Posted by mt/ca on 5/5/05 10:54pm
Msg #36174

Grant Deed Date?

Today I did my first real-estate related notarial act - notarizing a grant deed. Above the acknowledgement was a printed date of April 27th, 2005. I crossed out that printed date, and hand wrote in today's date - and filled in the ack. I wanted to verify that this was the correct action to take, as I don't normally deal with these kinds of materials - and wanted to verify that I didn't somehow invalidate the document.

Thanx for your help

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 5/5/05 11:04pm
Msg #36178

Unless specifically instructed to I would never alter the date on a document - unless it was the date on the notary certificate. (or the dates on the RTC!)

Reply by fiKS on 5/6/05 12:30am
Msg #36191

What did the date reflect? Signing date? Effective date? Did the signers (not you) initial the correction? Definitely null & void without initials. I never change anything in the document without being told to. Notary's domain is the notarial section only. Here you are free to correct any wording/spelling to conform with your state requirement.

I may be wrong, but I believe the date of the document and the signing date has a limited allowable days apart - a funding requirement.

Reply by Carol_CA on 5/6/05 4:57pm
Msg #36307

Rule of thumb: never change dates.....concern yourself with your notarial acts/entries :o)

Reply by mt/ca on 5/6/05 7:19pm
Msg #36337

Thanks for your help - lesson definitely learned! nm