Final answer:
The General Warranty deed, common in Arizona, includes the Covenant of Seisin and Covenant against Encumbrances among its five covenants, guaranteeing the grantor's right to transfer property and ensuring the property is free of undisclosed liens, respectively.
Step-by-step explanation:
The most common type of deed in Arizona is the General Warranty deed. This deed includes five covenants that offer various guarantees to the grantee. Two of these covenants are:
- Covenant of Seisin: This covenant assures that the grantor has the legal right to transfer ownership and is in possession of the property.
- Covenant against Encumbrances: It guarantees that the property is free from any liens or encumbrances, such as unpaid mortgages or judgments, except those previously disclosed to the buyer.
These covenants are a part of a deed to protect the grantee's interests, ensuring that the grantee gets the property free of undisclosed legal issues that might affect ownership.
While restrictive covenants are a different aspect of property law, they serve to enforce rules on property use and are not part of the five covenants of the General Warranty deed. Restrictive covenants can dictate aesthetic requirements, and construction codes, and were historically used in a discriminatory manner to impede certain ethnic groups from purchasing homes in certain neighborhoods, as seen with restrictive covenants in the era following Civil War that aimed to limit ethnic and racial minorities' housing options.