On the _______day of ______ in the year_____, before me, the undersigned notary public, personally appeared. An acknowledgment is one of the most common types of notarial acts, but it often confuses Notaries.Here are 5 steps to performing an acknowledgment. Please be advised that the forms detailed below are intended to be a guide and as such do not address every possible situation. New York law requires most property sellers to disclose known home defects to buyers, covering structural, environmental, and other physical and legal issues. Uniform forms of certificates of acknowledgement or proof without this state. 1.