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1212 Marsh Street; P.O. Box 810, San Luis Obispo, CA 934.06
Phone: 805 -543 -2900 Fax: (805) 541 -2549; or 543 -2539
TITLE POLICY ENCLOSED
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
990 PALM STREET
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401
DATE July 2, 2002
REGARDING: CITY OF SAN LUIS OBI
ORDER NO. 253177 - TB
LOAN NO.
In accordance with instructions in the above order number, we enclose herewith our Policy of
Title Insurance.
Any documents recorded in connection with this transaction will be forwarded to you direct
from the County Recorder's office.
Should you have any questions, please contact the undersigned.
It has been our pleasure to have handled this transaction for you. If, at any time in the future
we can assist you, we will be pleased to have you request CHICAGO TTTLE COMPANY.
We appreciate your business.
Sincerely,
CHICAGO TITLE COMPANY
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CALIFORNIA LAND TITLE ASSOCIATION
STANDARD COVERAGE POLICY 1990
CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
SUBJECT TO THE EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE, THE EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
CONTAINED IN SCHEDULE B AND THE CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS, CHICAGO TITLE
INSURANCE COMPANY, a Missouri corporation, herein called the Company, insures, as of Date of Policy shown
in Schedule A, against loss or damage, not exceeding the Amount of Insurance stated in Schedule A, sustained or
incurred by the insured by reason of:
1. Title to the estate or interest described in Schedule A being vested other than as stated therein;
2. Any defect in or lien or encumbrance on the title;
3. Unmarketability of the title;
4. Lack of a right of access to and from the land;
and in addition, as to an insured lender only:
5. The invalidity or unenforceabilit y of the lien of the insured mortgage upon the tide;
6. The priority of any lien or encumbrance over the lien of the insured mortgage, said mortgage being
shown in Schedule B in the order of its priority;
7. The invalidity or unenforceability of any assignment of the insured mortgage, provided the assignment
is shown in Schedule B, or the failure of the assignment shown in Schedule B to vest title to the insured
mortgage in the named insured assignee free and clear of all liens.
The Company will also pay the costs, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in defense of the title or the lien of the
insured mortgage, as insured, but only to the extent provided in the Conditions and Stipulations.
In Witness Whereof, CHICAGO TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY has caused this policy to be signed and sealed as
of Date of Policy shown in Schedule A, the policy to become valid when countersigned by an authorized signatory.
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San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
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EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE
The following matters are expressly excluded from the coverage of this policy and the Company will not pay loss or damage, costs, attorneys' fees
or expenses which arise by reason of:
1. (a) Any law, ordinance or governmental regulation (including but not limited to building and zoning laws, ordinances, or regulations) restrict-
ing, regulating, prohibiting or relating to (i) the occupancy, use, or enjoyment of the land; (ii) the character, dimensions or location of any
improvement now or hereafter erected on the land; (iii) a separation in ownership or a change in the dimensions or area of the land or any
parcel of which the land is or was a part; or (iv) environmental protection, or the effect of any violation of these laws, ordinances or
governmental regulations, except to the extent that a notice of the enforcement thereof or a notice of a defect, lien or encumbrance resulting
from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy.
(b) Any governmental police power not excluded by (a) above, except to the extent that a notice of the exercise thereof or a notice of a defect,
lien or encumbrance resulting from a violation or alleged violation affecting the land has been recorded in the public records at Date of
Policy.
2. Rights of eminent domain unless notice of the exercise thereof has been recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but not excluding from
coverage any taking which has occurred prior to Date of Policy which would be binding on the rights of a purchaser for value without knowledge.
3. Defects, liens, encumbrances, adverse claims or other matters:
(a) whether or not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but created, suffered, assumed or agreed to by the insured claimant;
(b) not known to the Company, not recorded in the public records at Date of Policy, but known to the insured claimant and not disclosed in
writing to the Company by the insured claimant prior to the date the insured claimant became an insured under this policy;
(c) resulting in no loss or damage to the insured claimant;
(d) attaching or created subsequent to Date of Policy; or
(e) resulting in loss or damage which would not have been sustained if the insured claimant had paid value for the insured mortgage or the
estate or interest insured by this policy.
4. Unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage because of the inability or failure of the insured at Date of Policy, or the inability or failure of
any subsequent owner of the indebtedness, to comply with applicable doing business laws of the state in which the land is situated.
5. Invalidity or unenforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage, or claim thereof, which arises out of the transaction evidenced by the insured
mortgage and is based upon usury or any consumer credit protection or truth in lending law.
6. Any claim, which arises out of the transaction vesting in the insured the estate or interest insured by this policy or the transaction creating the
interest of the insured lender, by reason of the operation of federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditors', rights laws.
CONDITIONS AND STIPULATIONS
1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms when used in this policy mean:
(a) "insured ": the insured named in Schedule A, and, subject to any rights
or defenses the Company would have had against the named insured, those
who succeed to the interest of the named insured by operation of law as
distinguished from purchase including, but not limited to, heirs, distributees,
devisees, survivors, personal representatives, next of kin, or corporate or
fiduciary successors. The term "insured" also includes
(i) the owner of the indebtedness secured by the insured mortgage and
each successor in ownership of the indebtedness except a successor who is
an obligor under the provisions of Section 12(c) of these Conditions and
Stipulations (reserving, however, all rights and defenses as to any successor
that the Company would have had against any predecessor insured, unless
the successor acquired the indebtedness as a purchaser for value without
knowledge of the asserted defect, lien, encumbrance, adverse claim or other
matter insured against by this policy as affecting title to the estate or interest in
the land);
(ii) any governmental agency or governmental instrumentality which is an
insurer or guarantor under an insurance contract or guaranty insuring or
guaranteeing the indebtedness secured by the insured mortgage, or any part
thereof, whether named as an insured herein or not;
(iii) the parties designated in Section 2(a) of these Conditions and Stipula-
tions.
(b) "insured claimant ": an insured claiming loss or damage.
(c) "insured lender ": the owner of an insured mortgage.
(d) "insured mortgage ": a mortgage shown in Schedule B, the owner of
which is named as an insured in Schedule A.
(e) "knowledge" or "known ": actual knowledge, not constructive knowl-
edge or notice which may be imputed to an insured by reason of the public
records as defined in this policy or any other records which impart construc-
tive notice of matters affecting the land.
(f) "land ": the land described or referred to in Schedule A, and improve-
ments affixed thereto which by law constitute real property. The term "land"
does not include any property beyond the lines of the area described or
referred to in Schedule A, nor any right, title, interest, estate or easement in
abutting streets, roads, avenues, alleys, lanes, ways'or waterways, but noth-
ing herein shall modify or limit the extent to which a right of access to and from
the land is insured by this policy.
(g) "mortgage ": mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, or other security
instrument.
(h) "public records ": records established under state statutes at Date of
Policy for the purpose of imparting constructive notice of matters relating to
real property to purchasers for value and without knowledge.
(i) "unmarketability of the title ": an alleged or apparent matter affecting the
title to the land, not excluded or excepted from coverage, which would entitle a
purchaser of the estate or interest described i
If edule A or the insured
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mortgage to be released from the obligation to purchase by virtue of a contrac-
tual condition requiring the delivery of marketable title.
2. CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE
(a) After Acquisition of Title by Insured Lender. If this policy insures the
owner of the indebtedness secured by the insured mortgage, the coverage of
this policy shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in favor of (i) such insured
who acquires all or any part of the estate or interest in the land by foreclosure,
trustee's sale, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, or other legal manner which
discharges the lien of the insured mortgage; (ii) a transferee of the estate or
interest so acquired from an insured corporation, provided the transferee is
the parent or wholly -owned subsidiary of the insured corporation, and their
corporate successors by operation of law and not by purchase, subject to any
rights or defenses the Company may have against any predecessor insureds;
and (iii) any governmental agency or governmental instrumentality which
acquires all or any part of the estate or interest pursuant to a contract of
insurance or guaranty insuring or guaranteeing the indebtedness secured by
the insured mortgage.
