• In property law, a title is a bundle of rights in a piece of property in which a party may own either a legal interest or equitable interest. The rights in the bundle may be separated and held by different parties. This bundle of rights is represented by a formal document, such as a deed of title, that serves as evidence of ownership. Conveyance of the document may be required in order to transfer ownership in the property to another person.

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• Title is distinct from possession, a right that often accompanies ownership but is not necessarily sufficient to prove it. In many cases, possession and title may each be transferred independently of the other. For real property, land registration and recording provide public notice of ownership information.