Every corporeal estate, leasehold or freehold, or incorporeal interest in land created by parol and not in writing and signed by the party creating it, or his agent lawfully authorized by writing, has the force and effect of an estate or interest at will only, and has no other or greater force or effect, either in law or equity.
Structure Maryland Statutes
Section 5-101 - Certain Estates Created by Parol Are Estates at Will
Section 5-102 - Certain Estates Created by Parol Are Estates at Will -- One-Year Exception
Section 5-103 - Assignment, Grant, or Surrender of Interest in Property
Section 5-104 - Executory Contracts
Section 5-105 - Declarations of Trust
Section 5-106 - Assignment of Beneficial Interest in Trust
Section 5-108 - Other Requirements of This Article Not Repealed