(b) After Conveyance of Title by an Insured. The coverage of this policy
shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in favor of an insured only so long as
the insured retains an estate or interest in the land, or holds an indebtedness
secured by a purchase money mortgage given by a purchaser from the
insured, or only so long as the insured shall have liability by reason of cove-
nants of warranty made by the insured in any transfer or conveyance of the
estate or interest. This policy shall not continue in force in favor of any pur-
chaser from an insured of either (i) an estate or interest in the land, or (ii) an
indebtedness secured by a purchase money mortgage given to an insured.
(c) Amount of Insurance. The amount of insurance after the acquisition or
after the conveyance by an insured lender shall in neither event exceed the
least of:
(i) the amount of insurance stated in Schedule A;
(ii) the amount of the principal of the indebtedness secured by the insured
mortgage as of Date of Policy, interest thereon, expenses of foreclosure,
amounts advanced pursuant to the insured mortgage to assure compliance
with laws or to protect the lien of the insured mortgage prior to the time of
acquisition of the estate or interest in the land and secured thereby and
reasonable amounts expended to prevent deterioration of improvements, but
reduced by the amount of all payments made; or -
(iii) the amount paid by any governmental agency or governmental instru-
mentality, if the agency or instrumentality is the insured claimant, in the acqui-
sition of the estate or interest in satisfaction of its insurance contract or guar-
anty.
3. NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY INSURED CLAIMANT
An insured shall notify the Company promptly in writing (i) in case of any
litigation as set forth in Section 4(a) below, (ii) in case knowledge shall come to
an insured hereunder of any claim of title or interest which is adverse to the
title to the estate or inter 9he lien of the insured mortgage, as insured, and
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SCHEDULE A
Policy No: 253177 - TB
Premium: $1157.00
Amount of Insurance: $ 2 8 6, 0 0 0.0 0
Date of Policy: June 17, 2002 at 8-:00 AM
1. Name of Insured:
CI.T.Y OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
2. The estate or interest in the land which is covered by this policy is:
A FEE
3. Title to the estate or interest in the land is vested in:
CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO
4. The land referred to in this policy is situated in the State of California, County of San. Luis Obispo
and is described as follows:
Lots 16 and 17 in Block 109, in the County of San Luis Obispo, State of California,
according to the plat of a tract of land belonging to William Buckley recorded
November 15, 1883 in Book A, Page 46 of Maps, in the Office of the County Recorder
of said County.
002,443,005
This Policy valid only if Schedule B is attached.
Policy No. 253177 - TB 0
SCHEDULE B
EXCEPTIONS FROM COVERAGE
This policy does not insure against loss or damage (and the Company will not pay costs, attorneys' fees or expenses)
which arise by reason of-
PART I
1. Taxes or assessments which are not shown as existing liens by the records of any taxing authority that levies taxes or
assessments on real property or by the public records.
Proceedings by a public agency which may result in taxes or assessments, or notices of such proceedings, whether or
not shown by the records of such agency or by the public records.
2. Any facts, rights, interests or claims which are not shown by the public records but which could be ascertained by an
inspection of the land or which may be asserted by persons in possession thereof.
3. Easements, liens or encumbrances, or claims thereof, which are not shown by the public records.
4. Discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortage in area, encroachments, or any other facts which a correct survey
would disclose, and which are not shown by the public records.
5. (a) Unpatented mining claims; (b) reservations or exceptions in patents or in Acts authorizing the issuance thereof;
(c) water rights, claims or title to water, whether or not the matters excepted under (a), (b), or (c) are shown by
the public records.
