Archived Bill Info

"FLINT"

An Act to quiet title to real estate and to facilitate the alienation thereof; creating a conclusive presumption of payment, satisfaction or release and making unenforceable any claim for money charged against real estate under any deed, certain mortgages or any decree of any court of record of this Commonwealth and correcting defects in title arising out of unrecorded deeds and breaks in chain of title and making claims thereunder invalid by creating a conclusive presumption of release and satisfaction where the charges and mortgages mature or become due and payable, and decrees or defects of record arise, occur, exist or are dated more than fifty years prior to the time of the institution of any proceeding hereunder to enforce payment, perfect, revive or continue the aforesaid lien charge or encumbrances or to enforce any right arising out of a defect in title, unless an action is instituted to enforce charges, mortgages and decrees as aforesaid against the present owners or action is taken to enforce any right arising out of a defect in title within one year after the effective date of this act.

1263 White

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary, May 9.

Reported as committed, December 20.

Passed first reading, December 28.

Passed second reading, January 4, 1956.

Passed third reading, January 16.

Postponed for the present, January 16.

Time extended five days, January 25.

Time extended five days, February 7.

Passed finally, February 21. (157 -18)

In the Senate

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary General, February 22.