Md. Code, Real Property § 5-106
This is the official text of Md. Code, Real Property § 5-106, part of Maryland’s Code, Real Property — governs real estate transactions and landlord-tenant law.
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§5–106.
Official statutory text
Every assignment of any beneficial interest in a trust, the assets of which wholly or partially consist of land, is void unless the assignment is:
(1) In writing signed by the assignor or his agent lawfully authorized by writing; or
(2) By his last will in writing.
(1) In writing signed by the assignor or his agent lawfully authorized by writing; or
(2) By his last will in writing.
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