Property Ownership
Colorado's 'Marketable Title' concept requires that title be:
APerfectly free of all encumbrances
BReasonably free from doubt, free from reasonable claims by others, and capable of being sold to a reasonably prudent buyer✓ Correct
CCertified by a licensed attorney
DCovered by title insurance at the seller's expense
Explanation
Marketable title in Colorado means title that is reasonably free from doubt, not subject to reasonable adverse claims by others, and that a prudent buyer would accept. Minor encumbrances (like utility easements) do not necessarily render title unmarketable.
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