NOTICE OF LOSS — LIMITATION OF ACTION In addition to the notices required under paragraph 4(b), a statement in writing of any loss or damage for which it is claimed the Company is liable under this policy shall be furnished to the Company within sixty days after such loss or damage shall have been determined and no right of action shall accrue to the Insured under this policy until thirty days after such statement shall have been furnished, and no recovery shall be had by the Insured under this policy unless action shall be commenced thereon within five years after expiration of said thirty day period. Failure to furnish such statement of loss or damage, or to com- mence such action within the time herein - before specified, shall be a conclusive bar against maintenance by the Insured of any action under this policy. (Conditions and Stipulations Continued and Concluded on Last Page of This Policy)