Something new is mentioned?

A corporate seal is an outmoded means of certifying the authenticity of documents. Typically, the corporate secretary was the keeper of the seal, and would use it to authenticate documents, such as contracts. It was a holdover from the days when people could not read, and used impressed wax with a symbol to designate that the document was the original.

Some states still require a notary seal (now generally rubber stamp with signature, but sometimes embossed), or an engineer's or architect's seal, but that is fading, I believe.

Check your state corporate statutes to determine if one is required in your state. Most states (probably all) following the uniform commercial code do not require that corporate documents be sealed.

Today, only the signature of the designated corporate officers is required. The president or treasurer signs, the secretary attests.

I don't even believe a corporate seal is required any more on stock or bond certificates, or on deeds. However, many still have them.

Often you will see a document signed under seal, meaning that the signature of the appropriate officer substitutes for the seal.

On the other hand, they are neat and sometimes useful to make documents and certificate appear to be formal.

If your association invests in a seal, you have too much money floating around, unless you like to present fancy certificates.

Robert,

All this clause does is reiterate the fact that the covenants "run-with-the-land", meaning they are passed on to succeeding owners. Also, an owner does not have to formally recieve a copy of the covenants to accept them, the fact that they have purchased the property (recorded the deed) means they accept the covenants. I'm sure you're heard HOA members say, "I never accepted this contract (the covenants), in fact I didn't even see them until after we closed." Well, that's legal; they are still a member of the HOA and must abide by the covenants.

John.........LOL
I also can't resist.

When you were asked what you fed it, you didn't by any change tell them huge piles of BS that each individual associations generates. If I ever find ours, I will put it in a crab trap, throw it in the ocean, I am sure I will collect a fine catch of Stone crabs off our rock revetment.

Robert,

In SC, there are three types of deeds:
1. Warranty Deed
2. Special Warranty Deed and
3. Quitclaim Deed

A “Warranty Deed” is sometimes called a “General Warranty Deed” and is the strongest deed you can receive. A “Special Warranty Deed” is sometimes called a “Limited Warrant Deed” and only warrants that the property was not encumbered during the time the grantor held title. A “ Quitclaim Deed” is the weakest deed you can give or receive; it in effects indicates, “I do not know if I have any interest in this property or not; however, if I do, I quit my claim to it. The most common deed given for residential real estate sales is, of course, the "General Warranty Deed".

Donald, Thanks a lot,

Big help to me.
Now, check me to see if I can connect the dots.

As long as the property has a clear deed, the deed that is recorded in the Court House will be General Warranty?

Question?
In a condo, are there two kinds of property that have deeds, the deed of the right to occupy a certain space (owners deed), and the deed of the Common Property? (The deed that the owners hold in common)??? I think I am getting my terms mixed up, but, maybe you can straighten me out. I can see where the apportionment will be the same given an owners deed or a common property deed, if there is such a thing.

I do thank you for clearing this General Warranty Deed up.