When it comes to registration of properties, we all know that the two big mainstream systems are the deed system and the title system. To put it simply, the first records deeds of transfer of property rights and the second records property rights themselves. In the first case, the role of the land registrar is 'passive', as the registrar is not mandated to verify whether the transaction indeed legally conveys a property right from seller to buyer. Providing the deed submitted for recordation complies with a few formal requirements, the registrar records the deed. In the title system, the role of the land registrar is 'active', as the law obliges the registrar to investigate whether the transaction legally conveys a property right.
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