Title Matters: Title Matters

Private Works Act
The Private Works Act (the “Act”) is an important piece of legislation for title attorneys to know and understand. Codified in Louisiana Revised Statute § 9:4801, et seq., the Act provides contractors, subcontractors, and material providers of “private works” the right to file liens on the project in order to protect their ability to get paid for the work performed on the job. During my career, I have found…

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2016 Fall Conference in New Orleans November 13-15: 2016 Fall Conference in New Orleans…

Check out the Seminars page for details regarding the 2016 Fall Conference to be held at the Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans, La ...

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Title Matters: Title Matters

Was the Title to your property.... READ IN LOUISIANA? You may have thought, aren't all abstracts of title prepared in Louisiana examined by a Louisiana resident attorney? Well the answer unfortunately is not always... Since the late 1990's and early 2000, many abstracts of title have been prepared OFFSHORE, for more information, read on. The law in Louisiana currently requires that before a policy of title insurance may be issued there must be a title opinion rendered by an attorney authorized to practice law in Louisiana, which opinion must be based on an abstract of title which complies with the provisions of LRS 22:512, which states i… ...

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Welcome!

LAILTA is a non-profit trade association that represents the interests of independent title insurance agents and independent real estate settlement professionals from across the State of Louisiana. It was created August 9, 2011 by independent land title agents who seek to further the agenda of small business owners from within the title insurance, abstracting, surveying, and real estate community who lack representation. As an independent land title agent and/or settlement service professional, your voice is important and we want to hear from you!

LAILTA seeks to:

Restore transparency and credibility to the land title process and preserve an objective and impartial role at the closing table to improve the consumer experience.

Address the proliferation of controlled business arrangements and eliminate conflicts of interest between title agents and their referral sources, as well as, between all real estate settlement service providers and their sources of business.

Establish minimum search standards for title examinations to restore faith in the system of land title.

Knit together common interests and concerns from across the country and across the entire spectrum of real estate settlement service providers to successfully advocate for independent agents and their like-minded partners in the real estate settlement service community in order to effect positive change on the title industry.