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Maryland Limited Real Estate Power of Attorney Form

In the case of you wanting to transfer title for real estate in the State of Maryland, the Maryland Limited Real Estate Power of Attorney Form has to be completed and submitted.

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Instructions for Completion and Use of the Maryland Limited Power of Attorney Form	. 	
 
Federal Title & Escrow Company discourages the use of a Power of Attorney. However, in those instances when an 
individual cannot be physically present at closing or is inaccessible via overnight delivery or e-mail transmission, for the 
purpose of self -executing the required closing documents, a Power of Attorney may be appropriate.	
 
 	
This Power of Attorney authorizes another person (your agent) to make decisions concerning your property for you (the 
principal). You need not give to your agent all the authori ties listed below and may give the agent only those limited 
powers that you specifically indicate. This Power of Attorney gives your agent the right to make limited decisions for 
you. You should very carefully weigh your decision as to what powers you give  your agent. Your agent will be able to 
make decisions and act with respect to your property (including your money) whether or not you are able to act for 
yourself.	
 
 	
If you choose to make a grant of limited authority, you should initial the boxes that identify the specific authorization you 
choose to give to your agent. However, for most transactions, simply initial the ‘All of the Above’ box on page 2 of  
the document .	
 
 	
This Power of Attorney does not authorize the agent to make health care decisions for yo u.	 
 	
You should select someone you trust to serve as your agent. Unless you specify otherwise, generally the agent’s authority 
will continue until you die or revoke the power of attorney or the agent resigns or is unable to act for you.	
 
 	
Your agent is not entitled to compensation unless you indicate otherwise in the special instructions of this power of 
attorney. If you indicate that your agent is to receive compensation, your agent is entitled to reasonable compensation or 
compensation as  specified in the Special Instructions.	
 
 	
This form provides for designation of one agent. If you wish to name more than one agent, you may name a co-agent in 
the Special Instructions. Co -agents are not required to act together unless you include that requi rement in the Special 
Instructions.	
 
 	
If your agent is unavailable or unwilling to act for you, your Power of Attorney will end unless you have name a successor 
agent. You may also name a second successor agent.	
 
 	
This Power of Attorney becomes effective imm ediately unless you state otherwise in the Special Instructions.	 
 	
For more information on using a Power of Attorney, please refer to the article 	Power of Attorney Pitfalls	. 
 	
VERY IMPORTANT : Neither Trustee(s) nor Personal Representative(s)/Executor(s) can delegate authority through 
a  Power of Attorney.	
 
 	
The attached form is acceptable for all real estate transactions in MD. Please carefully follow the instructions below 
to avoid a closing delay.	
 
 	
•   Immediately  notify your mortgage lender and Federal Title & Escrow Company	 should you intend to utilize 
the Power of Attorney.   	
 	
•  All fields must be completed legibly	.  	
•  The form must be executed by the individual granting (“Grantor”) the Power of Attorney authori ty in the 
presence of a Notary Public	
.  The form MUST	 be witnessed by two (2) individuals; one of whom may also act as 
the Notary Public . 	
 	
•   The executed and notarized original	 document, accompanied by a copy of the Grantor’s driver’s license or	 
other government issued identification	
, must be delivered to Federal Title & Escrow Company at least five ( 5) 	
business days prior to the date of closing.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOUR AGENT	 	 	
AGENT’S DUTIES	 
 	
When you accept the authority granted under this Power of Attorney, a special legal relationship is created between you 
and the principal. This relationship imposes on you legal duties that continue until you resign or the Power of Attorney is 
terminated o r revoked. You must:	
 
 	
(1)  Do what you know the principal reasonably expects you to do with the principal’s property or, if you do not know 
the principal’s expectations, act in the principal’s best interest;  
(2)  Act with care, competence, and diligence for the best interest of the principal;   
(3)  Do nothing beyond the authority granted in this Power of Attorney; and   
(4)  Disclose your identity as an agent whenever you act for the principal by writing or printing  the name of the  
principal and signing your own name as “agent” in the following manner:	
 	
________________________ by _________________________	 	
(Principal’s Name)	 	(Your signature) as Agent	 
 	
Unless the Special Instructions in this Power of Attorney state otherwise, you must also:	 	
(1)  Act loyally for the principal’s benefit;   
(2)  Avoid conflicts that would impair your ability to act in the principal’s best interest;  
(3)  Keep a record of all  receipts, disbursements, and transactions made on behalf of the principal;  
(4)  Cooperate with any person that has authority to make health care decisions for the principal to do what you know 
the principal reasonably expects or, if you do not know the principal’s expectations, to act in the principal’s best 
interest; and  
(5)  Attempt to preserve the principal’s estate plan if you know the plan and preserving the plan is consistent with the 
principal’s best interest.   	
 	
