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33 ME Rev Stat § 331 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 3-A: VALIDITY OF SIGNATURES|33 §331. Electronic signatures not valid on certain real property documents (REPEALED)

 §331. Electronic signatures not valid on certain real property documents (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 711, §3 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 121, §1 (RP).
33 ME Rev Stat § 351 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 4: VALIDATION OF DEFECTS|33 §351. Acknowledgments after commission expired

 §351. Acknowledgments after commission expired When a person authorized to take acknowledgments takes and certifies one in good faith after the expiration of his commission, not being aware of it, such acknowledgment is as valid as if done before such expiration.
33 ME Rev Stat § 352 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 4: VALIDATION OF DEFECTS|33 §352. Defective acknowledgments

 §352. Defective acknowledgments A record of a deed or other instrument, including a power of attorney, made for the conveyance of real property, or of any interest in real property, and recorded for at least 2 years in the registry of deeds of the county or district in which the real property is located is valid and enforceable even if:   [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).]1.  Acknowledgment.  The acknowledgment was incomplete or defective in any respect, no acknowledgment appears in the record of the deed, other instrument or power of attorney or no acknowledgment was taken; or   A. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] B. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] C. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] D. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] E. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] F. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] G. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] H. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] I. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] J. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] K. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] L. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] M. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] N. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] O. [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (RP).] [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Records relating to title to real property.  The records in relating to the title to real property fail to disclose the date when received for record or the records have not been signed by the register of deeds or other duly authorized recording officer for the county or district.   [PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 469, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 181, §1 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 304, §1 (RPR). PL 2001, c. 275, §B1 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 157, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 196, §1 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 353 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 4: VALIDATION OF DEFECTS|33 §353. Miscellaneous defects (REPEALED)

 §353. Miscellaneous defects (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 120 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 158 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 544, §83 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 469, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 266 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 181, §2 (RP).
33 ME Rev Stat § 401 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 5: TIMBER AND WOODLANDS|33 §401. Cutting and sale of trees; order of court

 §401. Cutting and sale of trees; order of court Any person seized of a freehold estate, or of a remainder or reversion in fee simple or fee tail, in a tract of woodland or timberland, on which the trees are of a growth and age fit to be cut, may apply to the Superior Court in any county for leave to cut and dispose of such trees and invest the proceeds for the use of the persons interested therein. The court after due notice to all persons interested and a hearing of the parties, if any appear, may appoint one or more persons to examine the land and report to the court, and the court may thereupon order the whole or a part of such trees to be cut and sold and the proceeds brought into court subject to further orders. The court shall appoint one or more commissioners to superintend the cutting and sale of such trees who shall account for the proceeds to the court and be under bond to the clerk for the faithful performance of their trust.
33 ME Rev Stat § 402 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 5: TIMBER AND WOODLANDS|33 §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated

 §402. -- proceeds invested; income appropriated The court may cause the net proceeds of sale to be invested in other real estate in the State or in public stocks, to the same uses and under the same limitations as the land; the income thereof to be paid to the persons entitled to the income of the land, or apportioned among the persons interested in the estate, according to their interests.
33 ME Rev Stat § 403 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 5: TIMBER AND WOODLANDS|33 §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond

 §403. -- appointment of trustees; bond The court may appoint one or more trustees, removable at its pleasure, to hold said estates or stocks for said uses, who shall give bond with sufficient sureties to the clerk of said court for the faithful discharge of their duty.
33 ME Rev Stat § 451 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §451. Rights of aliens

 §451. Rights of aliens An alien may take, hold, convey and devise real estate or any interest therein. All conveyances and devises of such estate or interest already made by or to an alien are valid.
33 ME Rev Stat § 452 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §452. Deeds and contracts by agents

 §452. Deeds and contracts by agents Deeds and contracts executed by an authorized agent of a person or corporation in the name of his principal, or in his own name for his principal, are in law the deeds and contracts of such principal.
33 ME Rev Stat § 453 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §453. Conveyances for use of county

 §453. Conveyances for use of county Conveyances, in whatever form, made to the inhabitants of a county, or to its treasurer, or to a person or committee for its benefit, are as effectual as if made in the corporate name of the county.
33 ME Rev Stat § 454 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §454. Church pews

 §454. Church pews Pews and rights in houses of public worship are real estate. Deeds of them, and levies by execution upon them may be recorded by the clerk of the town where the houses are situated, with the same effect as if recorded in the registry of deeds.
33 ME Rev Stat § 455 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §455. Agreements to treat building as personal property

 §455. Agreements to treat building as personal property No agreement, that a building erected with the consent of the landowner by one not the owner of the land upon which it is erected shall be and remain personal property, shall be effectual against any person, except the owner of such land, his heirs, devisees and persons having actual notice thereof, unless such agreement is in writing and signed by such landowner or by someone duly authorized for that purpose, and acknowledged and recorded as deeds are required to be acknowledged and recorded under this chapter. This section shall not apply to agreements entered into prior to the 28th day of April, 1903, and then outstanding.
33 ME Rev Stat § 456 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §456. Address of buyer

