Maine Statutes

TITLE 33: PROPERTY

Chapter 10-A: TIME SHARES
- 33 §591. Definitions
- 33 §592. Requirements of time shares
- 33 §593. Taxation of time-share estates
- 33 §593-A. Utility billing for time-share estates
- 33 §594. Liens for assessment
- 33 §595. Foreclosure or commercial sale of timeshare
Chapter 10: UNIT OWNERSHIP
- 33 §560. Short title
- 33 §561. Definitions
- 33 §562. Application
- 33 §563. Status of units
- 33 §564. Ownership of units
- 33 §565. Common elements
- 33 §566. Compliance with bylaws and rules and regulations
- 33 §567. Certain work prohibited
- 33 §568. Common profits and expenses
- 33 §569. Contents of declaration
- 33 §570. Contents of deeds of units
- 33 §571. Recording
- 33 §572. Mortgage and liens affecting a unit at time of first conveyance
- 33 §573. Withdrawal
- 33 §574. Subsequent resubmission
- 33 §575. Bylaws
- 33 §576. Contents of bylaws
- 33 §577. Books of receipts and expenditures; availability for examination
- 33 §578. Waiver of use of common elements; abandonment of unit
- 33 §579. Separate taxation
- 33 §580. Lien for common changes
- 33 §581. Foreclosure
- 33 §582. Voluntary conveyance
- 33 §583. Insurance
- 33 §584. Repair and reconstruction
- 33 §585. Actions
- 33 §586. Users subject to land
- 33 §587. Loans
- 33 §588. Time shares (REPEALED)
- 33 §589. Definitions
- 33 §589-A. Requirements of membership camping
- 33 §589-B. Membership camping contract brokers; fees; escrow accounts; disclosures to new purchaser; notice of cnacellation to purchaser
- 33 §589-C. Violation
Chapter 11: REGISTER OF DEEDS
- 33 §601. Election of register; vacancies
- 33 §602. Examination of lists by Governor; certificates; tenure
- 33 §603. Bond
- 33 §604. Salaries
- 33 §605. Deputy; oath and duties
- 33 §606. Clerk of courts as register (REPEALED)
- 33 §607. Assistant (REPEALED)
- 33 §608. Removal of register for misconduct or incapacity
- 33 §609. Successors may complete records and grant certificates
- 33 §610. Certificates, conditions and requisites of
- 33 §611. Recording officer not to draft or aid in drafting recorded instrument
- 33 §651. Records; index
- 33 §651-A. Grantor, grantee names; form of indexing
- 33 §651-B. Privacy protection
- 33 §652. Books for recording plans
- 33 §653. Time of recording; verification
- 33 §654. Miscellaneous records
- 33 §654-A. Certain county records of deeds to be copied; legal effect (REPEALED)
- 33 §655. Town records to State Archivist for safekeeping
- 33 §656. Owner of original records reimbursed for safekeeping (REPEALED)
- 33 §657. Filing of subdivision plats; penalty
- 33 §658. Recording of releases or waivers of conditions
- 33 §659. Duplicates of plans in court files
- 33 §660. Plans of townships; copies; filing and indexing
- 33 §661. Plans deemed of interest to county
- 33 §662. Plans showing allotment of lands in cities and towns
- 33 §662-A. Municipal land control ordinances (REPEALED)
- 33 §663. Copies of transfers of lands in unorganized territory sent to State Tax Assessor
- 33 §664. Notices of federal tax liens (REPEALED)
- 33 §665. Farm owner may name lands for filing and recording
- 33 §666. Transfer of named farm lands
- 33 §667. Conservation restrictions; defined (REPEALED)
- 33 §668. -- acquisition, effect, recording and release (REPEALED)
- 33 §669. Copies of bankruptcy orders and decrees
- 33 §670. Facsimile signature of the register and deputy register of deeds
- 33 §701. Office in shire town
- 33 §702. Western district office in Oxford County
- 33 §703. Northern district office in Aroostook County
- 33 §751. Schedule
- 33 §752. Records preservation surcharge
Chapter 12: SHORT FORM DEEDS ACT
- 33 §761. Statutory forms; incorporation by reference; title
- 33 §762. Rules and definitions
- 33 §763. Warranty deed
- 33 §764. Warranty covenants
- 33 §765. Quitclaim deed with covenant
- 33 §766. Quitclaim covenant or limited covenant