TERMINATION OF AGENT’S AUTHORITY	 
 	
You must stop acting on behalf of the principal if you learn of any event that terminates this Power of Attorney or your 
authority under this Power of Attorney. Events that terminate a Power of Attorney or your authority to act under a Power 
of Attorney include:	
 
 	
(1)  Death of the principal;   
(2)  The principal’s revocation of the Power of Attorney or your authority;   
(3)  The occurrence of a termination event stated in the Power of Attorney;   
(4)  The purpose of the Power of Attorney is fully accomplished;  or   
(5)  If you are married to the principal, a legal action is filed with a court to end your marriage, or for your legal 
separation, unless the Special Instructions in this Power of Attorney state that such an action will not terminate 
your authority.   	
 	
LIABILITY OF AGENT	 
 	
The meaning of the authority granted to you is defined in the Maryland Power of Attorney Act, Title 17 of the Estates 
and Trust Article. If you violate  the Maryland Power of Attorney Act, Title 17 of the Estates and Trust Article, or act 
outside the authority granted, you may be liable for any damages caused by your violation.	
 
 
 
 	
Should you have questions regarding the use of this form, please contact Fe deral Title & Escrow Company 
via email at 	
[email protected]	  or via phone at 202- 362-1500.

This document prepared by:	 	
FEDERAL TITLE & ESCROW 
COMPANY 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, 
#700 Washington, DC 20015	
 
 
 
STATE OF MARYLAND 
 
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY  
 	
DESIGNATION OF AGENT	 
 	
I, ____________________________________, name the following person as my agent:	 
 	
Name of Agent: _______________________________________________________________________	 	
Agent’s Address: ______________________ ________________________________________________	 	
Agent’s Telephone Number: _____________________________________________________________	 
 	
This Limited Power of Attorney specifically pertains to the property known as:	 	
____________________________________________________________________________________, and more 
particularly described in Exhibit "A" attached.	
 
 	
I, ____________________________________, (“the principal” ) grant my agent and any successor agent, with 
respect to each subject that I choose below, the authority to do all acts that I could do to:	
 	
(1)  Demand, receive, and obtain by litigation or otherwise, money or another thing of value to which the principal  
is, may become, or claims to be entitled, and conserve, invest, disburse, or use anything so received or 
obtained for the purposes intended;   
 
(2) Contract with another person, on terms agreeable to the agent, to accomplish a purpose of a transaction and  
perform, rescind, cancel, terminate, reform, restate, release, or modify the contract or another contract made 
by or on behalf of the principal;  
(3)  Execute, acknowledge, seal, deliver, file, or record any instrument or communication the agent considers  
desirable to accomplish a purpose of a transaction, including creating a schedule contemporaneously or at a 
later time listing some or all of the principal’s property and attaching the schedule to this power of attorney;   
 
(4) Initiate, participate in, s ubmit to alternative dispute resolution, settle, oppose, or propose or accept a 
compromise with respect to a claim existing in favor of or against the principal or intervene in litigation 
relating to the claim;   
(5)  Seek on the principal’s behalf the assi stance of a court or other governmental agency to carry out an act 
authorized in this power of attorney;   
 
(6) Engage, compensate, and discharge an attorney, accountant, discretionary investment manager, expert 
witness, or other advisor;   
(7)  Prepare, ex ecute, and file a record, report, or other document to safeguard or promote the principal’s interest 
under a statute or regulation;   
(8)  Communicate with representatives or employees of a government or governmental subdivision, agency, or 
instrumentality,  on behalf of the principal;  
 
(9) Access communications intended for, and communicate on behalf of the principal, whether by mail, electronic 
transmission, telephone, or other means; and   
(10)  Do lawful acts with respect to the subject and all property related to the subject.  	
 
 
(Initial each authority you want to include in the agent’s general authority. Cross through each authority in any 
subject that you want to exclude. If you wish to grant general authority over an entire subject, you may initial “All 
of the above” instead of initialing each authority.)

