Linn County Easement Deed Form

Last validated July 27, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Linn County Easement Deed Form

Linn County Easement Deed Form

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

Document Last Validated 7/27/2026
Linn County Easement Deed Guide

Linn County Easement Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026
Linn County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Linn County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/15/2026
Linn County Guide to Writing an Easement Description

Linn County Guide to Writing an Easement Description

A Description of the Easement will be required. This will show how to write an acceptable description for a Right of Way Easement, which gives access, to and from - point A to point B.

Document Last Validated 7/14/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Linn County Recorder

Address:
Public Service Center - 935 Second St SW
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404

Hours: 8:00am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday

Phone: (319) 892-5420

Recording Tips for Linn County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions

Cities and Jurisdictions in Linn County

Properties in any of these areas use Linn County forms:

  • Alburnett
  • Cedar Rapids
  • Center Point
  • Central City
  • Coggon
  • Ely
  • Fairfax
  • Hiawatha
  • Lisbon
  • Marion
  • Mount Vernon
  • Palo
  • Prairieburg
  • Robins
  • Springville
  • Toddville
  • Troy Mills
  • Viola
  • Walker

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Linn County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Linn 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 Linn County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Linn 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 Linn 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 Linn County?

Recording fees in Linn County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (319) 892-5420 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

An easement is the right to use another person's real property for a specific purpose. There are four ways to create an easement in Iowa: by an express grant or reservation, by prescription, by necessity, and by implication. Solar easements may also be granted in Iowa. To obtain such an easement, an owner of real property may apply to the solar access regulatory board for an order granting a solar access easement. The application must be filed according to 564A.4 of the Iowa Code.

When any person is in the use of a way, privilege, or other easement in the land of another, the owner of the land in such case may give notice in writing to the person claiming or using the way, privilege, or easement of the owner's intention to dispute any right arising from such claim or use (564.4). The notice to prevent acquisition, when served and recorded as provided, will be an interpretation of such use, and prevent the acquiring of any right thereto by the continuance thereof (564.5).

Similar to other real property interests, an easement must be signed and acknowledged by the grantor. The deed will not be deemed lawfully recorded until it has been previously acknowledged or proved in the manner prescribed by Iowa Statutes, chapter 9b. The acknowledgment of an easement deed, whether made within the state of Iowa, outside the state, outside the United States, or under federal authority, should comply with the provisions of chapter 9b of the Iowa Statutes. Notary acts in Iowa can be performed by any of the following: a notary public of the state; a judge, clerk, or deputy clerk of the state; a person authorized by Iowa law to administer oaths; any other individual authorized to perform the specific act by the law of Iowa; or a registrar of vital statistics or a designee of a registrar of vital statistics (9B.10). Notarial acts must be evidenced by a certificate, which must meet the requirements as listed in 9B.15 of the Iowa Statutes.

Unless an easement deed is filed and recorded in the county in which the real estate is located, it will not be valid against subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration, without notice, or against the state or any of its political subdivisions during and after condemnation proceedings against the real estate. An interest in real estate evidenced by a filed instrument will have priority over any lien that is given equal precedence with ordinary taxes, except for the provisions listed in 558.41 of the Iowa Statutes.

(Iowa Easement Deed Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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

This Easement Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Linn County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Linn 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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Terry S.

March 23rd, 2022

Worked well for us except for not being able to edit. Got it completed and recorded with the county clerk! Having the instructions and example made it easy!

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April 15th, 2019

Very nice forms offer, very thoughtful to include other related forms that may be necessary. The site was easy to use, and very fast. Thank You.

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November 19th, 2024

So far this has been a great experience. Very easy to use the deeds.com website and download the forms. Very nice that they give example forms and guides to help you fill out the forms. I just have to wait to make sure that the forms are accepted and recorded with no issues.

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ian a.

September 28th, 2022

Your website advertising was somewhat deceptive regarding doing a quitclaim on a name change. "If you are transferring the property to yourself under your new name, all you have to do is update the deed from your former name to your current one." This made this sound easy. But when I downloaded the material for my state, expecting to find an example, there was no example of how to do a name change quitclaim deed! I therefore had to figure this out myself. You might have provided a warning about certain uses that were not covered in the material so that people know ahead of time that the use they needed to know about wasn't covered in the material.

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January 17th, 2019

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March 18th, 2020

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May 2nd, 2019

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January 16th, 2019

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July 19th, 2021

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Arthur M.

December 8th, 2020

A good service that saves a lot of time and precludes making a trip to the County Assessors Office. Valuable service.

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Martin P.

April 6th, 2019

The DEEDs website is very easy to navigate and find the required documents. I have not yet had an opportunity to review the documents I purchased and downloaded. That is the reason I have assigned a rating of four stars. I fully hope that can raise my rating to five stars after I've used those documents.

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July 7th, 2021

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January 5th, 2021

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Rebecca H.

May 22nd, 2021

I thought the forms were reasonably priced, the instructions included in the packet were thorough, and the examples helpful. Thank you for the additional CDR forms too. I contacted the Recorder's office via email with a question and Jennifer Bowser answered promptly. Job well done! However, when I delivered the deed and Real Property Transfer Declaration to the Clerk's office in Lafayette, the clerk was unfamiliar with the Declaration document being submitted and it took some time to convince her to submit the form without charging the recording fee. She even tried to phone the recorder's office for clarification, but no one answered. There then was an additional form at that office that I had to complete called Recording Request/Transmittal Form. I would suggest including that form with instructions in your on-line packet to speed up the process when a Deed is delivered to the County Clerk's satellite office. I do not expect every clerk to know all the particulars of recording requirements but a little knowledge wouldn't hurt.

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September 17th, 2022

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