- 33 §767. Mortgage deed
- 33 §768. Mortgage covenants
- 33 §769. Statutory condition in mortgage
- 33 §770. Assignment of mortgage; words of transfer
- 33 §771. Grant as a word of conveyance
- 33 §772. Words of inheritance; habendum
- 33 §772-A. Effect of release
- 33 §773. Easements, privileges and appurtenances belonging to granted estate
- 33 §774. Seals not required
- 33 §775. Appendix
Chapter 13: COORDINATE SYSTEM
- 33 §801. Definition
- 33 §802. East, Central and West Zones
- 33 §803. Plane coordinates of a point
- 33 §803-A. Describing the location of any survey station or land boundary corner
- 33 §804. Land extending from one zone to another
- 33 §805. Technical definition
- 33 §806. Use in making official records of land boundaries
- 33 §807. Use of terms
- 33 §807-A. Effective date
- 33 §808. Use not mandatory (REPEALED)
Chapter 15: TRUSTS
- 33 §851. Trust in lands requires writing
- 33 §851-A. Conveyances to or from trusts without naming trustee
- 33 §852. Titles not defeated by trusts without notice or record
Chapter 17: JOINT TENANCIES
- 33 §901. Corporate securities
- 33 §902. -- retroactive effect
- 33 §903. -- existing tenancies not affected
- 33 §904. -- form of agreement
- 33 §951. Joinder or severance; notice
- 33 §952. Judgment; execution for share
- 33 §953. Recovery of rent or income from joint tenant
Chapter 19: GIFTS TO MINORS
- 33 §1001. Definitions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1002. Manner of making gift (REPEALED)
- 33 §1003. Effect of gift (REPEALED)
- 33 §1004. Powers and duties (REPEALED)
- 33 §1005. Expenses, compensation, bond and liabilities (REPEALED)
- 33 §1006. Exemption of 3rd persons from liability (REPEALED)
- 33 §1007. Resignation, death or removal; bond; successor (REPEALED)
- 33 §1008. Accounting (REPEALED)
- 33 §1009. Construction (REPEALED)
- 33 §1010. Short title (REPEALED)
Chapter 1: CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE
- 33 §1. Termination date
- 33 §2. Specific performance after death of seller
- 33 §3. -- decree
- 33 §4. -- enforcement of decree
- 33 §5. Specific performance after death of purchaser
- 33 §6. Action by estate representatives (REPEALED)
- 33 §7. Court authority to convey on death of seller (REPEALED)
- 33 §8. -- notice and bond (REPEALED)
- 33 §9. Refusal or incapacity of spouse to release interest; rights of creditors (REPEALED)
Chapter 20: IMPROVIDENT TRANSFERS OF TITLE
- 33 §1021. Definitions
- 33 §1022. Undue influence
- 33 §1023. Civil action; relief available
- 33 §1024. Other common law and statutory causes of action and relief still available
- 33 §1025. Title practices
Chapter 21: LOST GOODS AND STRAY BEASTS
- 33 §1051. Duty of finder of money or goods worth $3 or more
- 33 §1052. Taking up stray beasts; notice
- 33 §1053. Appraisal if value $10 or more
- 33 §1054. Restitution to appearing owner; money or goods
- 33 §1055. -- strays
- 33 §1056. Finder's rights when no owner appears
- 33 §1057. Sale of strays when no owner appears
- 33 §1058. Failure to give notice; penalty
- 33 §1059. Recovery of strays without paying charges; penalty
- 33 §1060. Damages by animals; remedy; lien
Chapter 23: UNSOLICITED MERCHANDISE
- 33 §1101. Unsolicited merchandise; duty of receiver
Chapter 25: MAINE COASTAL ISLAND REGISTRY
- 33 §1201. Legislative intent, purpose
- 33 §1202. Definitions
- 33 §1203. Registry
- 33 §1204. -- duties
- 33 §1205. Registration
- 33 §1206. Filing and notice of failure to file
- 33 §1207. Title in State
- 33 §1208. Late registrations
- 33 §1209. Review of claims to coastal islands
- 33 §1210. Exemption
- 33 §1211. Requirement for notice
- 33 §1212. List
- 33 §1213. Water boundaries
- 33 §1214. Recordation (REPEALED)
- 33 §1215. Rules and regulations
- 33 §1216. Limitation
- 33 §1217. Fees
- 33 §1218. Fraudulent registration
Chapter 27: ABANDONED PROPERTY
- 33 §1301. Purpose (REPEALED)
