A license is not an estate in land and is generally not insured as a title estate. It is a personal permission to use property and is usually revocable, unlike an easement or leasehold interest. Easements, life estates, and leasehold estates can be insured because they are recognized real property interests. Title insurance insures ownership or other recognized interests in real property against covered title defects, liens, encumbrances, or unmarketability. A license lacks the estate quality necessary for ordinary title insurance coverage. The Pennsylvania title examination outline specifically lists fee simple estate, leasehold estate, life estate, and easements as interests that can be insured, but it does not list a license as an insurable estate.
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