Sec. 47-5. Requirements re conveyances of land. Conveyance pursuant to power of attorney.
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(a)All conveyances of land shall be:
(1)In writing;
(2)if the grantor is
(A)a natural person, subscribed, with or without a seal, by the grantor with his own hand or with his mark with his name annexed to it or by his agent authorized for that purpose by a power
(i)executed, acknowledged and witnessed in the manner provided for conveyances, or
(ii)executed, acknowledged and witnessed in the same manner provided for in section 1-350d , and subsection
(a)of section 1-350r ; or
(B)a corporation, limited liability company or partnership, subscribed by a duly authorized person;
(3)acknowledged by the grantor, his agent or such duly authorized person
(A)to be his free act and deed, or
(B)in any manner permitted under chapter 6 or chapter 8; and
(4)attested to by two witnesses with their own hands.
(b)A document conveying land shall also include the current mailing address of the grantee.
(c)In addition to the requirements of subsection
(a)of this section, the execution of a deed or other conveyance of real property pursuant to a power of attorney shall be deemed sufficient if done in substantially the following form:
Name of Owner of Record
By: (Signature of Agent) L.S.
Name of Signatory
His/Her Agent
(d)Nothing in subsection
(c)of this section precludes the use of any other legal form of execution of deed or other conveyance of real property.