When notarizing a grant deed, does a legal description need to be either attached or typed in the body of the document? — C.S., California
You are not responsible for the contents of the document except to review the document for blank spaces. If there is a space for the legal description in the body of the document, that space may not be left blank. Either the legal description or a notation, such as, “See Exhibit A” must be typed into that space and that exhibit with the legal description must be attached.
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