Maryland's House Bill 347 amends Real Property code, plus new and revised forms in New Mexico and Oregon.
Maryland
- Effective as of October 1, 2025, Maryland House Bill 347 amends Maryland code Real Property, § 3-104(e)(1)(I)(2) by adding the following language: "Include at least a 3-inch margin at the top of the first page and 1-inch margins on the left and right sides of each page of the instrument for official use."
New Mexico
- NMLTA - Form changes for New Mexico, effective September 22, 2025:
- NM Form 6 - Title Commitment (change on the commitment jacket is the footer reference to 7/1/25
- NM Form 65.2 - Zoning - No Zoning Classification Endorsement
- NM Form 65.3 - Zoning - Completed Improvement - Legal Non-Conforming Use Endorsement
- NM Form 76.1 - Encroachments - Boundaries and Easements Endorsement
- NM Form 76.2 - Encroachments - Boundaries and Easements - Described Improvements Endorsement
- NM Form 76.3 - Encroachments - Boundaries and Easements - Land Under Development Endorsement
- NM Form 92 - Severable Improvements
- NM Form 93 - Commercial lender
- NM Form 94 - Tax Credit - Owner's Policy
- NM Form 94.1 - Tax Credit - Defined Amount - Owner's Policy Endorsement
- NM Form 95 - Pari Passu - Loan Policy
Oregon
- Oregon Title Insurance Rating Organization (OTIRO) - Released New/Tech Corrections/Withdrawn Forms, effective September 1, 2025
- New Policy
- PLL-03 (ALTA Residential Limited Coverage Junior Loan Policy, 04-02-2022)
- New Endorsements
- OTIRO 242 (05-02-2024)
- OTIRO 2-JR1 (01-02-2025)
- OTIRO 2-JR2 (04-02-2022)
- Technical Correction to Endorsements
- OTIRO 214 (09-01-2025)
- OTIRO 214.3 (09-01-2025)
- Revisions to Endorsement
- Withdraw Policies:
- PO-04 (ALTA Owner’s Policy - 2006)
- PL-05 (ALTA Loan Policy - 2006)
- PL-06 (ALTA Short Form Residential Loan Policy – 2006)
- PLO-03 (ALTA Residential Limited Coverage Mortgage Modification Policy – 2014)
- C-03 (ALTA Commitment for Title Insurance – 2016)
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