Windham County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form
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Windham County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form
Fill in the blank Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Windham County Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form.
Windham County Completed Example of the Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Athens
Athens, Vermont 05143
Hours: Mo 9:00 to 1:00 or by appt.
Phone: (802) 869-3370
Town Clerk of Brattleboro
Brattleboro, Vermont 05301
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 251-8157
Town Clerk of Brookline
Newfane, Vermont 05345
Hours: Tu, Th 9:00 - 2:00; 1st Sat 9:00 to noon; and by appt.
Phone: (802) 365-4648
Town Clerk of Dover
West Dover, Vermont 05356
Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 464-5100 x2
Town Clerk of Dummerston
East Dummerston, Vermont 05346
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 11:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 257-1496
Town Clerk of Grafton
Grafton, Vermont 05146
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; call first
Phone: (802) 843-2419
Town Clerk of Guilford
Guilford , Vermont 05301
Hours: Mo 7:00 to 6:00; Tu-Th 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 254-6857
Town Clerk of Halifax
West Halifax, Vermont 05358
Hours: Mo, Tu, Fr 8:00 to 3:00 & Sa 9:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 368-7390
Town Clerk of Jamaica
Jamaica, Vermont 05343
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 874-4681
Town Clerk of Londonderry
South Londonderry, Vermont 05155
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 8:30 to 2:30; We 10:00 to 5:00; Sat by appt
Phone: (802) 824-3356
Town Clerk of Marlboro
Marlboro, Vermont 05344
Hours: Mo, We, Th 9:00 to 4:00 (always call ahead)
Phone: (802) 254-2181
Town Clerk of Newfane
Newfane, Vermont 05345
Hours: Mo - Fr 8:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 365-7772 x10
Town Clerk of Putney
Putney, Vermont 05346
Hours: Mo, We-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Sa 9:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 387-5862 x14
Town Clerk of Rockingham
Bellows Falls, Vermont 05101
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 463-4336 x102
Windham County Clerk (for Somerset)
Newfane, Vermont 05345
Hours: 8:30 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 251-2009
Town Clerk of Stratton
Stratton, Vermont 05360
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 869-6184
Town Clerk of Townshend
Townshend, Vermont 05353
Hours: Mo-We & Fr 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 365-7300
Town Clerk of Vernon
Vernon, Vermont 05354
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 7:30 to 5:30; We 7:30 to 9:30am
Phone: (802) 257-0292 x4
Town Clerk of Wardsboro
Wardsboro, Vermont 05355
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 896-6055
Town Clerk of Westminster
Westminster, Vermont 05158
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 722-4091
Town Clerk of Whitingham
Jacksonville, Vermont 05342
Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 2:00; We 5:00 to 7:00; 1st Sa 9:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 368-7887
Town Clerk of Wilmington
Wilmington, Vermont 05363-0217
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 464-5836
Town Clerk of Windham
Windham, Vermont 05359
Hours: Mo 12:00 to 4:30; Tu 8:30 to 12:00; We 8:30 to 4:30; Th 11:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 874-4211
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Windham County
Properties in any of these areas use Windham County forms:
- Bellows Falls
- Brattleboro
- Cambridgeport
- East Dover
- Grafton
- Jacksonville
- Jamaica
- Londonderry
- Marlboro
- Newfane
- Putney
- Saxtons River
- South Londonderry
- South Newfane
- Townshend
- Vernon
- Wardsboro
- West Dover
- West Dummerston
- West Halifax
- West Townshend
- West Wardsboro
- Westminster
- Westminster Station
- Whitingham
- Williamsville
- Wilmington
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Windham County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Windham 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 Windham County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Windham 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 Windham 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 Windham County?
Recording fees in Windham County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 869-3370 for current fees.
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A recorded Vermont mortgage outlives its holder. When the person named in the town land records as mortgagee dies, the note, the payments, and the lien become assets of an estate, and moving them to a new holder becomes the work of a fiduciary. This Vermont assignment of mortgage carries that transfer: one individual, signing as personal representative of the deceased holder's estate, assigns the recorded mortgage and the obligation it secures to a named assignee, and the instrument is recorded by the clerk of the Vermont town or city that holds the mortgage of record.
