§ 1095 Attorney Real Property Transfers

Civil Code·California

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This law says that if a person acting as someone else's agent signs a document that gives away land, they must write both the owner's name and their own name showing they are the agent.

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•The agent must include the principal's name on the document.
•The agent must also sign their own name showing they are the attorney in fact.
•This rule applies to any transfer of real estate ownership.

Example

A person uses a power of attorney to sell their house.

When signing the deed, they must write the homeowner's name and also sign their own name followed by 'as attorney in fact' so it's clear they are acting for the owner.

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§ 1095 Attorney Real Property Transfers

When an attorney in fact executes an instrument transferring an estate in real property, he must subscribe the name of his principal to it, and his own name as attorney in fact. (Enacted 1872.)

Last verified: January 9, 2026

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attorney in fact instrument transferring an estate in real property

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 1095.

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