 §456. Address of buyer All deeds and other instruments for the conveyance of real property shall contain, in addition to the name of the grantee, his address, including street and number, municipality and state.   [PL 1971, c. 57 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 57 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 457 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §457. Error or omission of mailing address

 §457. Error or omission of mailing address Any error in or omission of mailing address of grantee or mortgagee in the deed, mortgage or other conveyance, required by any provision of this Title, shall not affect in any way the validity, effectiveness or recordability of such deed, mortgage or other conveyance of real estate.   [PL 1971, c. 57 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 57 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 458 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §458. Easements or rights-of-way; installation of utility services

 §458. Easements or rights-of-way; installation of utility services 1.  Easements or rights-of-way established on or after January 1, 1990.  The owner of an easement or right-of-way does not have the right by implication to install utility services on or under the easement or right-of-way if:   A. The easement or right-of-way is originally established in a written instrument executed on or after January 1, 1990; and   [PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).]B. The instrument granting or reserving the easement or right-of-way does not expressly include the right to install utility services.   [PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).][PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).] 2.  Definitions.  As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings.   A. "Easement or right-of-way" means the right of a person to pass over the land of another person.   [PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).]B. "Utility services" includes facilities necessary for the transmission of electricity, gas, telephone communications, cable television, sewerage, water or similar services which are currently or may in the future become available.   [PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).][PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1989, c. 149 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 459 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 6: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS|33 §459. Easements and rights-of-way; installation of docks

 §459. Easements and rights-of-way; installation of docks 1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.   A. "Dock" means a platform used for access to a water body or to secure, protect and provide access to a boat or ship. The platform may extend from a shore over the water body or may be a floating platform attached to a mooring.   [PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).]B. "Easement or right-of-way" means the right of a person to pass over the land of another person.   [PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).]C. "Water body" means all inland and coastal waters, including but not limited to all ponds, great ponds, lakes, rivers, streams and coastal waters.   [PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Easements or rights-of-way established on or after January 1, 2018.  The owner of an easement or right-of-way leading to or touching upon a water body does not have the right by implication to construct a dock on the easement or right-of-way or use the easement or right-of-way to facilitate the construction of a dock on the water body if:   A. The easement or right-of-way is originally established in a written instrument executed on or after January 1, 2018; and   [PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).]B. The instrument granting or reserving the easement or right-of-way does not expressly include the right to construct a dock on the easement or right-of-way or the right to use the easement or right-of-way to facilitate the construction of a dock on the water body.   [PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2017, c. 194, §1 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 460 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §460. Conveyance of land abutting a road or way

 §460. Conveyance of land abutting a road or way A conveyance of land which abuts a town or private way, county road, highway or proposed, unaccepted way laid out on a subdivision plan recorded in the registry of deeds shall be deemed to convey all of the grantor's interest in the portion of the road or way which abuts the land, except:   [PL 1987, c. 385, §3 (RPR).]1.  Proposed, unaccepted ways.  With respect to a proposed, unaccepted way laid out on a subdivision plan recorded in the registry of deeds, those rights provided to owners of other lots in the subdivision by Title 23, section 3031; and   [PL 1987, c. 385, §3 (NEW).] 2.  All roads and ways.  With respect to a town or private way, county road or highway, an easement of access necessary to provide ingress and egress to property adjoining the town or private way, county road or highway which shall be preserved, unless the grantor expressly reserves his title to the road or way by a specific reference to the road or way contained in the conveyance.   [PL 1987, c. 385, §3 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 416 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 385, §3 (RPR).
33 ME Rev Stat § 461 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §461. Prior conveyances

 §461. Prior conveyances Any conveyance made prior to October 3, 1973 which conveyed land abutting upon a town or private way, county road or highway shall be deemed to have conveyed all of the grantor's interest in the portion of such road or way, which abutted said land unless the grantor shall have expressly reserved his title to such road or way by a specific reference thereto contained in said conveyance. This section shall not apply to any conveyance of a lot or lots by reference to a recorded plan.   [PL 1973, c. 788, §165 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW). PL 1973, c. 788, §165 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 462 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §462. Preservation of claims by filing of notice within 2 years

 §462. Preservation of claims by filing of notice within 2 years Any grantor who, prior to the effective date of this Act, shall have conveyed land abutting a town or private way, county road or highway, with the intent to reserve his title in such road or way, but who shall not have expressly reserved his title thereto by specific reference as required in section 461, or any person who claims title to any road or way, or discontinued portion thereof, by, through or under, or as the heir, successor, executor, administrator or assign of any such grantor, may preserve his title or claim by filing the notice provided in section 463 in the registry of deeds for the county in which the road or way is located, within 2 years after the effective date of this Act. In any action concerning title to a road or way, or discontinued portion thereof, the burden of proof in establishing the grantor's intent to reserve such title shall be on said grantor or those claiming by, through or under him.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 463 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §463. Filing of notice; recording fee

