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Grant Deed Form - District Of Columbia County
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Grant Deed Guide - District Of Columbia County
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Completed Example of the Grant Deed Document - District Of Columbia County
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*The Following District Of Columbia and District Of Columbia County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order.
Recordation and Transfer Tax
The Real Property Recordation and Transfer Tax Form FP/7C is required for all deeds enacting property transfer in D.C and contains instructions. The D.C. code listing exemptions from transfer tax is provided separately, as is a list with exemptions from recordation tax (ROD 7 & ROD 8). For supporting documentation required for specific tax exemptions, view the next list (ROD 4). Information on the Lower Income Homeownership Exemption Program can be seen in the final supplement, which also contains the application form for that program.
Affidavit Forms
Use these forms for particular transfer situations, such as transfers between spouses, domestic partners, (grand)parents and (grand)children, or for class 1 property.
Re-recording Certification
This form certifies that no changes have been made to the new deed except the ones that you list on this form.
Seller Property Disclosure Statement
Transferors or sellers of a property must disclose its condition to the transferees or buyers by filling out, signing and delivering to them the following form. Buyers must acknowledge receipt by signature in return.
Document Intake Sheet
This intake sheet is required when recording a document, but not when e-recording.
Notary Certificates
The supplemental forms in this section can be used as loose certificates by notaries in the district.
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Through the use of a deed or will in writing, a grantor may create or dispose of any interest in or claim to real estate in the District of Columbia, whether it is for present or future possession and enjoyment, and whether it is vested or contingent ( 42-301). The District of Columbia Code, 42-601, provides statutory forms for conveyances of real property, which are sufficient for their respective purposes. Any covenant, restriction, limitation, or provision allowed by law can be added, attached to, or introduced in the forms provided. Other forms conforming to the statutory rules will be sufficient for a conveyance of real property in the District.
A grant deed contains some of the usual covenants of title, but does not offer as much protection as a warranty deed. In a grant deed, the grantor warrants that he has not previously conveyed the estate being granted, has not encumbered the property except as may be stated in the deed, and will convey after-acquired title, unless the deed states otherwise.
Upon presenting a grant deed to the Recorder of Deeds for recordation, the grantor must sign the deed and have his or her signature acknowledged by an officer who is authorized to perform notarial acts in the District of Columbia. The following persons can perform notarial acts in the District: a notary public of the District; a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of any court of the District; or any other person authorized to perform a notarial act in the District ( 42-143). Notary acts performed in another state by a person authorized to do so will have the same effect under the laws of D.C. ( 42-144). According to the D.C. statutes, a "notarial act" is defined as taking an acknowledgement, administering an oath or affirmation, taking verification upon oath or administration, witnessing or attesting a signature, or any other similar act authorized by law ( 42-141). Notarial acts should be evidenced by a certificate that has been signed and dated by the notarial officer performing the act ( 42-147).
A grant deed conveying real property or interest therein in the District that is executed and acknowledged and certified as provided, and delivered to the person in whose favor the deed is executed, will be held to take effect from the date the deed was delivered. However, as to creditors and subsequent bona fide purchasers and mortgagees without notice of the deed, and others interested in said property, the grant deed will only take effect from the time of its delivery to the Recorder of Deeds for recordation ( 42-401). When two or more deeds pertaining to the same property are made to bona fide purchasers for value without notice, the deed or deeds that are first recorded according to law will be given priority ( 42-406).
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