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Home » US Law » 2022 Maine Revised Statutes » TITLE 33: PROPERTY » Chapter 1: CONTRACTS FOR SALE OF REAL ESTATE

33 §1. Termination date

§1. Termination date All contracts entered into for the sale or transfer of real estate and all contracts whereby a person, company or corporation becomes an agent for the sale or transfer of real estate shall become void in one year from the date such contract is entered into unless the time for the termination […]

33 §2. Specific performance after death of seller

§2. Specific performance after death of seller If a person, who has contracted in writing to convey real estate, dies before making the conveyance, the other party may file a complaint in the Superior Court to enforce specific performance thereof against the personal representative, the successors to the decedent’s property which is subject to the […]

33 §3. — decree

§3. — decree If it appears that the plaintiff is entitled to a conveyance, the court may require the personal representative, successor or distributee to convey the estate as the deceased ought to have done. The conveyance shall pass the estate as fully as if made by the contractor.   [PL 1979, c. 540, §40 […]

33 §4. — enforcement of decree

§4. — enforcement of decree If the defendant neglects or refuses to convey according to the decree, the court may render judgment for the plaintiff for possession of the land, to hold according to the terms of the intended conveyance, and may issue a writ of seizin as in a real action, under which the […]

33 §5. Specific performance after death of purchaser

§5. Specific performance after death of purchaser If the person entitled to such conveyance dies before bringing his action, or before the conveyance is completed or such seizin and possession are obtained, his personal representative, or the successor to the property if there is no administration may bring and prosecute such action, and shall be […]