quiet-title-complaint

name	quiet-title-complaint
title	Complaint to Quiet Title
description	Drafts a court-ready Complaint to Quiet Title for real property disputes. Guides through intake, chain-of-title verification, adverse claim identification, and strategic pleading. Use when drafting quiet title complaints, clearing title defects, challenging adverse possession, resolving boundary disputes, removing invalid liens, or establishing superior title.
author	CaseMark
author_url	https://github.com/CaseMark/skills/tree/main/skills/legal/quiet-title-complaint
license	Apache-2.0
version	0.1.0
execution_mode	open
jurisdiction	us
practice	real-estate
language	en

Complaint to Quiet Title

Drafts a quiet title complaint establishing the plaintiff's superior title and eliminating adverse claims or clouds on real property.

Quick Start

1. Gather intake information (see checklist below)
2. Research controlling state quiet title statute and local court rules
3. Draft complaint sections in order (caption through verification)
4. Validate cross-references, legal descriptions, and paragraph numbering
5. Determine lis pendens requirements — draft concurrently if needed

Intake Checklist

Extract from uploaded documents and client interview:

Category	Required Information
Property	Legal description (metes & bounds or lot/block), APN, street address
Acquisition	Grantor, deed type, execution date, recording info (book/page, instrument #), consideration
Possession	Date begun, improvements (dates/costs), tax payments, exclusive use
Defendants	Full legal name, last known address, nature of claimed interest, supporting instrument
Adverse Claims	For each: type (lien, adverse possession, easement, boundary, oral agreement), factual basis, recording info
Title Report	All exceptions, unrecorded claims, pending litigation
Surveys	Surveyor, date, boundary/encroachment findings
Jurisdiction	Target court, state quiet title statute, local filing rules, verification requirements

Complaint Structure

1. Caption

• Court name, county, department/division per local rules
• Plaintiff's full legal name as on deed; entity type if applicable
• All known defendants by full legal name
• Unknown defendants using jurisdictional statutory language (e.g., "All Persons Unknown Claiming Any Legal or Equitable Right, Title, Estate, Lien, or Interest in the Property Described Herein")
• Case number placeholder; document title per local convention

2. Nature of Action

• Action to quiet title to specifically described real property
• Plaintiff is lawful owner seeking judicial declaration of superior title
• Identify property by address with reference to full legal description
• Clouds on title impair marketability; monetary damages inadequate

3. Parties