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2022 Maryland Statutes
Real Property
Title 5 - Statute of Frauds
Section 5-101 - Certain Estates Created by Parol Are Estates at Will

Universal Citation:
MD. Real Property Code § 5-101 (2022)
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    Every corporeal estate, leasehold or freehold, or incorporeal interest in land created by parol and not in writing and signed by the party creating it, or his agent lawfully authorized by writing, has the force and effect of an estate or interest at will only, and has no other or greater force or effect, either in law or equity.

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