- 33 §1302. Definitions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1303. Property subject to custody and control of the State (REPEALED)
- 33 §1304. Property held by financial institutions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1305. Property held by life insurers (REPEALED)
- 33 §1306. Property held by other insurers (REPEALED)
- 33 §1307. Property held by utilities (REPEALED)
- 33 §1308. Property held by business associations (REPEALED)
- 33 §1309. Property held in the course of dissolution (REPEALED)
- 33 §1310. Property held by fiduciary (REPEALED)
- 33 §1311. Property held by governmental agents (REPEALED)
- 33 §1311-A. Unpaid wages (REPEALED)
- 33 §1312. Property held in the ordinary course of business (REPEALED)
- 33 §1313. Property held by landlords (REPEALED)
- 33 §1314. Property held by state institutions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1315. Property held by public administrators (REPEALED)
- 33 §1316. Recovery of property by another state (REPEALED)
- 33 §1351. Report of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1352. Notice and publication by Treasurer of State (REPEALED)
- 33 §1353. Payment or delivery of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1354. Relief from liability by payment or delivery (REPEALED)
- 33 §1355. Income accruing after payment or delivery (REPEALED)
- 33 §1356. Periods of limitation not a bar (REPEALED)
- 33 §1357. Sale retention or disposal of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1358. Deposit of funds (REPEALED)
- 33 §1359. Claim for abandoned property paid or delivered (REPEALED)
- 33 §1360. Examination of records (REPEALED)
- 33 §1361. Proceeding to allow examination or compel delivery (REPEALED)
- 33 §1362. Penalties (REPEALED)
- 33 §1363. Regulations (REPEALED)
- 33 §1364. Restriction on agreement to locate reported property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1365. Effect of laws of other states (REPEALED)
- 33 §1366. Agreements with other states (REPEALED)
Chapter 28-A: SOLAR RIGHTS
- 33 §1421. Definitions
- 33 §1422. Policy
- 33 §1423. Use and installation of solar energy devices
- 33 §1424. Limitation
Chapter 28: SOLAR EASEMENTS
- 33 §1401. Establishment of solar easements
- 33 §1402. Contents of solar easements
Chapter 29: PRESERVATION INTEREST
- 33 §1551. Definitions
- 33 §1552. Preservation interests authorized; enforcement; release
- 33 §1553. Scope of preservation interest
- 33 §1554. Recordation
- 33 §1555. Limitation
Chapter 30: TRAIL EASEMENTS
- 33 §1581. Definitions
- 33 §1582. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration
- 33 §1583. Judicial actions
- 33 §1584. Validity
- 33 §1585. Applicability
Chapter 31: MAINE CONDOMINIUM ACT
- 33 §1601-101. Short title
- 33 §1601-102. Applicability
- 33 §1601-103. Definitions
- 33 §1601-104. Variation by agreement
- 33 §1601-105. Separate titles and taxation
- 33 §1601-106. Applicability of local laws and regulations
- 33 §1601-107. Eminent Domain
- 33 §1601-108. Supplemental general principles of law applicable
- 33 §1601-109. Construction against implicit repeal
- 33 §1601-110. Uniformity of application and construction
- 33 §1601-111. Severability
- 33 §1601-112. Unconscionable agreement or term of contract
- 33 §1601-113. Obligation of good faith
- 33 §1601-114. Remedies to be liberally administered
- 33 §1601-115. Legal investments
- 33 §1601-116. Effective date
- 33 §1602-101. Creation of condominium
- 33 §1602-102. Unit boundaries
- 33 §1602-103. Construction and validity of declaration and bylaws
- 33 §1602-104. Description of units
- 33 §1602-105. Contents of declaration
- 33 §1602-106. Leasehold condominiums
- 33 §1602-107. Allocations of common element interests, votes and common expense liabilities
- 33 §1602-108. Limited common elements
- 33 §1602-109. Plats and plans
- 33 §1602-110. Exercise of development rights
- 33 §1602-111. Alterations of units
