9.17 SIGNATURES AND SEALS 106
Every deed must be signed by or on behalf of the grantor (and by the grantee if he or she assumes indebtedness or otherwise agrees to do or not do something). The Virginia Statue of Conveyances, Virginia Code section 55.1-101 states that "[n]o estate of inheritance or freehold or for a term of more than five years in lands shall be conveyed unless by deed or will…" The use of the word "deed" in this statute means that it needs to meet the common law requirement that it be sealed. 107 While the Virginia General Assembly has eliminated the requirement of a seal for corporations, 108 in Virginia Code...
