(a) A conveyance of land, or of an estate or interest in land, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, who is of lawful age, or by the lawful agent or attorney of the person, and acknowledged or proved, and recorded […]
If reference is made in a document to a recorded master form, a copy of the form, or so much of it as is incorporated by reference, must be provided to each party to the transaction by the party that furnished the document.
(a) A warranty deed for the conveyance of land may be substantially in the following form, without express covenants: “The grantor (here insert the name or names and place of residence) for and in consideration of (here insert consideration) in hand paid, conveys and warrants to (here insert the grantee’s name or names) the following […]
(a) A quitclaim deed may be substantially in the following form: “The grantor (here insert the name or names and place of residence), for and in consideration of (here insert consideration) conveys and quitclaims to (here insert grantee’s name or names) all interest which I (we) have, if any, in the following described real estate […]
A deed of quitclaim and release for the form in common use is sufficient to pass all the real estate which the grantor can convey by a deed of bargain and sale.
The term “heirs” or other words of inheritance are not necessary to create or convey an estate in fee simple.
(a) A conveyance of real estate passes all the real estate of the grantor, unless the intent to pass a less estate appears by express terms or is necessarily implied in the terms of the grant. (b) A conveyance by a tenant for life or years purporting to grant a greater estate than the tenant […]
(a) In addition to any estate passed by the grantor under AS 34.15.070, whenever a person purports by a warranty deed, or, for Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act real property, a quitclaim deed, to grant real property in fee or in fee simple to a grantee and subsequently acquires title to, or an interest in, […]
No covenant is implied in a conveyance of real estate, whether the conveyance contains special covenants or not.
A mortgage may not be construed as implying a covenant for the payment of the sum intended to be secured by the mortgage. When there is no express covenant for payment contained in the mortgage, and no bond or other separate instrument to secure payment is given, the remedies of the mortgagee are confined to […]
A grant or conveyance of land or interest in land is not void because at the time of the execution the land is in the actual possession of another claiming adversely.
(a) A document that conveys real estate may not include a provision that requires a subsequent grantee or grantor to pay a transfer fee to convey the real estate, except a document that conveys real estate may include a provision that requires a transfer fee if the fee is (1) a loan assumption fee or […]
(a) A conveyance or devise of land or an interest in land made to two or more persons, other than to executors and trustees, as such, shall be construed to create a tenancy in common in the estate, except as provided in (b) of this section and AS 34.77.100. (b) A husband and wife who […]
A tenant in common may maintain an action against a cotenant for receiving more than the fair share of the rents and profits of the estates owned by them in common.
Joint tenancy, with the exception of interests in personalty and tenancy by the entirety, is abolished. Except as provided in AS 34.15.110(b) and AS 34.77.100, persons having an undivided interest in real property are considered tenants in common.
(a) The right to hold an estate in land as tenants by the entirety, with the right of survivorship, is recognized. (b) [Repealed, § 91 ch 6 SLA 1984.] (c) The right of a spouse to convey to self and the other spouse as tenants by the entirety, or as tenants in common, is confirmed.
(a) An easement obtained for the purpose of protecting the exposure of property to the direct rays of the sun must be created in writing and is subject to the recording requirements for other conveyances of real property. (b) An instrument creating a solar easement must include, but is not limited to, (1) the vertical […]
