Richmond City Special Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property Form (Virginia)
All Richmond City specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Special Power of Attorney Form for the Sale of Property
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Richmond City compliant document last validated/updated 9/11/2024
Limited Power of Attorney Guidelines
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Richmond City compliant document last validated/updated 8/9/2024
Completed Example of the Power of Attorney
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Richmond City compliant document last validated/updated 11/13/2024
The following Virginia and Richmond City supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Special Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Richmond City. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:
City of Richmond Circuit Court Clerk
John Marshall Courts Bldg - 400 N 9th St, Richmond, Virginia 23219
Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday / Recording until 3:30
Phone: (804) 646-6505
Local jurisdictions located in Richmond City include:
- Henrico
- Richmond
- University Of Richmond
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Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
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What does "validated/updated" mean?
This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:
- Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
- Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Richmond City using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Richmond City?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Richmond City including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Special Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property forms be re-used?
Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Richmond City that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Richmond City.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Virginia or Richmond City. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
What type of files are the forms?
All of our Richmond City Special Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
Do I need any special software to use these forms?
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Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
Are there any recurring fees involved?
No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
In this form the principal(s) empower(s) an agent to act on the principal's behalf, for the Sale of a real property located in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The agent is authorized to perform every act necessary and requisite to negotiate, agree to and consummate, on whatever terms the Attorney in Fact deems appropriate, the sale or conveyance, or both, of the real property described. This power of attorney terminates on a date that is provided by the principal. A "Special Instructions" section is included where the agent's powers can be further limited or defined.
This power of attorney is not affected by any subsequent disability or incapacity of the principal and shall be considered a "Durable Power of Attorney."
(ii) shall be governed, as to its validity, terms and enforcement, by those laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia that apply to instruments negotiated, executed, delivered and performed solely within the Commonwealth of Virginia
64.2-1603. (Effective until October 1, 2019) Execution of power of attorney.
A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments. A power of attorney in order to be recordable shall satisfy the requirements of 55-106.
64.2-1603. (Effective October 1, 2019) Execution of power of attorney.
A power of attorney shall be signed by the principal or in the principal's conscious presence by another individual directed by the principal to sign the principal's name on the power of attorney. A signature on a power of attorney is presumed to be genuine if the principal acknowledges the signature before a notary public or other individual authorized by law to take acknowledgments. A power of attorney in order to be recordable shall satisfy the requirements of 55.1-600.
64.2-1604. (A) Validity of power of attorney.
A power of attorney executed in the Commonwealth on or after July 1, 2010, is valid if its execution complies with 64.2-1603.
64.2-1604 (E) Validity of power of attorney.
An agent in possession of a general, special, or limited power of attorney or other writing vesting any power or authority in him shall, where the instrument is otherwise valid, be deemed to possess the powers and authority granted by such instrument notwithstanding any failure of the principal to deliver the instrument to him, and persons dealing with such agent shall have no obligation to inquire into the manner or circumstances by which such possession was acquired, provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the court from considering such manner or circumstances as relevant factors in any proceeding brought to terminate, suspend, or limit the authority of the agent.
(Virginia SPOA-Sale Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)
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