§ 4-202. Grants

   (a) Deed granting fee-simple interest in property.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, by me, (here insert the name of the grantor) witnesseth, that in consideration of, (here insert consideration) I, the said .............., do grant unto (here insert the name of the grantee), all that (here describe the property).

Witness my hand.

(b) Granting estate for life.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........., by me, ...................., witnesseth, that in consideration of ......... I, the said .............., do grant unto .............., to hold during his life and no longer.

Witness my hand.

(c) Deed of trust to secure debts or for other purposes.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, by me, ...................., witnesseth, that whereas (here insert the consideration for making the deed), I, said .................., do grant unto .................., as trustee, the following property, (here describe the property), in trust for the following purposes (here insert the purposes of the trust, and any covenant that may be agreed upon).

Witness my hand.

(d) Sheriff's or other officer's deed.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, by me, ...................., Sheriff of ........... County, Maryland, witnesseth, that by virtue of an execution issued out of (here insert the style of court), and dated ....... day of .............., in the year .........., in the case of ........... v. ............, I, the said .............., as Sheriff of said county, have sold to .................., the following property, (here describe property). Now, therefore, I, the said ...................., do grant unto the said ...................., all the right and title of .............., in and to said hereinbefore described property.

Witness my hand.

(e) Trustee's deed under a decree.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, by me, ...................., trustee, witnesseth, whereas, by a decree of (here insert style of court), passed on ............. (here insert day of decree), in the case ................ v. ................, I, the said .............., was appointed trustee to sell the land decreed to be sold, and have sold the same to ...................., who has fully paid the purchase money therefor. Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises, I, the said ...................., do grant unto ................... all the right and title of all the parties to the aforesaid cause, in and to ................... (describe property).

Witness my hand.

(f) Deed of commissioners to make partition of land.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, witnesseth, that we ...................., (here insert names of commissioners), commissioners appointed by the Circuit Court for ............. County, to divide the lands of A B, late of ............. County, deceased, in consideration of the sum of ...................., have sold, and do hereby grant to C D, all that parcel of land, (here describe the land as described in return of the commissioners).

Witness my hand.

(g) Personal representative's deed.

This deed, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........, witnesseth, that I, ....................personal representative of the Last Will of ...................., late of ............. County, deceased, in consideration of the sum of .............., have bargained and sold to ...................., all that parcel of land (here describe the land).

Witness my hand.

(h) Mortgage of property.

This mortgage, made this ....... day of ............. by me, .............., witnesseth, that in consideration of the sum of ........... dollars, now due from me, the said ...................., to ...................., I, the said .............., do grant unto the said ...................., (here describe the property); provided, that if I, the said ...................., shall pay, on or before the ............. day of ........, to the said ......., the sum of ..............dollars, with the interest thereon from ............, then this mortgage shall be void.

Witness my hand.

(i) Lease.

This lease, made this ....... day of .............., in the year ........., between ................... and ...................., witnesseth, that the said ................ do lease unto the said .............., his personal representatives or assigns (here describe property), for the term of ....... years, beginning on the ....... day of .............., in the year ........, and ending on the ....... day of .............., in the year ........, the said .............., paying therefor the sum of .... dollars, on the ....... day of .............., in each and every year.

Witness my hand.

HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 21, § 4-202; 1974, ch. 12, § 2.