Chatham County Appointment of Substitute Trustee Form (North Carolina)

All Chatham County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Appointment of Substitute Trustee Form

Chatham County Appointment of Substitute Trustee Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Chatham County compliant document last validated/updated 4/29/2025

Appointment of Substitute Trustee Guidelines

Chatham County Appointment of Substitute Trustee Guidelines

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Chatham County compliant document last validated/updated 11/22/2024

Completed Example of the Appointment of Substitute Trustee Form

Chatham County Completed Example of the Appointment of Substitute Trustee Form

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Chatham County compliant document last validated/updated 5/2/2025

Foreclosure Clause

Chatham County Foreclosure Clause

Clause that can be added to the form, if foreclosure is involved.
Included Chatham County compliant document last validated/updated 4/29/2025

The following North Carolina and Chatham County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:

When using these Appointment of Substitute Trustee forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Chatham County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Chatham County Register of Deeds

Courthouse Annex - 12 East St, 1st floor / PO Box 756, Pittsboro, North Carolina 27312

Hours: 8:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday / Recording until 4:30

Phone: (919) 542-8235

Local jurisdictions located in Chatham County include:

  • Bear Creek
  • Bennett
  • Bonlee
  • Bynum
  • Goldston
  • Gulf
  • Moncure
  • Pittsboro
  • Siler City

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Chatham County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Chatham County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Chatham County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Chatham County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Appointment of Substitute Trustee forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Chatham County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Chatham County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by North Carolina or Chatham County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Chatham County Appointment of Substitute Trustee forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

In a Deed of Trust, the trustee is an independent third party who holds conditional title on behalf of the lender for the purpose of either reconveying the property back to the borrower after the loan is repaid or selling the property if the borrower defaults on the loan. Trustee's can be replaced for many reasons, incapacity, incompetency, death, etc. Often a lender will substitute a trustee with a firm or corporation that will be conducting a foreclosure.

NCG 45-10. States:
In addition to the rights and remedies now provided by law, the noteholders may, in their discretion, substitute a trustee whether the trustee then named in the instrument is the original or a substituted trustee or a holder or owner of any or all of the obligations secured thereby, by the execution of a written document properly recorded pursuant to Chapter 47

This form is executed by the beneficiary/lender for the substitution of a trustee, it includes an optional foreclosure clause if needed for that purpose.

(North Carolina AOST Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

Our Promise

The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Chatham County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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