General Provisions Relative to Real Property

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Section
1

Rights of Aliens

Section
2

Conveyance of Land Subject to Contingent Remainder, Executory Devise or Other Estate in Expectancy

Section
3

Contingent Remainders; Taking Effect; Limitations

Section
4

Land Held in Fee Tail; Liability for Debts of Tenant in Tail

Section
5

Conveyance Vesting Life Estate and Remainder to Heirs

Section
6

Interpretation of Words Importing Want or Failure of Issue

Section
6a

''heirs'' and ''next of Kin'' Construed

Section
7

Creation of Estate in Common, Joint Tenancy or Tenancy by the Entirety

Section
8

Conveyance to Grantor and Another

Section
8a

Name and Address of Owner; Request for Information; Records; Penalty

Section
9

Conveyance by Tenant for Life or Years of Greater Estate

Section
10

Acts of Owner of Precedent Estate Upon Expectant Estate; Effect

Section
11

Barring of Estates Tail

Section
12

Fixtures Annexed by Life Tenant; Determination; Removal

Section
13

Repealed, 1957, 765, Sec. 2

Section
14

Sale of Timber Standing on Land Used by Other Than Owner of Fee

Section
15

Proceedings Affecting Title to Real Property; Recording and Registration of Memoranda of Lis Pendens; Persons Affected

Section
16

Certificate of Judgment, Decree or Final Disposition; Recording

Section
17

Judgments or Decrees; Effect of Recording

Section
17a

Agreement for Purchase and Sale of Real Estate; Acknowledgment; Recordation

Section
17b

Mortgage Loan Application; Real Estate Consisting of a Certain Dwelling House; Required Statements and Information

Section
17b1/2

Variable or Adjustable Rate Subprime Loans for First-Time Home Loan Borrowers; Written Affirmation and Counseling Certificate Required; Approved Counseling Programs; Violations; Regulations

Section
17c

17d - Repealed, 2006, 63, Sec. 4b

Section
18

Entry Into Land; Legal Proceedings Required to Recover Possession of Land or Tenements; Jurisdiction

Section
19

Entry for Breach of Condition; Certificate; Recordation

Section
20

Right of Entry or Action for Recovery of Real Property; Descent or Discontinuance

Section
21

Encumbrances Upon Real Property; Duty of Grantor to Inform Grantee

Section
22

Encumbrance of Record; Liability for Removal

Section
23

Conditions or Restrictions; Term of Years; Applicability

Section
23a

Proceedings Relating to Building Restrictions; Limitation of Actions

Section
23b

Restrictive Covenants Based on Race, Religion, National Origin or Sex; Validity; Exception

Section
23c

Solar Energy Systems; Installation or Use; Restrictive Provisions

Section
23d

Community Residences for Disabled Persons; Restrictive Provisions

Section
24

Defects, Irregularities or Omissions in Deeds; Curative Period

Section
25

Indefinite References; Effect; Application

Section
26

Land Use or Construction Restrictions Subject to This Section and Secs. 27 to 30; Definitions; Sufficiency of Description; Presumptions

Section
27

Restrictions Imposed After December 31, 1961; Limitations on Enforceability; Extension of Period

Section
28

Restrictions Imposed Before January 1, 1962; Limitations on Enforceability; Extension of Period

Section
29

Notice or Extension of Restriction; Prerequisites

Section
30

Enforceability of Restrictions; Presumptions and Prerequisites; Temporary Injunction

Section
31

Restrictions, Defined

Section
32

Effect, Enforcement, Acquisition, and Release of Restrictions

Section
33

Public Restriction Tract Index

Section
33a

33b - Repealed, 2008, 521, Sec. 3

Section
34

Good Faith Purchasers of Interests in Real Estate From Trustees; Binding Effect on Trust; Recording Conditions

Section
35

Trustee's Certificate; Requirements; Effect