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Closing Transfer
Closing Transfer (Property · The Contract) — "The following costs shall be borne equally by the parties: [specify, such as: recording fees, escrow fees, notari…
Ideas in this flowchart
- Contract provisions governing costs, casualty risk, insurance, property condition, and possession
- Allocation of transaction costs
- The parties shall bear recording, escrow, notarial, and other specified costs equally
- The seller shall pay the title insurance premium and the seller's attorney charges
- The purchaser shall pay mortgage tax, assumption charges, and the purchaser's attorney charges
- Taxes and assessments due but not delinquent shall be prorated as of closing
- Casualty risk between agreement and closing
- The purchaser assumes the risk of loss or damage from fire, storm, burglary, vandalism, or other casualty
- Casualty loss shall not void or impair the contract
- If property or personal property is damaged or destroyed before closing, the contract remains in full force
- The purchaser shall be subrogated to the seller's rights under applicable insurance coverage
- Existing property insurance and additional coverage
- The seller shall continue existing property insurance and transfer it to the purchaser at closing, with premiums prorated
- Insurance policies shall be shown to the purchaser, who may obtain additional insurance naming both parties as coinsureds
- Maintenance and required condition at transfer
- The seller shall maintain the property, improvements, personal property, lawns, shrubs, and trees in their present condition, except for normal wear
- Before possession transfers, the purchaser shall have the property cleaned and placed in a neat, sanitary, and habitable condition
- The property shall be delivered free of trash, debris, and the seller's personal effects, furnishings, and belongings
- Possession and delayed transfer
- Possession shall transfer within the specified number of days after closing, and all keys shall be delivered at that time
- For a delay beyond the agreed period, the seller shall pay the purchaser the specified daily amount as agreed rental
- The daily delay payment does not limit the purchaser's legal or equitable remedies to recover possession