PART II
M 1. Property taxes, including any assessments collected with taxes, to be
levied for the fiscal year 2002 -2003 which are a lien not yet payable.
Assessment No.: 002- 443 -005
B 2. The lien of supplemental taxes, if any, assessed pursuant to the
provisions of Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 75) of the Revenue and
Taxation Code of the State of California.
C 3. Any and all leases, recorded or unrecorded affecting said land, upon the
terms, conditions and provisions therein, together with any tenant rights
of possession and useincluding, but not limited to, any disclosed by the
County of San Luis Obispo Tax Assessor's Roll.
D 4. Rights of the public in and to any portion of said land lying within the
lines of Marsh Street and Santa Rosa Street.
I 5. An easement for the purpose shown below and rights incidental thereto as
set forth in a document (No representation is made as to the present
ownership of said easement).
Granted to: the County of San Luis Obispo
Recorded: in Book W, Page 121 of Deeds
Purpose: changing the location of the bed and channel for the
San Luis Creek
Affects: a strip land 20 feet in width as more fully described
Policy No. 253177 _ TB 0 1 •
Page 2
SCHEDULE B
(continued)
therein.
E 6. Any adverse claim based upon the assertion that:
A. Some portion of said land has been created by artificial means or has
accreted to such portion so created.
B. Some portion of said land has been brought within the boundaries
thereof by an avulsive movement of San Luis Creek or has been formed by
accretion to any such portion.
F 7. Such rights and easements for navigation and fishery which may exist over
that portion of:said land lying beneath the waters of San Luis Creek.
F 8. An easement for the purpose shown below and rights incidental thereto as
set forth in a document (No representation is made as to the present
ownership of said easement).
Granted to: Pacific Bell Telephone Company, a California
corporation
Recorded: February 14, 2002, as Document No. 2002012298, of
Official Records
Purpose: Public Utilities
Affects: Portion of Said Land
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which might cause loss or damage for which t�pany may be liable by
virtue of this policy, or (iii) if title to the estate erect or the lien 'of the
insured mortgage, as insured, is rejected as unmarketable. If prompt notice
shall not be given to the Company, then as to that insured all liability of the
Company shall terminate with regard to the matter or matters for which prompt
notice is required; provided, however, that failure to notify the Company shall
in no case prejudice the rights of any insured under this policy unless the
Company shall be prejudiced by the failure and then only to the extent of the
prejudice.
4. DEFENSE AND PROSECUTION OF ACTIONS; DUTY OF INSURED
CLAIMANT TO COOPERATE
(a) Upon written request by an insured and subject to the options contained
in Section 6 of these Conditions and Stipulations, the Company, at its own
cost and without unreasonable delay, shall provide for the defense of such
insured in litigation in which any third party asserts a claim adverse to the title
or interest as insured, but only as to those stated causes of action alleging a
defect, lien or encumbrance or other matter insured against by this policy. The
Company shall have the right to select counsel of its choice (subject to the
right of such insured to object for reasonable cause) to represent the insured
as to those stated causes of action and shall not be liable for and will not pay
the fees of any other counsel. The Company will not pay any fees, costs or
expenses incurred by the insured in the defense of those causes of action
which allege matters not insured against by this policy.
(b) The Company shall have the right, at its own cost, to institute and
prosecute any action or proceeding or to do any other act which in its opinion
may be necessary or desirable to establish the title to the estate or interest or
the lien of the insured mortgage, as insured, or to prevent or reduce loss or
damage to the insured. The Company may take any appropriate action under
the terms of this policy, whether or not it shall be liable hereunder, and shall not
thereby concede liability or waive any provision of this policy. If the Company
shall exercise its rights under this paragraph, it shall do so diligently.
(c) Whenever the Company shall have brought an action or interposed a
defense as required or permitted by the provisions of this policy, the Company
may pursue any litigation to final determination by a court of competent juris-
diction and expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to appeal from
any adverse judgment or order.
