---
title: "Check a contract of sale against searches before exchange"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-a-contract-of-sale-against-searches-before-exchange"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A9-B2-1"
practice_area: "Residential Conveyancing & Property"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["AU"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a contract of sale against searches before exchange

> Compare vendor disclosure, title and planning searches into a mismatch table.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-a-contract-of-sale-against-searches-before-exchange  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Conveyancing & Property](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Compare vendor disclosure, title and planning searches into a mismatch table. |
| What the lawyer must review | Resolve each mismatch; advise the client. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

Check a contract of sale against searches before exchange

- What the AI does: Compare vendor disclosure, title and planning searches into a mismatch table.
- What the lawyer does: Resolve each mismatch; advise the client.
- Basis: General AI-use guidance applied to this area; no area-specific AI source found.
- Source basis: General AI-use guidance applied to this area; no area-specific AI source found.

## Sources

- [LSBC Uniform Law AI statement](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [OAIC: commercially available AI products](https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/guidance-on-privacy-and-the-use-of-commercially-available-ai-products) (checked 2026-10-10)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Purchase-contract due diligence checklist (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-conveyancing-and-property/us-purchase-due-diligence-checklist.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A buyer-side list for a US purchase contract: title commitment, names and the legal description, pre-1978 lead disclosure, FIRPTA withholding, and loan disclosures if the purchase is financed. |
| [Buyer issues report on a purchase contract (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-conveyancing-and-property/us-buyer-issues-report.md) | Letter | Yellow | A letter that reports to the buyer what the due-diligence checklist found on title, lead-based paint, FIRPTA withholding, and loan disclosures, in the lawyer's own conclusions. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-conveyancing-and-property/check-a-contract-of-sale-against-searches-before-exchange/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*