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Does a power of attorney have to be recorded when a house is sold?

No, the power of attorney document itself is not registered on title through Information Services Corporation, but the lawyer completing the sale is required by the Law Society of Saskatchewan to review and keep a copy of it before relying on it to register a transfer.

What gets registered with ISC is the transfer document itself, signed under the authority a power of attorney grants, not the power of attorney document as a standalone filing on the property's title history.

That does not make the review optional. A lawyer who registers a transfer without confirming the power of attorney is valid, current and broad enough to cover a real property sale is taking on real liability, typically as part of the same $800 to $1,500 in legal fees a Saskatchewan closing already carries.

Keep the original document with your lawyer's file rather than assuming it travels with the title, since it does not. Get your hand-reviewed valuation from Joel Dyck.

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