- 33 §1602-112. Relocation of boundaries between adjoining units
- 33 §1602-113. Subdivision of units
- 33 §1602-114. Easement for encroachments
- 33 §1602-115. Use for sales purposes
- 33 §1602-116. Easement to facilitate exercise of special declarant rights
- 33 §1602-117. Amendment of declaration
- 33 §1602-118. Termination of condominium
- 33 §1602-119. Rights of secured lenders
- 33 §1602-120. Master associations
- 33 §1602-121. Merger or consolidation of condominiums
- 33 §1603-101. Organization of unit owners' association
- 33 §1603-102. Powers of unit owners' association
- 33 §1603-103. Executive board members and officers; declarant control
- 33 §1603-104. Transfer of special declarant rights
- 33 §1603-105. Termination of contracts and leases of declarant
- 33 §1603-106. Bylaws
- 33 §1603-107. Upkeep of the condominium
- 33 §1603-108. Meetings
- 33 §1603-109. Quorums
- 33 §1603-110. Voting; proxies
- 33 §1603-111. Tort and contract liability
- 33 §1603-112. Alienation of common elements
- 33 §1603-113. Insurance
- 33 §1603-114. Surplus funds
- 33 §1603-115. Assessments for common expenses
- 33 §1603-115-A. Optional escrow of assessments
- 33 §1603-116. Lien for assessments
- 33 §1603-117. Other liens affecting the condominium
- 33 §1603-118. Association records
- 33 §1603-119. Association as trustee
- 33 §1604-101. Applicability; waiver
- 33 §1604-102. Liability for public offering statement requirements
- 33 §1604-103. Public offering statement; general provisions
- 33 §1604-104. Public offering statement; condominiums subject to development rights
- 33 §1604-105. Public offering statement; condominiums containing conversion buildings
- 33 §1604-106. Public offering statement; condominium securities
- 33 §1604-107. Purchaser's right to cancel
- 33 §1604-108. Resales of units
- 33 §1604-109. Escrow of deposits
- 33 §1604-110. Release of liens
- 33 §1604-111. Conversion buildings
- 33 §1604-112. Express warranties of quality
- 33 §1604-113. Implied warranties of quality
- 33 §1604-114. Exclusion or modification of implied warranties of quality
- 33 §1604-115. Statute of limitations for warranties
- 33 §1604-116. Effect of violations on rights of action
- 33 §1604-117. Labeling of promotional material
- 33 §1604-118. Declarant's obligation to complete and restore
Chapter 32: MAINE UNIFORM TRANSFERS TO MINORS ACT
- 33 §1651. Short title
- 33 §1652. Definitions
- 33 §1653. Scope and jurisdiction
- 33 §1654. Nomination of custodian
- 33 §1655. Transfer by gift or exercise of power of appointment
- 33 §1656. Transfer authorized by will or trust
- 33 §1657. Other transfer by fiduciary
- 33 §1658. Transfer by obligor
- 33 §1659. Receipt for custodial property
- 33 §1660. Manner of creating custodial property and effecting transfer; designation of initial custodian; control
- 33 §1661. Single custodianship
- 33 §1662. Validity and effect of transfer
- 33 §1663. Care of custodial property
- 33 §1664. Powers of custodian
- 33 §1665. Use of custodial property
- 33 §1666. Custodian's expenses, compensation and bond
- 33 §1667. Exemption of 3rd person from liability
- 33 §1668. Liability to 3rd person
- 33 §1669. Renunciation, resignation, death or removal of custodian; designation of successor custodian
- 33 §1670. Accounting by and determination of liability of custodian
- 33 §1671. Termination of custodianship
- 33 §1672. Applicability
- 33 §1673. Effect on existing custodianships
- 33 §1674. Uniformity of application and construction
Chapter 33: UNCLAIMED BAGGAGE AND MERCHANDISE
- 33 §1701. Merchandise unclaimed for 6 months, sold to pay charges
- 33 §1702. Notice of sale; disposal of proceeds
- 33 §1703. Common carriers may sell perishable goods which owner neglects or refuses to receive
- 33 §1704. Sale of livestock; proceedings when owner or consignee missing; notice of sale
- 33 §1705. All sales recorded
