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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="4-101" title_number="4" title_name="Requisites of Valid Instruments" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="General Rules">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Any deed containing the names of the grantor and grantee, a description of the property sufficient to identify it with reasonable certainty, and the interest or estate intended to be granted, is sufficient, if executed, acknowledged, and, where required, recorded.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any lease is sufficient even though it is not acknowledged if it otherwise complies with paragraph (1) of this subsection.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>If a deed is signed by the grantor in accordance with the requirements of Title 5 of this article, the absence of a seal or attestation does not affect the validity of the deed. A corporate seal is not required for the execution of any deed or other instrument, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the corporation’s charter, bylaws, or other documents.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The masking of personal information in accordance with § 8–504 of the State Government Article does not affect the validity of a deed or other recordable instrument.</text>
  </level>
</section>
