| 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
- Gather intake information (see checklist below)
- Research controlling state quiet title statute and local court rules
- Draft complaint sections in order (caption through verification)
- Validate cross-references, legal descriptions, and paragraph numbering
- 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
