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Warranty Deed Form - Santa Cruz County
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included document last updated 3/8/2021
Warranty Deed Guide - Santa Cruz County
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included document last updated 3/11/2021
Completed Example of the Special Warranty Deed Document - Santa Cruz County
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included document last updated 3/16/2021
*The Following California and Santa Cruz County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.
Preliminary Change of Ownership
This is a required form in Santa Cruz County, due at the time of recording. There is a $20.00 penalty fee for non compliance. This form is complete and comes with instructions.
Change in Ownership of a Mobile Home
Use this form for a change in ownership of a resident-owned mobile home inside a Santa Cruz County Mobile Home Park.
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 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.
Affidavit of Ownership Transfer/Legal Entity Affidavit
California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 62 (a) excludes from reassessment certain transfers of real property between an individual and a legal entity (such as a partnership or corporation), or between legal entities, when the transfer changes only the method of holding title, and the proportional interest of the transferors and transferees remains identical. In order for the Assessor’s office to consider an exclusion from reassessment for your transfer, apply for the exclusion by filing the Affidavit of Ownership Transfer.
Parent to Child Exclusion
The transfer of real property from parent to child is transfer tax exempt in California. This form is used for a reassessment exclusion in Santa Cruz County.
Grandparent to Grandchild Exclusion
The transfer of real property from Grandparent to Grandchild is transfer tax exempt in California. This form is used for a reassessment exclusion in Santa Cruz County.
Transfer Tax
If the conveyance is exempt, give the R&T Code of the applicable exemption and a brief explanation. Both are provided on this list.
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 transfer of real property in California is an act of the parties, or of the law, by which the title to real property is conveyed from one living person to another (CIV 1039). Transfers of real estate are conducted through the use of standard real estate deeds, such as warranty deeds, which are used often in this state for a conveyance of real property.
The use of the word "grant" in a conveyance by which any estate in fee simple or inheritance is to be passed implies the following covenants, and none other, on the part of the grantor for himself and his heirs to the grantee, his heirs, and assigns, unless they are restrained by specific terms in the deed: (1) That previous to the time of execution of the conveyance, the grantor has not conveyed the same estate, or any right, title, or interest therein to any person other than the grantee and (2) that the estate is, at the time of execution of the conveyance, free from any encumbrances done, made, or suffered by the grantor or by any person claiming under him (CIV 1113). Although the California Statutes do not address it, the grantor in a warranty deed will warrant and defend the title against the claims of all persons.
The grantor to a warranty deed must sign and have his or her signature acknowledged in order for the instrument to be recorded. A California all-purpose acknowledgement is required to be on a document. The officer taking the acknowledgement of an instrument should have a certificate endorsed to the deed (CIV 1188). All warranty deeds in California must be accompanied by a completed Preliminary Change of Ownership Report when submitted for recording.
Instruments that are entitled to be recorded may be recorded in the office of the county clerk in the county where the property is located (CIV 1169). Once a warranty deed has been recorded, it serves as constructive notice of the contents to subsequent purchasers and mortgagees (CIV 1213). Every conveyance of real property 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 shall have been duly recorded prior to the record of notice of action (CIV 1214). If unrecorded, a warranty deed is valid as between the parties to it and those who have notice of it (CIV 1217).
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4.8 out of 5 (2665 Reviews) May 12th, 2021
Name: Judy W.
Review: It would be helpful if the numbers on the instruction sheet were on the form. I was confused on page two if the signatures were for witnesses or buyer (grantee). I do like the form and will use it in the future. Also page one Grantee's signature only has one line and if there are two buyers need another line.
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May 11th, 2021
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May 11th, 2021
Name: clenio o.
Review: Very helpful. The Register office is closed in Detroit due to covid, but after using it, I would do it regardless. Thank you.
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May 11th, 2021
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Review: Excellent service, easy to follow instructions.
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May 11th, 2021
Name: Craig L.
Review: So far so good. I will let you know after a successful recordation of the deed.
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