You have to wonder what good title insurance is if the commitment and policy do not specifically include information found in the public record.  If I had been the buyer's attorney, I would have insisted that the general exception be removed.  That would force the title company to show each "easement or servitude" of record. 

My guess is that this was a "short search" and they used the general exception because they didn't know if there were any such documents of record. 

Sad, really... what does title insurance really cover these days?

Best,
Robert A. Franco
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