Chapter 35: TRANSPORTATION OF PROPERTY IN DISPUTE
- 33 §1751. Transportation of property, when title is in dispute
Chapter 37: UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT
- 33 §1801. Short title; purpose (REPEALED)
- 33 §1802. Definitions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1803. Property presumed abandoned; general rule (REPEALED)
- 33 §1804. General rules for taking custody of unclaimed property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1805. Traveler's checks and money orders (REPEALED)
- 33 §1806. Checks, drafts and similar instruments issued or certified by financial institutions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1807. Bank deposits and funds in financial institutions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1808. Funds owed under life insurance policies (REPEALED)
- 33 §1809. Deposits held by utilities (REPEALED)
- 33 §1810. Refunds held by business associations (REPEALED)
- 33 §1811. Stock and other intangible interests in business associations (REPEALED)
- 33 §1811-A. Property originated or issued in State (REPEALED)
- 33 §1812. Property held in the course of dissolution (REPEALED)
- 33 §1813. Property held by agents and fiduciaries (REPEALED)
- 33 §1814. Property held by courts and public agencies (REPEALED)
- 33 §1815. Gift certificates and credit memos (REPEALED)
- 33 §1816. Wages (REPEALED)
- 33 §1817. Contents of safe deposit box or other safe- keeping repository (REPEALED)
- 33 §1818. Property held by landlords (REPEALED)
- 33 §1819. Tangible property held by state institutions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1820. Property held by public administrators (REPEALED)
- 33 §1851. Report of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1852. Notice and publication by administrator (REPEALED)
- 33 §1853. Payment or delivery of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1854. Custody by State; holder relieved from liability; reimbursement of holder paying claim; reclaiming for owner; defense of holder; payment of safe deposit box or reposito
- 33 §1855. Crediting of dividends, interest or increments to owner's account (REPEALED)
- 33 §1856. Public sale of abandoned property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1857. Deposit of funds (REPEALED)
- 33 §1858. Filing of claim with the administrator (REPEALED)
- 33 §1859. Claim of another state to recover property; procedure (REPEALED)
- 33 §1860. Action to establish claim (REPEALED)
- 33 §1861. Election to take payment or delivery (REPEALED)
- 33 §1862. Destruction or disposition of property having insubstantial commercial value; immunity from liability (REPEALED)
- 33 §1863. Periods of limitation (REPEALED)
- 33 §1864. Requests for reports and examination of records (REPEALED)
- 33 §1865. Retention of records (REPEALED)
- 33 §1866. Enforcement (REPEALED)
- 33 §1867. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states (REPEALED)
- 33 §1868. Interest and penalties (REPEALED)
- 33 §1869. Agreement to locate reported property (REPEALED)
- 33 §1870. Foreign transactions (REPEALED)
- 33 §1871. Transition and application (REPEALED)
- 33 §1872. Rules (REPEALED)
- 33 §1873. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED)
- 33 §1874. Agreements with other states (REPEALED)
- 33 §1875. Retention of tangible property with historic value (REPEALED)
Chapter 37: UNIFORM FEDERAL LIEN REGISTRATION ACT
- 33 §1801. Short title (REPEALED)
- 33 §1802. Scope (REPEALED)
- 33 §1803. Place of filing (REPEALED)
- 33 §1804. Execution of notices and certificates (REPEALED)
- 33 §1805. Duties of filing officer (REPEALED)
- 33 §1806. Fees (REPEALED)
- 33 §1807. Uniformity of application and construction (REPEALED)
Chapter 39: UNIFORM FEDERAL LIEN REGISTRATION ACT
- 33 §1901. {1901. Short title
- 33 §1902. Scope
- 33 §1903. Place of filing
- 33 §1904. Execution of notices and certificates
