Ask whether the POA remains effective and authorises every act, signature and payment proposed.
PEOPLE AND AGREEMENTS
Verify the Power of Attorney before a property sale
Published by Kanyakumari Properties
A Power of Attorney lets an agent act only within the authority actually granted. It does not make the agent the owner.
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Direct answer
Obtain the complete POA and verify the principal, agent, execution, registration details where applicable, exact property, powers, conditions, validity, revocation and whether the principal is alive and the authority remains usable.
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What this check covers
- Principal and agent identity and capacity
- Execution, authentication or registration details shown
- Exact property schedule and share covered
- Specific powers to negotiate, receive money, sign, present and register
- Duration, conditions, revocation, substitution and termination language
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What to compare
- Principal’s title and current share
- POA property schedule against deed and survey records
- Agent identity against the person signing
- EC and registered revocation or later transaction evidence
- Sale agreement, payment direction and draft deed
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Check it step by step
Every answer must match the exact property, person and document.
- Get every page
Obtain the complete POA, schedules, endorsements and related records, not a phone image of the first page.
- Verify the parties
Match the principal and agent to identity, title, share and capacity.
- Read the exact powers
Confirm authority for this property, price decision, receipt of money, agreement, execution, presentation and registration.
- Check execution and record details
Use TNREGINET and the appropriate SRO or authority for the document identity and current registered evidence.
- Check whether authority continues
Investigate revocation, expiry, principal death, incapacity, completion of purpose and any later document affecting the authority.
- Control the money path
Do not pay the agent unless the authority and written transaction terms clearly support the payment route.
- Obtain a property-specific legal opinion
Stop when the scope, life status, revocation or property identity is uncertain.
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Whom to ask
Use an independent professional and the responsible office, not only the seller or broker.
Ask for direct confirmation of identity, life status, transaction, price, agent authority and payment instructions where possible.
Ask about the document record, certified copy route and registered-document evidence.
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What to ask
- Does the POA cover this exact property and share?
- Can the agent sign the agreement and sale deed and receive money?
- Has it expired, been revoked or ended for another reason?
- Is the principal alive and directly confirming the sale?
- Do the proposed deed and payment instructions stay within the written powers?
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Official website and office
Use the current government route and keep the exact identity and date checked.
TNREGINETOfficial registration-service route for document and EC services.Open official website ↗Kanniyakumari property officesOfficial district contact directory for relevant offices.Open official website ↗Tamil Nadu land e-ServicesOfficial land-record route for matching the property identity.Open official website ↗
If a portal is unavailable, do not assume the seller copy is correct. Ask the responsible office with the complete record.
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What this evidence does not prove
- A POA does not transfer ownership to the agent.
- A registered POA does not prove the principal has clear title.
- Broad wording should not be assumed to cover an unlisted property or share.
- Registration of a sale deed does not cure authority that was absent or ended.
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Stop on these mismatches
- Property schedule or share differs
- Agent asks for powers not written in the POA
- Principal cannot be contacted or life status is uncertain
- Revocation, expiry or later document is unexplained
- Money is directed to an unsupported person or account
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Next step on this site
Open the next guide that answers the unresolved question.
COMMON QUESTIONS
Verify the Power of Attorney before a property sale FAQs
One person, paper or portal result is not a complete property verification.
Does a POA make the agent the owner?
No. The agent can act only within the authority granted by the principal.
Can I pay the agent?
Only after the written authority, transaction documents and property-specific legal advice support that payment route.
What if the principal has died?
Stop and obtain legal advice. Authority and succession must be reassessed before any transaction.
Last reviewed: 3 October 2026Use current official records and property-specific professional advice before relying.
KEEP THE CHECK CONNECTED
Use the record with the next property check
A single paper or portal result is not enough. Keep the owner, land, approval and payment checks connected.