Douglas County Easement Deed Form

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Douglas County Easement Deed Form

Douglas County Easement Deed Form

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

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Douglas County Easement Deed Guide

Douglas County Easement Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.

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Douglas County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Douglas County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.

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Douglas County Guide to Writing an Easement Description

Douglas 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.

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Douglas County Recorder of Deeds

Address:
203 SE 2nd Ave / PO Box 1528
Ava, Missouri 65608

Hours: 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30 Monday through Friday

Phone: (417) 683-1219

Recording Tips for Douglas County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • If mailing documents, use certified mail with return receipt

Cities and Jurisdictions in Douglas County

Properties in any of these areas use Douglas County forms:

  • Ava
  • Drury
  • Mc Clurg
  • Squires
  • Vanzant

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Douglas County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Douglas County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (417) 683-1219 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. This is a property interest, but is non-ownership and non-possessory. An easement can be created to benefit a dominant estate and run with the land, or it can benefit an individual or legal entity. Easements are affirmative or negative in nature. The rights created by an easement are contained in an easement deed, which should specify the terms and duration of the agreement.

An easement obtained for the purpose of construction, reconstruction, acquisition, or remodeling of a solar energy devise is required to be created in writing and is subject to the same conveyancing and recording requirements as other easements in this state. This type of easement is considered to be negative and cannot be acquired by prescription (442.012). Conservation easements are also created, assigned, conveyed, recorded, released, modified, terminated, or otherwise altered in the same manner as other easements (442.014). Conservation easements are not appurtenant to an interest in real property.

In order to be eligible for recording, an easement deed should be signed by the party granting the easement and should also be acknowledged or proved and certified in the manner prescribed by Missouri Statutes. Easement deeds that are recorded in St. Louis City should be signed by all parties. If an easement deed is acknowledged or proved in the state of Missouri, the proof or acknowledgment can be taken before a court, judge, justice or clerk of a court having seal, or by a notary public. Acknowledgments or proof taken outside Missouri but within the United States can be taken before any of the officers listed in 442.150 of the Missouri Revised Statutes (442.150). A certificate of acknowledgment or proof should be endorsed on the deed by the officer taking such acknowledgment or proof (442.180).

An easement deed whereby real estate is affected, in law or in equity, that has been duly proved or acknowledged and certified in the manner prescribed by statute should be recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county where the real estate is located (442.380). After the easement deed is filed for record, it will serve as notice to all persons of the content thereof, and all subsequent purchasers and mortgagees are deemed, in law and in equity, to purchase with notice (442.390).

(Missouri ED Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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

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

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Douglas 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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