(d) In all cases where this policy permits or requires the Company to prose-
cute or provide for the defense of any action or proceeding, an insured shall
secure to the Company the right to so prosecute or provide defense in the
action or proceeding, and all appeals therein, and permit the Company to use,
at its option, the name of such insured for this purpose. Whenever requested
by the Company, an insured, at the Company's expense, shall give the Com-
pany all reasonable aid (i) in any action or proceeding, securing evidence,
obtaining witnesses, prosecuting or defending the action or proceeding, or
effecting settlement, and (ii) in any other lawful act which in the opinion of the
Company may be necessary or desirable to establish the title to the estate or
interest or the lien of the insured mortgage, as insured. If the Company is
prejudiced by the failure of an insured to furnish the required cooperation, the
Company's obligations to the insured under the policy shall terminate, includ-
ing any liability or obligation to defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation,
with regard to the matter or matters requiring such cooperation.
5. PROOF OF LOSS OR DAMAGE
In addition to and after the notices required under Section 3 of these Condi-
tions and Stipulations have been provided the Company, a proof of loss or
damage signed and sworn to by the insured claimant shall be furnished to the
Company within 90 days after the insured claimant shall ascertain the facts
giving rise to the loss or damage. The proof of loss or damage shall describe
the defect in, or lien or encumbrance on the title, or other matter insured
against by this policy which constitutes the basis of loss or damage and shall
state, to the extent possible, the basis of calculating the amount of the loss or
damage. If the Company is prejudiced by the failure of an insured claimant to
provide the required proof of loss or damage, the Company's obligations to
such insured under the policy shall terminate, including any liability or obliga-
tion to defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation, with regard to the matter
or matters requiring such proof of loss or damage.
In addition, an insured claimant may reasonably be required to submit to
examination under oath by any authorized representative of the Company
and shall produce for examination, inspection and copying, at such reason-
able times and places as may be designated by any authorized representative
of the Company, all records, books, ledgers, checks, correspondence and
memoranda, whether bearing a date before or after Date of Policy, which
reasonably pertain to the loss or damage. Further, if requested by any author-
ized representative of the Company, the insured claimant shall grant its per-
mission, in writing, for any authorized representative of the Company to exam-
ine, inspect and copy all records, books, ledgers, checks, correspondence
and memoranda in the custody or control of a third party, which reasonably
pertain to the loss or damage: All information designated as confidential by an
insured claimant provided to the Company pursuant to this Section shall not
be disclosed to others unless, in the reasonable judgment of the Company, it
is necessary in the administration of the claim. Failure of an insured claimant
to submit for examination under oath, produce other reasonably requested
information or grant permission to secure reasonably necessary information
from third parties as re in this paragraph, unless prohibited by law or
governmental regulatio II terminate any liability of the Company under
this policy as to that insured for that claim.
6. OPTIONS TO PAY OR OTHERWISE SETTLE CLAIMS; TERMINATION
OF LIABILITY
In case of a claim under this policy, the Company shall have the following
additional options:
(a) To Pay or Tender Payment of the Amount of Insurance or to
Purchase the Indebtedness.
(i) to pay or tender payment of the amount of insurance under this policy
together with any costs, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the insured
claimant, which were authorized by the Company, up to the time of payment or
tender of payment and which the Company is obligated to pay; or
(ii) in case loss or damage is claimed under this policy by the owner of the
indebtedness secured by the insured mortgage, to purchase the indebted-
ness secured by the insured mortgage for the amount owing thereon together
with any costs, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the insured claimant
which were authorized by the Company up to the time of purchase and which
the Company is obligated to pay.
If the Company offers to purchase the indebtedness as herein provided, the
owner of the indebtedness shall transfer, assign, and convey the indebted-
ness and the insured mortgage, together with any collateral security, to the
Company upon payment therefor.
