Franklin County Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Form

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Franklin County Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Form

Franklin County Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Form

Fill in the blank Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

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Franklin County Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Guide

Franklin County Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Guide

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Franklin County Completed Example of the Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Document

Franklin County Completed Example of the Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) document for reference.

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Bakersfield

Address:
40 E Bakersfield Rd / PO Box 203
Bakersfield, Vermont 05441

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 12:00 & 7:00 to 8:00

Phone: (802) 827-4495

Town Clerk of Berkshire

Address:
4454 Watertower Rd
Enosburgh, Vermont 05450

Hours: M & Tu 8-12, 1-5; W & Th 9-12, 1-4

Phone: (802) 933-2335

Town Clerk of Enosburgh

Address:
239 Main St / PO Box 465
Enosburgh Falls, Vermont 05450

Hours: M - F 8:00 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 933-4421

Town Clerk of Fairfax

Address:
12 Buck Hollow Rd
Fairfax, Vermont 05454

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 4:00; 1st & 3rd Mon 6:00 to 8:00

Phone: (802) 849-6111

Town Clerk of Fairfield

Address:
25 North Rd / PO Box 5
Fairfield, Vermont 05455

Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 3:00; W 10:30 to 5:30

Phone: (802) 827-3261 x1

Town Clerk of Fletcher

Address:
215 Cambridge Rd
Cambridge, Vermont 05444

Hours: M 8 - 3:30 & 6:30 - 8:30; Tu - Th 8 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 849-6616

Town Clerk of Franklin

Address:
5167 Main St / PO Box 82
Franklin, Vermont 05457

Hours: M, Tu, F 8:30 to 3:30; W 8:30 to noon; Th 8:30 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 285-2101

Town Clerk of Georgia

Address:
47 Town Common Rd N
St. Albans, Vermont 05478

Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00

Phone: (802) 524-3524

Town Clerk of Highgate

Address:
2996 VT Route 78 / PO Box 189
Highgate Ctr, Vermont 05459

Hours: M-F 8:30 to 12 & 1:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 868-4697 X201

Town Clerk of Montgomery

Address:
98 Main St / PO Box 356
Montgomery, Vermont 05471

Hours: M 8-12 & 1-6; Tu, Th, F 8-12 & 1-4

Phone: (802) 326-4719

Town Clerk of Richford

Address:
94 Main St / PO Box 236
Richford, Vermont 05476

Hours: M - Th 8:00 - 5:00; F 8:00 - noon

Phone: (802) 848-7751 x3

City of St. Albans Clerk

Address:
100 N Main St / PO Box 867
St. Albans, Vermont 05478-0867

Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30; last Sat 9:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 524-1501 x264

Town of St. Albans Clerk

Address:
579 Lake Rd, St. Albans Town / PO Box 37
St. Albans Bay, Vermont 05481

Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:00

Phone: (802) 524-2415

Town Clerk of Sheldon

Address:
1640 Main St / PO Box 66
Sheldon, Vermont 05483

Hours: M 8:00 to 6:00 & Tu-F 8:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 933-2524 x3

Town Clerk of Swanton

Address:
1 Academy St / PO Box 711
Swanton, Vermont 05488

Hours: M-F 7:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 868-4421

Recording Tips for Franklin County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Some documents require witnesses in addition to notarization

Cities and Jurisdictions in Franklin County

Properties in any of these areas use Franklin County forms:

  • Bakersfield
  • East Berkshire
  • East Fairfield
  • Enosburg Falls
  • Fairfield
  • Franklin
  • Highgate Center
  • Highgate Springs
  • Montgomery
  • Montgomery Center
  • Richford
  • Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans Bay
  • Sheldon
  • Sheldon Springs
  • Swanton

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Franklin County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Franklin County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 827-4495 for current fees.

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A Vermont administrator deed moves a decedent's real estate out of probate administration and into the hands of its new owners, and this version of the form recites exactly two individual grantees. On its face the deed identifies the administrator appointed by the Probate Division of the Vermont Superior Court, the estate, the license to sell real estate issued under 14 V.S.A. Chapter 75, the two people who take title, and the form of co-ownership in which they take it.

A deed that carries its court authority on its face

Vermont routes fiduciary sales of estate land through the Probate Division. Under 14 V.S.A. Section 1651, the court grants a license when a sale of estate property appears necessary or beneficial, and a certified copy of the license to sell or order of sale is recorded in the same land records where the deed itself will be recorded. Section 1652 then does the heavy lifting: the deed of an administrator who has obtained that certified copy is valid to convey the real estate the license authorized to be sold. This form is built around that pairing. A dedicated section of the deed records the license date and the book and page where the certified copy appears in the town records, so the deed and its authority read together in the chain of title, and the operative clause conveys under that stated license in the administrator's fiduciary capacity alone.

Two grantees and the words that set their co-ownership

The grantee section carries three blanks: one for each of the two individual grantees, with mailing addresses, and one for the form of co-ownership. Vermont law makes that last entry meaningful. Under 27 V.S.A. Section 2, a conveyance to two or more persons creates a tenancy in common unless the deed expresses joint tenancy, with survivorship arising only from express words such as as joint tenants or to them and the survivors of them, and a conveyance to spouses sits outside the default entirely. The completed example shows two unmarried buyers taking as tenants in common in equal undivided halves; the guide walks through each form Vermont recognizes and the exact words that create it, so the entry can match what the buyers agreed to. The form recites two individual grantees taking in their own right; a sole purchaser, an entity, a trustee, or a group of three or more presents a different grantee pattern than this deed recites.

Covenants scaled to a fiduciary

An administrator does not warrant a dead person's title history, and this deed does not pretend otherwise. It conveys all of the right, title, and interest the decedent had at death and the estate holds at delivery, with covenants limited to what the fiduciary actually controls: the appointment, the license, and the administrator's own acts. The deed states expressly that no other covenant or warranty is made or implied, and a numbered section collects the encumbrances the title remains subject to. Where the licensed property carries a mortgage or other lien, 14 V.S.A. Section 1662 sends the net sale proceeds to the lien first, and the closing produces the discharges that clear the record.

Signing and recording in the town land records

The administrator is the only signer and acknowledges the deed before a notary public, in the representative capacity the certificate recites. Vermont records land instruments town by town rather than by county, so the deed goes to the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, at the statewide fee of $15.00 per page. The clerk cannot record the deed unless a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return accompanies it along with the certificate required by 32 V.S.A. Section 9608, and the buyers, as transferees, bear the transfer tax. The guide's recording section describes the return, the current rates and surcharge, and the Act 250 certificate in order.

The download contains this administrator deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing every entry made for a realistic Washington County estate sale, and a plain-language guide that walks through each numbered section, the notarization, and the recording package. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can apply Chapter 75 to a particular estate.

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

This Administrator Deed (Two Individuals) meets all recording requirements specific to Franklin County.

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