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Grant Deed Form - San Francisco County
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included document last updated 7/9/2020
Grant Deed Guide - San Francisco County
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
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Completed Example of the Grant Deed Document - San Francisco County
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included document last updated 7/30/2020
*The Following California and San Francisco County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.
Preliminary Change of Ownership
This is a required form in San Francisco. There is a $20.00 Penalty if it is not filed at the time of recording. The form is complete and comes with instructions.
Parent to Child Exclusion
Transferring real property from Parent to Child is Transfer Tax Exempt in California. This Form is for a reassessment exclusion in San Francisco County. This could prevent an increase in property taxes.
Grandparent to Grandchild Exclusion
Transferring real property from Grandparent to Grandchild is Transfer Tax Exempt in California. This Form is for a reassessment exclusion in San Francisco County. This could prevent an increase in property taxes.
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 San Francisco County Assessor to request a Completed Change in Ownership Statement.
Affidavit of Cotenant Residency
If one of two equal co-owners, referred to as co-tenant, dies, the real property transfers to the other co-tenant. Provided the criteria listed on the form are met, the surviving co-tenant may file the affidavit in order to claim exclusion from reassessment and prevent an increase in property taxes.
Transfer Tax
Use the affidavit to calculate transfer tax due or to explain the exemption claimed. For further explanation and the R&T Code, consult the exemptions list.
Homeowners Exemption
Use these forms to claim or cancel a homeowners’ exemption if the real property is transferred or becomes/ceases to be the primary residence.
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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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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