Instruments not under seal

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MA Code › Part II › Title I › Chapter 183 › Section 1A

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Section 1A. No instrument purporting to affect an interest in land shall be void because it is not sealed or does not recite a seal.

Section 1A. No instrument purporting to affect an interest in land shall be void because it is not sealed or does not recite a seal.

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Instruments not under seal · Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 183, sec. 1A | Frix