(Australia, Singapore, British Columbia) (law) A form of title over parts of real property, originally designed to facilitate ownership and mortgage of separate parts of a building, often on multiple levels. Usually some common property is the responsibility of all strata title holders via an owner's corporation.

plural of title page

A specific designation of a post within an organization, normally associated with a job description that details the tasks and responsibilities that go with it.

(book printing) A page before the title page in a book, bearing the title but no further details.

plural of chain of title

(law) A problem with the chain of title to a parcel of real property that exposes the putative owner of the property to a potential legal dispute over the ownership of the property.

plural of title defect

(law) In the law of real property, a series of documents recorded in the appropriate government repository which establish the passage of a parcel of property from owner to owner, ideally back to the first owner to reduce the property to private ownership.

(law) In the law of real property, a guarantee made by the seller of a parcel of land to the buyer of that parcel regarding the legal status of the title.

plural of covenant of title