A record of a deed or other instrument, including a power of attorney, made for the conveyance of real property, or of any interest in real property, and recorded for at least 2 years in the registry of deeds of the county or district in which the real property is located is valid and enforceable even if: [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).]
1. Acknowledgment. The acknowledgment was incomplete or defective in any respect, no acknowledgment appears in the record of the deed, other instrument or power of attorney or no acknowledgment was taken; or
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 33 Sec. 352

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
2. Records relating to title to real property. The records in relating to the title to real property fail to disclose the date when received for record or the records have not been signed by the register of deeds or other duly authorized recording officer for the county or district.

[PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1971, c. 469, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 181, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 304, §1 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 275, §B1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 157, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).