Under BFP NOTICE (PROP), seisin implies which?

• A. Seisin, g owns - Right to convey - No encumbrances
• B. Seisin, g owns but encumbrances exist
• C. No seisin, right to convey not present
• D. Seisin and encumbrances require notation on title

Answer: (A)

Seisin is about actual ownership and the right to convey. When a grantor has seisin, they hold the freehold and can transfer title to the grantee. In this framework, that transfer is understood as delivering title free from encumbrances created by the grantor, so the grantee takes with no outstanding encumbrances affecting the grantor’s interest. That’s why the statement that the grantee owns, has the right to convey, and that there are no encumbrances best fits seisin.

If there were encumbrances, the grantor wouldn’t be delivering a title free of encumbrances, so the idea that encumbrances exist contradicts seisin. No seisin would mean the grantor doesn’t hold title or can’t convey it. Noting encumbrances on the title is a separate matter from the concept of seisin itself.