§ 4-109. Defective grants
West's Annotated Code of MarylandReal PropertyEffective: October 1, 2021
Effective: October 1, 2021
MD Code, Real Property, § 4-109
§ 4-109. Defective grants
(a) If an instrument was recorded before January 1, 1973, any failure of the instrument to comply with the formal requisites listed in this section has no effect, unless the defect was challenged in a judicial proceeding commenced by July 1, 1973.
(b) If an instrument is recorded on or after January 1, 1973, whether or not the instrument is executed on or after that date, any failure to comply with the formal requisites listed in this section has no effect unless it is challenged in a judicial proceeding commenced within six months after it is recorded.
(c) For the purposes of this section, the failures in the formal requisites of an instrument are:
Credits
Added by Acts 1974, c. 12, § 2, eff. July 1, 1974. Amended by Acts 1976, c. 272, § 1; Acts 2010, c. 322, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 323, § 1, eff. June 1, 2010; Acts 2021, c. 686, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021.
Formerly Art. 21, § 4-109.
MD Code, Real Property, § 4-109, MD REAL PROP § 4-109
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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