Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 349
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 27 Sec. 349
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- real estate: shall include lands, tenements, and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein, and pews or slips in places of public worship shall be treated as real estate. See
- Tenancy by the entirety: A type of joint tenancy between husband and wife that is recognized in some States. Neither party can sever the joint tenancy relationship; when a spouse dies, the survivor acquires full title to the property.
§ 349. Conveyance to grantor and others
(a) Without an intervening conveyance a person may convey interests in real estate directly:
(1) to himself or herself in a different legal capacity; or
(2) to his or her spouse; or
(3) to himself or herself and one or more other persons, including his or her spouse. A person shall not convey an interest in a tenancy by the entirety or in homestead property to any person except his or her spouse, unless the spouse joins in the conveyance.
(b) A conveyance made pursuant to this section shall be effective to convey such title as would be conveyed by the deed if the grantor were not also a grantee. (Added 1977, No. 134 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1979, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. April 26, 1980.)