Title Examiner

Primary Purpose: To locate and provide information about: Owners of real property Liens filed against real property Legal descriptions for real property assessed under delinquent tax accounts Essential Functions: The Title Examiner will be responsible for the following tasks, duties, and responsibilities: Obtain Title Examination Materials: Retrieve title examination materials from title plants and/or county records. Review Documents: Examine information set out in documents located during searches of records. Assemble Chain-of-Title: Compile a chain-of-title that includes deeds, probate or heirship materials, liens that encumber search properties, and involuntary liens against owners. Identify Property Owners and Lien Holders: Determine property owners and lien holders of mortgage and involuntary liens. Furnish Legal Descriptions: Provide a legal description identifying property with reasonable certainty. Create Run Sheets: Develop a run sheet that contains a legal description for land assessed under a delinquent account, including names of property owners and all lien holders. Save Examination Materials: Save run sheets and digital copies of examination materials. Other Duties: Perform all other duties as assigned. Physical Demands & Work Environment: The Title Examiner will work in the following conditions: Office Environment: Work takes place inside an office space located within the Houston PRC work area. Desk Work: Being seated at a desk for extended periods. Manual Searches and Data Entry: Manually search for land information online or through a title plant, and enter applicable details into a word processing document or a database using an assigned computer and keyboard. Some work may be undertaken in a county clerks office, which requires traveling to a county courthouse. Courthouse work also involves reviewing computer-based records on a monitor and searching through records contained in large books, which requires lifting and replacing the large books. #J-18808-Ljbffr