Upon-the exercise by the Company of the option provided for in paragraph
a(i), all liability and obligations to the insured under this policy, other than to
make the payment required in that paragraph, shall terminate, including any
liability or obligation to defend, prosecute, or continue any litigation, and the
policy shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation.
Upon the exercise by the Company of the option provided for in paragraph
a(ii) the Company's obligation to an insured lender under this policy for the
claimed loss or damage, other than the payment required to be made, shall
terminate, including any liability or obligation to defend, prosecute orcontinue
any litigation.
(b) To Pay or Otherwise Settle With Parties Other than the Insured or
With the Insured Claimant.
(i) to pay or otherwise settle with other parties for or in the name of an
insured claimant any claim insured against underthis policy, together with any
costs, attorneys' fees and expenses incurred by the insured claimant which
were authorized by the Company up to the time of payment and which the
Company is obligated to pay; or
(ii) to pay or otherwise settle with the insured claimant the loss or damage
provided for under this policy, together with any costs, attorneys' fees and
expenses incurred by the insured claimant which were authorized by the
Company up to the time of payment and which the Company is obligated to
pay.
Upon the exercise by the Company of either of the options provided for in
paragraphs (b)(i) or b(ii), the Company's obligations to the insured under this
policy for the claimed loss or damage, other than the payments required to be
made, shall terminate, including any liability or obligation to defend, prose -
cute or continue any litigation.
7. DETERMINATION AND EXTENT OF LIABILITY
This policy is a contract of indemnity against actual monetary loss or dam-
age sustained or incurred by the insured claimant who has suffered loss or
damage by reason of matters insured against by this policy and only to the
extent herein described.
(a) The liability of the Company under this policy to an insured lender shall
not exceed the least of:
(i) the Amount of Insurance stated in Schedule A, or, if applicable, the
amount of insurance as defined in Section 2 (c) of these Conditions and
Stipulations;
(ii) the amount of the unpaid principal indebtedness secured by the
insured mortgage as limited or provided under Section 8 of these Conditions
and Stipulations or as reduced under Section 9 of these Conditions and
Stipulations, at the time the loss or damage insured against by this policy
occurs, together with interest thereon; or
(iii) the difference between the value of the insured estate or interest as
insured and the value of the insured estate or interest subject to the defect,
lien or encumbrance insured against by this policy.
(b) In the event the insured lender has acquired the estate or interest in the
manner described in Section 2(a) of these Conditions and Stipulations or has
conveyed the title, then the liability of the Company shall continue as set forth
in Section 7(a) of these Conditions and Stipulations.
(c) The liability of the Company under this policy to an insured owner of the
estate or interest in the land described in Schedule A shall not exceed the
least of:
(i) the Amount of Insurance stated in Schedule A; or,
(ii) the difference between the value of the insured estate or interest as
insured and the value of the insured estate or interest subject to the defect,
lien or encumbrance insured against by this policy.
(d) The Company will pay only those costs, attorneys' fees and expenses
incurred in accordance with Section 4 of these Conditions and Stipulations.
8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
(a) If the Company establishes the title, or removes the alleged defect, lien
or encumbrance, or cures the lack of a right of access to or from the land, or
cures the claim of unmarketability of title, or otherwise establishes the lien of
the insured mortgage, all as insured, in a reasonably diligent manner by any
method, including litigation and the completion of any appeals therefrom, it
shall have fully performed its obligations with respect to that matter and shall
not be liable for any loss or damage caused thereby.
(b) In the event of anolitigation, including litigation by the Company or with
the Company's consent, the Company shall have no liability for loss or dam-
age until there has been a final determination by a court of competent jurisdic-
tion, and disposition of all appeals therefrom, adverse to the title or, if applica-
ble, to the lien of the insured mortgage, as insured.
(c) The Company shall not be liable for loss or damage to any insured for
liability voluntarily assumed by the insured in settling any claim or suit without
the prior written consent of the Company.
