Updated June 30, 2022
A deed conveys the ownership of property from a grantor (seller) to a grantee (buyer). After completing, it is recorded in the local Registry of Deeds. Transferring the property may incur transfer taxes which must be paid at the time of recording to the clerk.
Deeds: By Type (3)
There are 3 popular ways to convey property:
General Warranty Deed – Guarantees title for the Grantor’s time on the Property (the Seller) and also during the time for all previous owners of the real estate (also known as ‘fee simple).
Quit Claim Deed – Mainly for situations when the owner of real estate transfers due to business, divorce, litigation, or between family. Typically, there is not a financial transfer from the party receiving title to the party that is granting it. There is no guarantee given by the transferring party that there aren’t any defects to the title of the property.
Special Warranty Deed – Less common but still useful in some instances, this type guarantees the rights to the title during the timespan of the selling party. In other words, special deeds do not guarantee the title for any prior owners of the land other than the seller.
Deeds: By bbin电竞官网官方永久
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington D.C.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Ownership Types
By more than one (1) individual or entity, there are three (3) types of ownership interest in property:
Joint Tenants (Rights of Survivorship) – If one (1) of the Spouses were to die then the other Spouse would obtain their ownership interest in the Property.
Tenants in Common – Spouses are allowed to sell their ownership interest without the approval of the other and if one (1) of the Spouses were to die the ownership of the property would transfer to the Heirs listed in their Last Will and Testament.
Tenants by the Entirety – Does not allow one (1) Spouse to sell their interest in the property without the other’s consent.
Signing Requirements & Where to Record
In each of the following bbin电竞官网官方永久s, the Grantor(s) only, will have to sign the Deed with the following requirements. After the deed has been completed and signed it is ready to be filed with the Recorder’s Office (in some bbin电竞官网官方永久s it is with the Clerk of Court). Below you can find which office to file the deed in your bbin电竞官网官方永久.
bbin电竞官网官方永久 | Signing Requirements | Where to Record |
Alabama | 2 Witnesses or a Notary Public ( § 35-4-20 ) | County Probate Judge |
Alaska | Notary Public ( AS 34.15.150 ) | District Recorder’s Office |
Arizona | Notary Public ( § 33-401 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Arkansas | 2 Disinterested Witnesses and a Notary Public ( § 16-47-106 ) | Circuit Court ( See Map ) |
California | Notary Public ( Section 27287 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Colorado | Notary Public ( § 38-35-103 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Connecticut | Notary Public and 2 Witnesses ( § 47-5 ) | County Recording Office ( See Map of Counties ) |
Delaware | Notary Public ( § 122 ) | Kent , New Castle , or Sussex County |
Florida | 2 Witnesses and a Notary Public ( § 695.03 ) | County Recording Office ( See County Websites ) |
Georgia | Notary Public and 1 Other Witness ( § 44-5-30 & § 44-2-15 ) | Clerk of the Superior Court |
Hawaii | Notary Public ( § 502-41 ) | Hawaii Bureau of Conveyances |
Idaho | Notary Public ( § 55-805 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Illinois | Notary Public ( 765 ILCS 5/20 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Indiana | Notary Public ( § 32-21-2-3 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Iowa | Notary Public ( § 558.31 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Kansas | Notary Public ( § 58-2205 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Kentucky | 2 Witnesses or a Notary Public ( KRS 382.130 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
Louisiana | 2 Witnesses and a Notary Public ( CC 1839 ) | Clerk of Court’s Office |
Maine | Notary Public ( Title 33, § 203 ) | County Registry of Deeds |
Maryland | Notary Public ( § 3-104 ) | Division of Land Records at the Circuit Court |
Massachusetts | Notary Public ( Chapter 183, Section 29 ) | County Registry of Deeds |
Michigan | Notary Public ( § 565.201 ) | County Registry of Deeds |
Minnesota | Notary Public ( § 507.24 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Mississippi | Notary Public ( § 89-3-7 ) | Clerk of the Chancery Clerk’s Office |
Missouri | Notary Public ( § 442.150 ) | County Recorder of Deeds |
Montana | Notary Public ( § 70-21-203 ) | County Clerk and Recorder’s Office |
Nebraska | Notary Public ( NRS 76-211 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Nevada | Notary Public ( NRS 111.105 ) | See List of County Recorders |
New Hampshire | Notary Public ( § 477:3 ) | County Registry of Deeds Office |
New Jersey | Notary Public ( Section 46:4-1 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
New Mexico | Notary Public ( Section 47-1-44 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
New York | Notary Public ( RPP § 306 ) | County Court Clerk’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
North Carolina | Notary Public ( § 47-38 ) | County Registry of Deeds |
North Dakota | Notary Public ( § 47-19-03 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Ohio | Notary Public ( § 5301.01 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Oklahoma | Notary Public ( § 16-26 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
Oregon | Notary Public ( § 93.410 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Pennsylvania | Notary Public ( 21 P.S. § 42 ) | County Recorder’s Office (See County Websites) |
Rhode Island | Notary Public ( § 34-11-1.1 ) | City/Town Office (varies by area) ( See City/Town Websites ) |
South Carolina | 2 Subscribing Witnesses or Notary Public ( § 30-5-30 ) | County Recorders of Deeds |
South Dakota | 1 Subscribing Witness or Notary Public ( § 43-25-26 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Tennessee | 2 Witnesses or a Notary Public ( § 66-5-106 ) | County Recorder’s Office |
Texas | 2 Witnesses or a Notary Public ( § 12.001 )) | County Register of Deeds ( County Clerk’s Office ) |
Utah | Notary Public ( § 57-3-101 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
Vermont | Notary Public ( 27 V.S.A. § 301 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
Virginia | 2 Witnesses or Notary Public ( § 55-106 ) | Clerk of the Circuit Court |
Washington | Notary Public ( RCW 64.04.020 ) | County Recorder’s Office ( See County Websites ) |
West Virginia | 2 Witnesses or a Notary Public ( § 39-1-2 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
Wisconsin | Notary Public ( § 706.06 ) | County Register of Deeds |
Wyoming | Notary Public ( § 34-1-113 ) | County Clerk’s Office |
How to Write
Step 1 – The writer of the Deed will want to verify with the County Registry to ensure that the Grantor (Seller) is, in fact, the owner of the Property. When viewing the deed it should detail how the said deed was transferred to the Grantor. It will usually read one of three (3) options: General Warranty, Quit-Claim, or Special Warranty. Barring any setbacks by the Title Insurance Company, it will be the same deed type.
Step 2 – Input the information of the Buyer and Seller or Grantee and Grantor respectively. After the monetary transaction has occurred the deed may be recorded with the County Registry and the transaction has been completed.