- 33 §1905. Duties of filing officer
- 33 §1906. Fees
- 33 §1907. Uniformity of application and construction
Chapter 3: STATUTE OF FRAUDS
- 33 §51. Writing required; consideration need not be expressed
- 33 §52. Written ratification of minor's contracts required; contracts to further higher education
- 33 §53. Representation of another's credit
Chapter 41: UNIFORM UNCLAIMED PROPERTY ACT
- 33 §1951. Short title
- 33 §1952. Definitions
- 33 §1953. Presumptions of abandonment
- 33 §1954. Property in safekeeping depository or held by landlord or state institution
- 33 §1954-A. Retention of property with historic value
- 33 §1955. Rules for taking custody
- 33 §1956. Dormancy charge
- 33 §1957. Burden of proof as to property evidenced by record of check or draft
- 33 §1958. Report of property presumed abandoned
- 33 §1959. Payment or delivery of property presumed abandoned
- 33 §1960. Notice and publication of unclaimed property
- 33 §1961. Custody by state; recovery by holder; defense of holder
- 33 §1962. Crediting of dividends, interest and increments to owner's account
- 33 §1963. Public sale of unclaimed property
- 33 §1964. Deposit of funds
- 33 §1965. Claim of another state to recover property
- 33 §1966. Filing claim with administrator; handling of claims by administrator
- 33 §1967. Action to establish claim
- 33 §1968. Election to take payment or delivery
- 33 §1969. Destruction or disposition of property having no substantial commercial value; immunity from liability
- 33 §1970. Periods of limitation
- 33 §1971. Requests for reports and examination of records
- 33 §1972. Retention of records
- 33 §1973. Enforcement
- 33 §1974. Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
- 33 §1975. Interest and penalties
- 33 §1976. Agreements to locate property
- 33 §1977. Foreign transactions
- 33 §1978. Transitional provisions
- 33 §1979. Rules
- 33 §1980. Uniformity of application and construction
Chapter 5: RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES
- 33 §101. Application of rule
- 33 §101-A. Trusts exempt from rule against perpetuities
- 33 §102. Age may be reduced to 21
- 33 §103. Contingent interests
- 33 §104. Application of provisions
- 33 §105. Retroactive effect
- 33 §106. Instruments affected
Chapter 6-A: WORKING WATERFRONT COVENANTS
- 33 §131. Definitions
- 33 §132. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration; filing
- 33 §133. Judicial actions
- 33 §134. Scope of working waterfront covenant
- 33 §135. Validity
- 33 §136. Application
Chapter 6: AFFORDABLE HOUSING COVENANTS
- 33 §121. Definitions
- 33 §122. Creation; conveyance; acceptance; duration
- 33 §123. Judicial actions
- 33 §124. Scope of affordable housing covenant
- 33 §125. Validity
- 33 §126. Application
Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE
- 33 §151. Items covered by deed
- 33 §151-A. Definitions
- 33 §152. Contingent estates
- 33 §153. Sale or mortgage of estates subject to contingent remainders
- 33 §154. -- notice; appointment of next friend of minors
- 33 §155. -- bond of trustees; disposal of proceeds of sale
- 33 §156. Entailments barred by conveyance in fee simple
- 33 §157. Conveyance of greater estate, conveys only interest owned
- 33 §158. Conveyance for life and to heirs in fee
- 33 §159. Conveyances to 2 or more persons
- 33 §160. -- mortgage or trust
- 33 §161. Quitclaim or release
- 33 §162. No estate greater than tenancy at will unless by writing
- 33 §171. Definitions
- 33 §172. Applicability; exemptions
- 33 §173. Required disclosures
- 33 §173-A. Information provided
- 33 §174. Delivery and time of disclosure; cancellation of contract
- 33 §175. Change in circumstances
- 33 §176. Rights and duties of seller and purchaser
- 33 §177. Liability
- 33 §178. Effect on other statutes or common law
- 33 §179. Effective date
- 33 §201. Priority of recording
- 33 §201-A. Conditions of actual notice
