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AMBRECHT & BRITTAIN, LLPRule 462.200
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(a) Security transactions. There are transactions that may be interpreted to be either a conveyance of the property or a mere security interest therein, depending on the facts. There is a rebuttable presumption under Civil Code Section 1105 and Evidence Code Section 662 that a grant of title to real property is a transfer of a present interest in the real property, including the beneficial use thereof, equal to a fee interest. In overcoming this presumption, consideration may be given to, but not limited to, the following factors: (1) The existence of a debt or promise to pay. (2) The principal amount to be paid for reconveyance is the same, or substantially the same, as the amount paid for the original deed. (3) A great inequality between the value of the property and the price alleged to have been paid. (4) The grantor remaining in possession with the right to reconveyance on payment of the debt; and (5) A written agreement between the parties to reconvey the property upon payment of the debt. The best evidence of the existence of any factor shall be an adjudication of the existence of the factor reflected in a final judicial finding, order, or judgment. Proof may also be made by declarations under penalty of perjury (or affidavits) accompanied by such written evidence as may reasonably be available, such as written agreements, canceled checks, insurance policies, and tax returns. (b) Deed presumption. When more than one person's name appears on a dead, there is a rebuttable. presumption that all persons listed on the deed have ownership interests in property, unless an exclusion from change in ownership applies. In overcoming this presumption, consideration may be given to, but not limited to, the following factors: (1) The existence of a written document executed prior to or at the time of the conveyance in which all parties agree that one or more of the parties do not have equitable ownership interests. (2) The monetary contribution of each party. The best evidence of the existence of any factor s hall be an adjudication of the existence of the factor reflected in a final judicial finding, order, or judgment. Proof may also be made by declarations under penalty of perjury (or affidavits) accompanied by such written evidence as may reasonably be available, such as written agreements, canceled checks, Insurance policies, and tax returns. (c) Holding agreements. A holding agreement is an agreement between an owner of the property, hereinafter called a principal, and another entity, usually a title company, that the principal will convey property to the other entity merely for the purposes of holding title. The entity receiving title can have no discretionary duties but must act only on explicit Instructions of the principal. The transfer of property to the holder of title pursuant to a holding agreement is not a change in ownership. There shall be no change in ownership when the entity holding title pursuant to a holding agreement conveys the property back to the principal. Effective June 11, 1997.
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