Escrow & Title
A Pennsylvania deed must include which essential element to be valid?
AA specific purchase price
BAn adequate legal description of the property✓ Correct
CNotarization by two witnesses
DApproval by the county assessor
Explanation
Essential elements of a valid Pennsylvania deed include: competent grantor, named grantee, consideration (even nominal), words of conveyance (granting clause), and an adequate legal description identifying the specific property. Notarization and recording are required for recording but not for the deed to be legally valid between the parties.
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