(d) The Company shall not be liable to an insured lender for: (i) any indebt-
edness created subsequent to Date of Policy except for advances made to
protect the lien of the insured mortgage and secured thereby and reasonable
amounts expended to prevent deterioration of improvements; or (ii) construc-
tion loan advances made subsequent to Date of Policy, except construction
loan advances made subsequent to Date of Policy for the purpose of financing
in whole or in part the construction of an improvement to the land which at
Date of Policy were secured by the insured mortgage and which the insured
was and continued to be obligated to advance at and after Date of Policy.
9. REDUCTION OF INSURANCE; REDUCTION OR TERMINATION OF
LIABILITY
(a) All payments under this policy, except payments made for costs, attor-
neys' fees and expenses, shall reduce the amount of the insurance pro tanto.
However, as to an insured lender, any payments made prior to the acquisition
of title to the estate or interest as provided in Section 2(a) of these Conditions
and Stipulations shall not reduce pro tanto the amount of the insurance
afforded under this policy as to any such insured except to the extent that the
payments reduce the amount of the indebtedness secured by the insured
mortgage.
(b) Payment in part by any person of the principal of the indebtedness, or
any other obligation secured by the insured mortgage, or any voluntary partial
satisfaction or release of the insured mortgage, to the extent of the payment,
satisfaction or release, shall reduce the amount of insurance pro tanto. The
amount of insurance may thereafter be increased by accruing interest and
advances made to protect the lien of the insured mortgage and secured
thereby, with interest thereon, provided in no event shall the amount of insur-
ance be greater than the Amount of Insurance stated in Schedule A.
(c) Payment in full by any person or the voluntary satisfaction or release of
the insured mortgage shall terminate all liability of the Company to an insured
lender except as provided in Section 2(a) of these Conditions and Stipula-
tions.
10. LIABILITY NONCUMULATIVE
It is expressly understood that the amount of insurance under this policy
shall be reduced by any amount the Company may pay under any policy
insuring a mortgage to which exception is taken in Schedule B or to which the
insured has agreed, assumed, or taken subject, or which is hereafter exe-
cuted by an insured and which is a charge or lien on the estate or interest
described or referred to in Schedule A, and the amount so paid shall be
deemed a payment under this policy to the insured owner.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to an insured lender, unless
such insured acquires title to said estate or interest in satisfaction of the
indebtedness secured by an insured mortgage.
11. PAYMENT OF LOSS
(a) No payment shall be made without producing this policy for endorse-
ment of the payment unless the policy has been lost or destroyed, in which
case proof of loss or destruction shall be furnished to the satisfaction of the
Company.
(b) When liability and the extent of loss or damage has been definitely fixed
in accordance with these Conditions and Stipulations, the loss or damage
shall be payable within 30 days thereafter.
12. SUBROGATION UPON PAYMENT OR SETTLEMENT
(a) The Company's Right of Subrogation.
Whenever the Company shall have settled and paid a claim under this
policy, all right of subrogation shall vest in the Company unaffected by any act
of the insured claimant.
The Company shall be subrogated to and be entitled to all rights and
remedies which the insured claimant would have had against any person or
property in respect to the claim had this policy not been issued. If requested by
the Company, the insured claimant shall transfer to the Company all rights
and remedies against any person or property necessary in order to perfect
this right of subrogation. The insured claimant shall permit the Company to
sue, compromise or settle in the name of the insured claimant and to use the
name of the insured claimant in any transaction or litigation involving these
rights or remedies.
If a payment on account of a claim does no Ily cover the loss of the
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insured claimant, the Company shall be subrogated (i) as to an insured owner,
to all rights and remedies in the proportion which the Company's payment
bears to the whole amount of loss; and (ii) as to an insured lender, to all rights
and remedies of the insured claimant after the insured claimant shall have
recovered its principal, interest, and costs of collection.
If loss should result from any act of the insured claimant, as stated above,
that act shall not void this policy, but the Company, in that event, shall be
required to pay only that part of any losses insured against by this policy which
shall exceed the amount, if any, lost to the Company by reason of the impair-
ment by the insured claimant of the Company's right of subrogation.
