What is the purpose of a transfer regarding land?

• A. To record a restriction on use of the land.
• B. To lease the land to another party.
• C. Most commonly used for the transfer of the Fee Simple ownership of a parcel of land to a new owner.
• D. To list the property for sale.

Answer: (C)

The main idea is that a transfer is the document used to pass ownership of land from one person to another. In Manitoba, when ownership changes hands, the transfer instrument is prepared to convey the fee simple title from the seller to the buyer, and once it’s registered at the Land Titles Office, the buyer becomes the new owner on the title. Fee simple ownership is the standard, most complete form of land ownership, giving the owner broad rights to use, sell, lease, or bequeath the property, subject to laws and any encumbrances. So the transfer’s purpose is to change who officially owns the land. Recording a restriction on use or leasing the land are separate arrangements, and listing the property for sale is a marketing action, not the transfer of ownership itself.