California - Kings County Grant Deed Form

All Kings County specific forms listed below are included in your immediate download:

Grant Deed Form - Kings County

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included document last updated 2/16/2021

Grant Deed Guide - Kings County

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included document last updated 9/22/2021

Completed Example of the Grant Deed Document - Kings County

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included document last updated 2/22/2021

*The Following California and Kings County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.

Preliminary Change of Ownership

This is a required form, due at the time of recording. There is a $20.00 penalty fee for non-compliance.

Parent to Child Exclusion

This form is used for a property reassessment exclusion in Kings County, when real property is transferred from Parent to Child. This could prevent a property tax increase.

Grandparent to Grandchild Exclusion

This form is used for a property reassessment exclusion in Kings County, when real property is transferred from Grandparent to Grandchild. This could prevent a property tax increase.

Change in Ownership Statement - Death of Real Property Owner

This form is used by the personal representative of the deceased property owner, who files this statement with the county assessor to request a Completed Change in Ownership Statement.

Affidavit of Cotenant Residency

If a real property transfer from one cotenant to the other is the result of the death of one of them, the transfer may not constitute a change in ownership, provided it meets the criteria listed on the form. This form is used by the surviving cotenant to claim exclusion from reassessment, which could prevent an increase in property taxes.

Transfer Tax

If your conveyance is exempt you will need the R&T Code of the exemption and a brief explanation. These pages show exemption codes that might meet your situation and how to word them properly.

Building Homes and Job Act

The state of California has recently enacted the Building Homes and Jobs Act, effective January 1, 2018.

Notary Certificates

The supplemental forms in this section can be used as loose certificates by California notaries.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

• How long does it take to get my forms?
  • Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.
• What are supplemental forms?
  • Often when a deed is recorded additional documents are required by the state or local jurisdiction. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.
• How do I get my forms, are they emailed?
  • After you submit payment you will see a page listing the forms you ordered with a download link to the pdf form file. You download the forms to your computer. You will also receive an email with a link to your download page in case you need it later.
• What type of files are the forms?
  • All of our forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
• Can the forms be re-used?
  • Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in a given county that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in that county.
• Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Kings County ?
  • Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Kings County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
• Do I have to enter all of my property information online?
  • No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.
• Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?
  • Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.
• Do I need any special software to use these forms?
  • You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.
• Are there any recurring fees involved?
  • No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

Areas covered by these Grant Deed Forms:

• Kings County

Including:

• Armona
• Avenal
• Corcoran
• Hanford
• Kettleman City
• Lemoore
• Stratford

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What is the California Grant Deed?

A grant deed is the most commonly used form for a conveyance of real property in California. This type of deed offers more protection to a buyer than a quitclaim deed, but less protection than a warranty deed.

The implied warranties in a grant deed are designed to protect the grantee (purchaser). The grant deed includes the implied warranty that the grantor has not conveyed the title or interest in the property to anyone else and that the property is free from any encumbrances done, made, or suffered by the grantor or any person claiming under him, except for any that may be specifically disclosed in the deed (CIV 1113). The main difference between a warranty deed and a grant deed is that in a warranty deed, the grantor will warrant and defend the title against the claims of all persons.

A grant deed in California requires the grantor's signature, which must also be acknowledged with a California all-purpose acknowledgement. The officer taking acknowledgements must have a certificate of acknowledgement endorsed on the deed (CIV 1188). Grant deeds submitted for recording must be accompanied by a completed Preliminary Change of Ownership Report.

All instruments that are entitled to be entered into the public record may be recorded at the office of the county clerk in the county where the property is located. Recording a grant deed allows it to serve as constructive notice of the contents to subsequent purchasers and mortgagees (CIV 1213). A grant deed in California is void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee of the same real property, or part thereof, in good faith and for a valuable consideration, whose conveyance is first duly recorded, and as against any judgment affecting the title, unless the conveyance has been duly recorded prior to the record of notice of action (CIV 1214). An unrecorded grant deed is valid as between the parties to it and those who have notice of it (CIV 1217).

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