habendum
Definition
Section in deed and mortgage documents that defines the transfer (conveyance) of a property. It typically reads, “To have and to hold the premises herein granted unto the party of the second part (the grantee), his heirs and assigns forever.” Latin for, to have and to hold.
habendum is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Corporate, Commercial, & General Law and Real Estate & Buildings subjects.
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