Washington County Warranty Deed Form

Last validated July 20, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Washington County Warranty Deed Form

Washington County Warranty Deed Form

Fill in the blank Warranty Deed form formatted to comply with all Alabama recording and content requirements.

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Washington County Warranty Deed Guide

Washington County Warranty Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Warranty Deed form.

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Washington County Completed Example of the Warranty Deed Document

Washington County Completed Example of the Warranty Deed Document

Example of a properly completed Alabama Warranty Deed document for reference.

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Important: Your property must be located in Washington County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Washington County Probate Office

Address:
401 Court St / PO Box 549
Chatom, Alabama 36518

Hours: 8:00 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (251) 847-2201

Recording Tips for Washington County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these

Cities and Jurisdictions in Washington County

Properties in any of these areas use Washington County forms:

  • Calvert
  • Chatom
  • Deer Park
  • Frankville
  • Fruitdale
  • Leroy
  • Malcolm
  • Mc Intosh
  • Millry
  • Saint Stephens
  • Sunflower
  • Tibbie
  • Vinegar Bend
  • Wagarville

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Washington County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Washington County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Washington County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Washington County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Washington County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Washington County?

Recording fees in Washington County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (251) 847-2201 for current fees.

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One record owner, one signature line, one acknowledgment certificate: the Alabama Warranty Deed (Individual Grantor) is configured for a single natural person conveying Alabama real estate with express general warranty covenants. Its first entry block pairs the grantor's name and mailing address with a marital status line, the recitation an Alabama probate judge looks for before accepting a deed made by an individual grantor (Ala. Code § 35-4-73).

The single-grantor architecture

The form recites exactly one grantor, who signs at the foot of the deed in the manner Ala. Code § 35-4-20 describes and acknowledges the signature before a notary public or another officer listed in Ala. Code § 35-4-24. The certificate printed on the form carries the substance of the individual acknowledgment in Ala. Code § 35-4-29: the person whose name is signed to the foregoing conveyance, known to the officer and informed of the contents of the conveyance, executed it voluntarily on the day it bears date. Because an acknowledgment operates as compliance with the witness provisions of Section 35-4-20 (Ala. Code § 35-4-23), the form carries no subscribing witness lines. Co-owners conveying together, spouses joining in one deed, and entity or fiduciary grantors present signature and recital patterns this form does not recite.

Express covenants past the statutory implication

Alabama attaches implied covenants to the words grant, bargain, or sell in a fee conveyance, but Ala. Code § 35-4-271 limits that implication to encumbrances done or suffered by the grantor and to quiet enjoyment against the grantor and the grantor's heirs and assigns. A general warranty deed promises more, so this form states the full covenants expressly: that the grantor is lawfully seized in fee simple, has a good right to sell and convey, that the property is free from encumbrances except the matters the deed lists, and that the grantor warrants and will forever defend the title against the lawful claims of all persons. The exceptions section draws the boundary of that promise, since taxes, easements, and recorded restrictions listed there are carved out of the covenant against encumbrances.

From entry blocks to the record

The deed collects its entries in numbered sections: grantor and marital status, grantee with mailing address, consideration, the county and formal legal description, the street address, the source of title, and the exceptions to warranty. The legal description comes word for word from the vesting deed, and where it refers to a plat, Ala. Code § 35-4-74 expects the plat book and recording office to be identified, the plat to be attached, or a metes and bounds description to appear. The consideration entry feeds the deed tax calculation of fifty cents per five hundred dollars of value, or fraction, under Ala. Code § 40-22-1, along with the sales validation information (Department of Revenue Form RT-1 or proof of the actual purchase price) probate offices collect with a deed.

The homestead line around a married grantor

Alabama abolished dower and curtesy decades ago, yet one spousal rule still reaches lifetime conveyances: under Ala. Code § 6-10-3, a married person's homestead cannot be validly conveyed without the spouse's voluntary signature and assent, shown by examination before an authorized officer and by that officer's certificate. This form carries a single signature line and no spousal joinder block; a conveyance inside the Section 6-10-3 homestead rule presents a two-signature pattern this deed does not recite. The marital status line in Section 1 is the entry the recording statute reads first, and a knowingly false recitation is a misdemeanor.

Built for the probate office counter

Recording runs county by county through the judge of probate, so the printed page matters as much as the words. The form reserves a three inch band at the top of page one for the recording stamp, prints the preparer endorsement in the statutory style of Ala. Code §§ 35-4-110 and 35-4-113 (a recordation prerequisite), and carries a return address block and a printed name beneath the signature, the entries county intake desks read before anything else. A general warranty deed is the broadest promise an Alabama property deed form makes, and the package prepares the whole of it: the fillable warranty deed form, a completed example showing a realistic Madison County transfer, and a guide that walks through each section, the signing formalities, and recording with the judge of probate. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Washington County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Warranty Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Washington County.

Our Promise

The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Washington County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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