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§ 4-105. Words of inheritance

West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal Property

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Real Property (Refs & Annos)
Title 4. Requisites of Valid Instruments (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 1. General Rules (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Real Property, § 4-105
§ 4-105. Words of inheritance
No words of inheritance are necessary to create an estate in fee simple or an easement by grant or by reservation. Unless a contrary intention appears by express terms or is necessarily implied, every grant of land passes a fee simple estate, and every grant or reservation of an easement passes or reserves an easement in perpetuity.

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Added by Acts 1974, c. 12, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974.
Formerly Art. 21, § 4-105.
MD Code, Real Property, § 4-105, MD REAL PROP § 4-105
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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