Did you witness that signature?
By Mark Schadenberg
Technology is great.
However, I still remember back to a high school class (30 years ago
now) where we discussed the world’s progress and I received a good chuckle from
around the room when I suggested that ‘progress is garbage.’
As a quick explanation, in progress we create too many outdated
machines and so much ‘yesterday’ contraptions which must find itself in some
sort of compost bin.
Also, back in high school, it was discussed we could have a paperless
society someday. I don’t believe that will ever be the case but moving
documents around has become very efficient and very accurate. Remember the original
fax paper and the idea that it arrived on a large roll almost like paper towel.
The waxy shimmery paper seemingly faded in one day.
Today’s scanning and faxing machines send originals just as if they
are originals.
However, as a Realtor we are not permitted to ‘witness’ someone’s
signature we did not actually witness, and when filling out personal identification
forms we must see the documents in person or have a ‘reliable’ third party do
so.
What about buying a house and signing an Agreement of Purchase And Sale
with an electronic signature? Witnessed or not I believe all signatures for
most legal documents should be signed with a pen to paper.
Does anyone really know about signing under a seal ?
Read the following document below from the Real Estate Council of
Ontario (RECO) which talks about provincial legislation pertaining to signing
significant real estate contracts.
Mark
Schadenberg, Sales
Representative
Royal
LePage Triland Realty
757 Dundas
St, Woodstock
www.wesellwoodstock.com
(519) 537-1553,
cell or text
Email:
mschadenberg@rogers.com
Twitter:
markroyallepage
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