Posted by Surya on 10/12/04 11:58am
Msg #9685

selling a property

I am in USA currently and hold the property in India. I want to sell that property. I have been told that the purchaser makes a sale Dead and send it to me. I have to sign on it and get notarized. Does Notary requires a original property paers to review or photocopy works out to review and notarize on sale dead. Please reply immediatly.

Reply by Ted_MI on 10/12/04 12:20pm
Msg #9690

Hi Surya,

I believe it might help if you indicated what state (in the United States) that you are located in.

Reply by Surya on 10/12/04 1:06pm
Msg #9693

I am in Baltimore, MD

Reply by HisHughness on 10/12/04 1:14pm
Msg #9695

I don't think it is appropriate for a notary public to advise you what form a document that you want notarized should take. That is the role of an attorney.

Reply by Surya /MD on 10/12/04 1:52pm
Msg #9697

So that means, I can take a sale dead and Photocopy of property documents to Notary.

Reply by HisHughness on 10/12/04 2:12pm
Msg #9698

You can take whatever you wish to a notary and have him notarize it, provided that the law does not prohibit him from doing so, such as certifying documents subject to recordation. That does not mean that whatever he notarizes will be sufficient to meet the legal requirements of wherever the document is to be used; it simply means that he has certified that you signed the document. Whether the document is legally valid is a question a lawyer needs to answer.

Reply by Surya on 10/12/04 2:32pm
Msg #9699

Thank you for your help.

Reply by Barbara - CA on 10/12/04 8:11pm
Msg #9723

Dear Surya,

It would be highly advisable that you consult with legal counsel in India. India may have special requirements in regards to having your signature notarized outside of their country.

For instance, If you owned a property here in the US and were wanting to sell the property, and at the time of the sale, you were living in (or visiting) India ... or any other country ... you would have to have your signature notarized in the presence of notary public at the U.S. Consulate in that country.

India may have the same type of requirements. You might have to have your signature notarized at an India Consulate here in the US.

Might be something to look in to.