Unsigned Deed Effects Transfer Despite “Statute of Frauds”
NOVEMBER 19, 2001 VOLUME 9, NUMBER 21 The law can be inflexible and unforgiving of mistakes. This is particularly true with respect to real estate transfers, where nearly four centuries of legal precedent require strict compliance with the formalities of deeds and conveyances. Sometimes, however, the legal system recognizes that mistakes happen, as was the […]