A written promise signed by a defendant or a surety (one who promises to act in place of another to pay an amount fixed) by a court should the defendant named in the document fail to appear in court for the designated criminal proceeding at the date and time specified.

 Any individual or entity that conducts business under an assumed name must file a certificate of assumed name.

 Legal document(instrument) by which an assetowner(the grantor) transfershis or her rightof ownership(title) in an asset to another party(the grantee).

 An easement is a non-possessory right to use and/or enter onto the real propertyof another without possessing it.

 Pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code, the term "Fixture filing" means the filing of a financing statement covering goods that are or are to become fixtures.

 A judgment lien is a type of nonconsensual lien (a lien that attaches to your property without your agreement). It is created when someone wins a law suit against you and then records the judgment against your property.

 An agreement between a buyer and seller of property in which the buyer makes payments toward full ownership (as with a mortgage), but in a land contract, the title or deed is held by the owner until the full payment is made.

 A lis pendens is a written notice that a lawsuit has been filed concerning real estate, involving either the title to the property or a claimed ownership interest in it.

  A mechanic's lien is a security interest in the title to property for the benefit of those who have supplied labor or materials that improve the property.

  A loan for the purchase of real property, secured by a lien on the property.