Washington Code 64.04.020 – Requisites of a deed
Current as of: 2023 | Check for updates
|
Other versions
Every deed shall be in writing, signed by the party bound thereby, and acknowledged by the party before some person authorized by *this act to take acknowledgments of deeds.
[ 1929 c 33 § 2; RRS § 10551. Prior: 1915 c 172 § 1; 1888 p 50 § 2; 1886 p 177 § 2; Code 1881 § 2312; 1854 p 402 § 2.]
NOTES:
Terms Used In Washington Code 64.04.020
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080