(b) The Insured's Rights and Limitations.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the owner of the indebtedness secured by
an insured mortgage, provided the priority of the lien of the insured mortgage
or its enforceability is not affected, may release or substitute the personal
liability of any debtor or guarantor, or extend or otherwise modify the terms of
payment, or release a portion of the estate or interest from the lien of the
insured mortgage, or release any collateral security for the indebtedness.
When the permitted acts of the insured claimant occur and the insured has
knowledge of any claim of title or interest adverse to the title to the estate or
interest or the priority or enforceability of the lien of the insured mortgage, as
insured, the Company shall be required to pay only that part of any losses
insured against by this policy which shall exceed the amount, if any, lost to the
Company by reason of the impairment by the insured claimant of the Compa-
ny's right of subrogation.
(c) The Company's Rights Against Non - insured Obligors.
The Company's right of subrogation against non - insured obligors shall
exist and shall include, without limitation, the rights of the insured to indem-
nities, guaranties, other policies of insurance or bonds, notwithstanding any
terms or conditions contained in those instruments which provide for subroga-
tion rights by reason of this policy.
The Company's right of subrogation shall not be avoided by acquisition of
an insured mortgage by an obligor (except an obligor described in Section
1(a)(ii) of these Conditions and Stipulations) who acquires the insured mort-
gage as a result of an indemnity, guarantee, other policy of insurance, or bond
and the obligor will not be an insured under this policy, notwithstanding Sec-
tion 1(a)(i) of these Conditions and Stipulations.
13. ARBITRATION
Unless prohibited by applicable law, either the Company or the insured may
demand arbitration pursuant to the Title Insurance Arbitration Rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Arbitrable matters may include, but are not
limited to, any controversy or claim between the Company and the insured
arising out of or relating to this policy, any service of the Company in connec-
tion with its issuance or the breach of a policy provision or other obligation. All
arbitrable matters when the Amount of Insurance is $1,000,000 or less shall
be arbitrated at the option of either the Company or the insured. All arbitrable
matters when the Amount of Insurance is in excess of $1,000,000 shall be
arbitrated only when agreed to by both the Company and the insured. Arbitra-
tion pursuant to this policy and under the Rules in effect on the date the
demand for arbitration is made or, at the option of the insured, the Rules in
effect at Date of Policy shall be binding upon the parties. The award may
include attorneys' fees only if the laws of the state in which the land is located
permit a court to award attorneys' fees to a prevailing party. Judgment upon
the award rendered by the Arbitrator(s) may be entered in any court having
jurisdiction thereof.
The law of the situs of the land shall apply to an arbitration under the Title
Insurance Arbitration Rules.
A copy of the Rules may be obtained from the Company upon request.
14. LIABILITY LIMITED TO THIS POLICY; POLICY ENTIRE CONTRACT
(a) This policy together with all endorsements, if any, attached hereto by the
Company is the entire policy and contract between the insured and the Com-
pany. In interpreting any provision of this policy, this policy shall be construed
as a whole.
(b) Any claim of loss or damage, whether or not based on negligence, and
which arises out of the status of the lien of the insured mortgage, or of the title
to the estate or interest covered hereby, or by any action asserting such claim
shall be restricted to this policy.
(c) No amendment of or endorsement to this policy can be made except by
a writing endorsed hereon or attached hereto signed by either the President, a
Vice President, the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary, or validating officer or
authorized signatory of the Company.
15. SEVERABILITY
In the event any provision of this policy is held invalid or unenforceable
under applicable law, the policy shall be deemed not to include that provision
and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
16. NOTICES, WHERE SENT
All notices required to be given the Company and any statement in writing
required to be furnished the Company shall include the number of this policy
and shall be addressed Company at the issuing office or to:
CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY
Claims De ent
171 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60601 -3294