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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A deed of trust to secure debts or indemnify sureties may be in the following form, or to the same effect: “This deed, made the .......... day of .........., in the year ....., between .................... (the grantor) and .................... (the trustee), witnesseth: that the said .................... (the grantor) does (or do) grant (or grant and convey) unto the said .................... (the trustee), the following property (here describe it): In trust to secure (here describe the debts to be secured or the sureties to be indemnified and insert covenants or any other provisions the parties may agree upon). Witness the following signature (or signatures).”
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Virginia Code Title 55.1. Property and Conveyances § 55.1-316. Form of deed of trust to secure debts, etc. - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/va/title-55-1-property-and-conveyances/va-code-sect-55-1-316/
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