- 33 §201-B. Notice; construction of provisions
- 33 §202. Failure to record, effect of
- 33 §203. Need for acknowledgment
- 33 §204. Deed lost before recording
- 33 §205. Certified copies of deeds recorded in other registries
- 33 §206. Recording by compulsion
- 33 §207. Recording master form
- 33 §208. Indexing
- 33 §209. Incorporating master form
- 33 §210. Recording instrument incorporating master forms
- 33 §251. Appointment; powers
- 33 §252. Legal effect of official acts
- 33 §253. Administration of oaths and depositions
- 33 §254. Qualifications and seal
- 33 §301. Grantor dead or out of State
- 33 §302. Witness dead or absent
- 33 §303. Grantor refusing to acknowledge
- 33 §304. Proof before justice of the peace after summons
- 33 §305. Certification
- 33 §306. -- indorsement of certificate of acknowledgment
- 33 §331. Electronic signatures not valid on certain real property documents (REPEALED)
- 33 §351. Acknowledgments after commission expired
- 33 §352. Defective acknowledgments
- 33 §353. Miscellaneous defects (REPEALED)
- 33 §353-A. Miscellaneous defects
- 33 §353-B. Defects in plats
- 33 §401. Cutting and sale of trees; order of court
- 33 §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated
- 33 §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond
- 33 §451. Rights of aliens
- 33 §452. Deeds and contracts by agents
- 33 §453. Conveyances for use of county
- 33 §454. Church pews
- 33 §455. Agreements to treat building as personal property
- 33 §456. Address of buyer
- 33 §457. Error or omission of mailing address
- 33 §458. Easements or rights-of-way; installation of utility services
- 33 §460. Conveyance of land abutting a road or way
- 33 §461. Prior conveyances
- 33 §462. Preservation of claims by filing of notice within 2 years
- 33 §463. Filing of notice; recording fee
- 33 §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended
- 33 §465. Abutters own the centerline of road or way
- 33 §466. -- State and municipal owned roads
- 33 §467. -- public easement acquired over opposite sides of road or way in unequal proportion
- 33 §468. Statutes of limitation not extended
- 33 §469. Liberal construction
- 33 §469-A. Title to proposed, unaccepted ways
- 33 §470. Failure of spouse to join in release of right and interest by descent
- 33 §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice
- 33 §472. Filing of notice; recording fee; indexing
- 33 §473. Persons under disability; 2-year period not suspended
- 33 §474. Statutes of limitations not extended; bar or release not affected
- 33 §475. Liberal construction
- 33 §476. Definitions
- 33 §477. Creation, conveyance, acceptance and duration
- 33 §477-A. Conservation easement standards
- 33 §478. Judicial actions
- 33 §479. Validity
- 33 §479-A. Applicability
- 33 §479-B. Uniformity of application and construction
- 33 §479-C. Conservation easement registry
- 33 §480. Signature of nonowner
Chapter 8: LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS
- 33 §481. Definitions
- 33 §482. Minimum contents of land installment contracts; recordation
Chapter 9: MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY
- 33 §501. Forms
- 33 §501-A. "Power of sale" in corporate mortgage
- 33 §502. Entry by mortgagee
- 33 §503. Property insurance
- 33 §504. Interest on residential mortgage escrow accounts
- 33 §505. Open-end mortgages
- 33 §506. Undocumented mortgage agreements
- 33 §507. Disclosure regarding private mortgage insurance (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 33, SECTION 506)
- 33 §521. Short title
- 33 §522. Definitions
- 33 §523. Applicability
- 33 §524. Duty of lender
- 33 §525. Duty of settlement agent
- 33 §526. Penalty
- 33 §527. Enforcement
- 33 §528. Privacy duties of settlement agents
- 33 §551. Entry on record; neglect to discharge
- 33 §552. Validation
- 33 §553. Discharge by attorney (REPEALED)
- 33 §553-A. Discharge by attorney