Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

Re: Grantee/Grantor

grantor is the same as the seller, transferor and the grantee is the buyer,transfere or gives it and ee recieves it

Re: Grantee/Grantor

grantor is the person signing the deed (you the seller).

Joel Selik

Attorney/Real Estate Broker

www.SelikLaw.com

Re: Grantee/Grantor

And the grantee is the person to whom the property is transferred -- the buyer.

Generally, in legalese the " --or" person is the one who does the act (i.e., the grantor makes the grant) and the " --ee " person is the one affected by the act.

Another example is "donor" (one who gives) and "donee" one who receives a gift. We also have lessor and lessee, mortgagor and mortgagee, vendor and vendee, etc.

Interestingly, the one who breaks out of prison is called an "escapee," and not an "escapor" or "escaper" -- actually, the warden should be called the "escapee," not the fleeing felon.