Personal assets in the fiduciary's hands
Vermont statute answers the first question an estate-held loan raises. Under 14 V.S.A. Section 1413, a debt secured by mortgage that belongs to the estate of a deceased person as mortgagee, or as assignee of a mortgagee, is personal assets in the hands of the executor or administrator, administered and accounted for with the rest of the personal estate; the same section lets the fiduciary foreclose as the decedent could have done. Administration then produces the transfers this instrument records: the fiduciary sells the note and mortgage to a purchaser of private loan paper to raise funds for the estate, or conveys the mortgage to the beneficiary entitled to it when the estate winds up. A decedent who financed the sale of a former home and collected payments for years, or who lent privately against Vermont land, leaves exactly this asset behind.
One representative signature, one capacity recital
Section 1 of the form states the architecture. The assignor is a single individual, identified first by name and mailing address and then by capacity: the named estate, the appointing court and case number in the Probate Division of the Vermont Superior Court, and the date of appointment, the entries a fiduciary's certificate of appointment supplies. The Probate Division issues that certificate; it documents the authority to third parties, is obtained separately, and is not included in this package. The operative section recites that the assignor acts solely in the stated representative capacity and not individually, that the estate holds the mortgagee's interest, and that the mortgage stands unassigned and undischarged of record; the transfer then runs without recourse and without warranty beyond any terms the parties add. One signature line and one acknowledgment certificate close the instrument, the certificate's blank carrying the signer's name and representative capacity, matching the representative-capacity short form certificate in 26 V.S.A. Section 5368. The form recites exactly one fiduciary assignor; a holder assigning in a personal capacity, co-executors signing together, and a corporate fiduciary signing through an officer each present an execution pattern this form is not drawn for.
A transfer the discharge statutes anticipate
Vermont's mortgage statutes keep naming this fiduciary. The discharge provisions of 27 V.S.A. Sections 461 through 463 run to the mortgagee or the mortgagee's executor, administrator, or assigns, so the law expects an estate fiduciary on the lender's side of a Vermont loan. When a loan pays off, 27 V.S.A. Section 464 expects the record holder to supply whatever documents show its ownership of the mortgage and its authority to release it. And 27 V.S.A. Section 465 shows what happens when a mortgagee dies and the record simply goes quiet: a Probate Division proceeding to appoint an administrator for the sole purpose of clearing the lien. A recorded assignment made while the estate is open is the orderly path those sections point toward, placing a living, present holder in the chain so the borrowers' eventual payoff finds the right party in the land records.
Town records, a flat page fee, no transfer tax return
Execution and recording follow Vermont's conveyance pattern, because Vermont is a title theory state and the mortgagee's interest is an interest in land. The fiduciary signs and acknowledges before a notary public under 27 V.S.A. Section 341, with no witnesses joining, and recording under 27 V.S.A. Section 342 is what makes the transfer good against everyone beyond the assignor. 24 V.S.A. Section 1158 names the destination, the records of the town, and calls for a marginal note connecting the assignment to the mortgage's book and page, which is why the form gathers the mortgagors, the original mortgagee, the mortgage date, the recording reference, and any prior assignments. Vermont has no county recorder for land instruments; the town or city clerk records the assignment for the statewide fee of $15.00 per page under 32 V.S.A. Section 1671. The property transfer tax return that travels with Vermont deeds stays home, since the Department of Taxes places mortgage assignments outside the PTT-172 filing category, so the instrument, the fee, and a return address ordinarily make up the entire recording package.
The download prepares one instrument for one pass through that process: the assignment of mortgage as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a St. Johnsbury estate's fiduciary assigning a seller-financed mortgage to a Vermont company, and a plain language guide that walks through every section, the notarization, and recording with the town clerk. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Windham County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Assignment of Mortgage (Personal Representative) meets all recording requirements specific to Windham County.
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