Section 477:30 – Statutory Form of Fiduciary Deed.
477:30 Statutory Form of Fiduciary Deed. – A deed in substance following the form appended to this section shall, when duly executed and delivered, have the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, heirs, successors and assigns, to their own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor, […]
Section 477:31 – Statutory Form for Foreclosure Deed Under Power of Sale.
477:31 Statutory Form for Foreclosure Deed Under Power of Sale. – Where a mortgage is foreclosed under a statutory power of sale, the mortgagee may give a deed to the purchaser, whether the purchaser be a stranger or the mortgagee, in the following form: __________ of __________ County, __________ State of __________, holder of […]
Section 477:18 – Tenants in Common.
477:18 Tenants in Common. – Every conveyance or devise of real estate made to 2 or more persons shall be construed to create an estate in common and not in joint tenancy, unless it shall be expressed therein that the estate is to be holden by the grantees or devisees as joint tenants, or […]
Section 477:19 – Joint Heirs.
477:19 Joint Heirs. – Joint heirs shall be deemed tenants in common. Source. RS 129:3. CS 135:3. GS 121:15. GL 135:15. PS 137:15. PL 213:18. RL 259:18.
Section 477:20 – Alien Residents.
477:20 Alien Residents. – An alien resident in this state may take, purchase, hold, convey or devise real estate, and it may descend in the same manner as if he were a citizen. Source. RS 129:4. CS 135:4. GS 121:16. GL 135:16. PS 137:16. PL 213:19. RL 259:19.
Section 477:21 – Escheat.
477:21 Escheat. – Any right or claim of the state, by escheat or otherwise, to the estate of any resident alien is hereby discharged. Source. RS 129:5. CS 135:5. GS 121:17. GL 135:17. PS 137:17. PL 213:20. RL 259:20.
Section 477:22 – Limited Interest.
477:22 Limited Interest. – A conveyance made by a person having a limited interest in an estate, purporting to convey a greater interest than he possessed or could lawfully convey, shall not work a forfeiture thereof, but shall pass to the grantee all the estate which he could lawfully convey. Source. RS 129:6. CS […]
Section 477:22-a – Enforceability of Publicly-Owned Land Restrictions.
477:22-a Enforceability of Publicly-Owned Land Restrictions. – Any recorded restriction, order, covenant, or other interest in land held by the state, or any political subdivision of the state, shall be enforceable against any owner of the affected land or structure, including subsequent purchasers, heirs, or assignees, notwithstanding lack of privity of estate or contract, […]
Section 477:23 – Purpose.
477:23 Purpose. – For the purpose of avoiding the unnecessary use of words in deeds of real estate, or interests therein, the statutory forms provided in this subdivision are authorized. Nothing in this subdivision shall be understood as preventing the use of other forms appropriate for the conveyance of real estate or any interest […]
Section 477:24 – Unnecessary Words; Construction of Certain Words.
477:24 Unnecessary Words; Construction of Certain Words. – The word "grant" in a conveyance of real estate or any interest therein shall be a sufficient word of conveyance without the use of the words "give, bargain, sell, alien, enfeoff, convey and confirm" or the words "remise, release and forever quitclaim." No covenant shall be […]