 §463. Filing of notice; recording fee In order for the notice specified in section 462 to be effective, it shall contain an accurate description of the road or way, or portion thereof, to which title is being claimed; the name or names of the person or persons on behalf of whom the title is being claimed; and a specific reference by volume and page to the recorded conveyance in which the title to such road or way is alleged to have been reserved by the grantor therein. The register of deeds for the county in which the road or way is located shall accept all such notices presented to him which describe land located in said county and shall enter and record full copies thereof in the same way that deeds and other instruments are recorded and shall be entitled to charge the same fee for the recording thereof as is charged for recording deeds. Within a reasonable time after recording such notice, the register of deeds shall enter upon the margin of the record of the prior conveyance referred to in said notice the volume and page in which the copy of said notice may be found.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 464 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended

 §464. Persons under a disability; 2-year period not suspended The notice specified in section 463 may be filed for record by the claimant or by any other person acting on behalf of any claimant who is under a disability or unable to assert a claim on his own behalf, but no disability or lack of knowledge of any kind shall suspend or extend the 2-year period provided for such filing.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 465 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §465. Abutters own the centerline of road or way

 §465. Abutters own the centerline of road or way Any person owning land in this State abutting a town or private way, county road or highway, whose predecessors in title have not reserved any title in such road or way as provided in sections 460 and 461, or filed the notice provided in section 462 within the time specified therein, shall be deemed to own to the centerline of such road or way except as provided in sections 466 to 469.   [PL 1977, c. 696, §257 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 696, §257 (AMD).
33 ME Rev Stat § 466 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §466. -- State and municipal owned roads

 §466. -- State and municipal owned roads This subchapter shall not apply to any road or way, title to which is owned by the State or any municipality or other governmental body.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 467 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §467. -- public easement acquired over opposite sides of road or way in unequal proportion

 §467. -- public easement acquired over opposite sides of road or way in unequal proportion Where a town or private way, county road or highway shall be, or shall have been, laid out, widened or altered in such a manner that the public easement is located over land taken from the land on opposite sides of such road or way in unequal proportions, then the persons owning the land abutting the road or way on opposite sides thereof, shall each be deemed to own that portion of such road or way which shall have been acquired from their respective sides of such road or way. If it cannot be determined from which side of the road or way the land was so acquired, the owners of the abutting land on opposite sides of such road or way shall each be deemed to own to the centerline thereof.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 468 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §468. Statutes of limitation not extended

 §468. Statutes of limitation not extended Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be construed to extend the period for the bringing of an action or for the doing of any other required act under any statute of limitations.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 469 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 7: TITLE TO ROADS AND WAYS|33 §469. Liberal construction

 §469. Liberal construction This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect the legislative purpose of clarifying the title to the land underlying roads and ways by eliminating the possibility of ancient claims.   [PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 505 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 470 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 8: OMITTED MARITAL RELEASE|33 §470. Failure of spouse to join in release of right and interest by descent

 §470. Failure of spouse to join in release of right and interest by descent If the spouse of a grantor in a conveyance of land fails to join in the conveyance in release of the spouse's right and interest by descent, such spouse and all persons claiming by, through or under such spouse shall be forever barred from claiming such right and interest by descent by real or mixed action for the recovery of lands, by entry, or otherwise unless such spouse has filed the notice provided in section 472 or has made some other claim of record within the time limited in section 471.   [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).
33 ME Rev Stat § 471 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 33: PROPERTY|Chapter 7: CONVEYANCE OF REAL ESTATE|Subchapter 8: OMITTED MARITAL RELEASE|33 §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice

 §471. Preservation of claims by filing of notice The spouse of a grantor who, 20 years or more before October 1, 1975, has conveyed land without the joinder therein of such spouse in release of the spouse's right and interest by descent in the land conveyed, and which spouse intends to claim such right and interest, or any person claiming by, through or under the spouse after such right and interest has become vested in the spouse, may preserve such right and interest, or claim thereto, by filing the notice provided in section 472 in the registry of deeds for the county in which the land is located, within 2 years of October 1, 1975.   [PL 1977, c. 564, §126 (AMD).]The spouse of a grantor who, less than 20 years before or at any time after October 1, 1975, has conveyed land without the joinder therein of such spouse in release of the spouse's right and interest by descent in the land conveyed and which spouse intends to claim such right and interest, or any person claiming by, through or under the spouse after said right and interest has become vested in the spouse, may preserve such right and interest, or claim thereto, by filing the notice provided in section 472 in the registry of deeds for the county in which the land is located, before the recording of the conveyance or within the later of 20 years of the date of recording of the conveyance or 2 years of October 1, 1975.   [PL 1977, c. 564, §126 (AMD).]A spouse may also preserve a claim to right and interest by descent by filing the notice provided in section 472 at any time prior to a conveyance in which the spouse does not intend to join in the release of such right and interest.   [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]In all cases the spouse must bring a claim of record for title or possession within one year of the later of the filing of the notice or the vesting of the right and interest.   [PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 511 (NEW). PL 1977, c. 564, §126 (AMD).