SUBJECTS AND AUTHORITY – REAL PROPERTY	 
 	
With respect to this category, I authorize my agent to:	 	
(_____) Demand, buy, lease, receive, accept as a gift or as security for an extension of credit, or otherwise acquire or 
reject an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;	
 	
(_____) Sell, exchange, convey with or without covenants, representations, or warranties, quitclaim, release, 
surrender, retain title for security, encumber, partition, consent to partitioning, subject to an easement or 
covenant, subdivide, apply for zoning or other governmental permits, plat or consent to platting,  develop, grant an 
option concerning, lease, sublease, contribute to an entity in exchange for an interest in that entity, or otherwise 
grant or dispose of an interest in real property or a right incident to real property;	
 
 	
(_____) Pledge or mortgage an interest in real property or right incident to real property as security to borrow money 
or pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal or a debt guaranteed by the principal, 
including a reverse mortgage;	
 
 	
(_____) Release, assign, satisfy, or enforce by litigation or otherwise a mortgage, deed of trust, conditional 
sale contract, encumbrance, lien, or other claim to real property that exists or is asserted;	
 
 	
(_____) Manage or conserve an interest in real property or a right incident t o real property owned or claimed to 
be owned by the principal, including:	
 	
(1)  Insuring against liability or casualty or other loss;  
(2)  Obtaining or regaining possession of or protecting the interest or right by litigation or otherwise;  
(3)  Paying, assessing, compromising, or contesting taxes or assessments or applying for and receiving refunds in 
connection with them; and  
(4)  Purchasing supplies, hiring assistance or labor, and making repairs or alterations to the real property; 
(_____) Us e, develop, alter, replace, remove, erect, or install structures or other improvements on real property in 
or incident to which the principal has, or claims to have, an interest or right   
(_____) Participate in a reorganization with respect to real proper ty or an entity that owns an interest in or a right 
incident to real property and receive, hold, and act with respect to stocks and bonds or other property received in a 
plan of reorganization, including:   	
 	
(1) Selling or otherwise disposing of the stocks  and bonds or other property;   
(2)  Exercising or selling an option, a right of conversion, or a similar right with respect to the stocks and bonds or 
other property; and   
 
(3) Exercising voting rights in person or by proxy;   
(_____) Change the form of title of an interest in or a right incident to real property;	
 	
(_____) Dedicate to public use, with or without consideration, easements or other real property in which the 
principal has, or claims to have, an interest;	
 	
(_____) All  of the above.	 
 	
LIMITATION ON AGENT’S AUTHORITY	 
 	
An agent that is not my ancestor, spouse or descendant MAY NOT use my property to benefit the agent or a person to 
whom the agent owes an obligation of support unless I have included that authority in the Special Instructions.	
 
 	
EFFECTIVE DATE	 
 	
This power of attorney is effective immediately unless I have stated otherwise in the Special Instructions.

SIGNATURE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT	 
 
 	
____________________________________________________	 	Date: _____________________	 	
Principal (Print name):__________________________________	 	
Address:_____________________________________________	 	
____________________________________________________	 	
Phone number:________________________________________	 
 
 	
STATE O F ____________________	 	
COUNTY OF___________________	 
 	
This document was acknowledged before me on _______________________, 20_____, by	 	
_______________________________________________(Principal).	 
 
 	
_________________________________________________(SEAL, IF 
ANY) Signature of Notary	
 
 	
My commission expires:________________________	 
 	
WITNESS ATTESTATION  (Required)	 
 	
The foregoing power of attorney was, on the date written above, published and declared by	 	
__________________________________________(Principal), in our presence to be his/her power of attorney. We, in 
his/her presence and at his/her request, and in the presence of each other, have attested to the same and have signed our 
names as attesting witnesses.	
 
 
 	
__________________________________________	 	_______________________________________	 
 	
Witness #1 Signature	 	Witness #2 Signature	 
 	
__________________________________________	 	_______________________________________	 	
Witness #1 Printed Name	 	Witness #2 Printed Nam e	 
 	
__________________________________________	 	_______________________________________	 
 	
Witness #1 Address	 	Witness #2 Address	 
 	
__________________________________________	 	_______________________________________	 	
Witness #1 Address	 	Witness #2 Address	 
 	
__________________________________________	 	_______________________________________	 	
Witness #1 Telephone Number	 	Witness #2 Telephone Number
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