Rutland County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

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Rutland County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

Rutland County Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) Form

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Benson

Address:
2760 Stage Rd / PO Box 163
Benson, Vermont 05731

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 3:00 to 7:00

Phone: (802) 537-2611

Town Clerk of Brandon

Address:
49 Center St
Brandon, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 247-3635

Town Clerk of Castleton

Address:
1653 Main St / PO Box 727
Castleton, Vermont 05735

Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 4:30; Th 10:00 to 5:30 (closed 12:30-1:00); Fr 9:00 to 1:00

Phone: (802) 468-2212

Town Clerk of Chittenden

Address:
260 Chittenden Rd / PO Box 89
Rutland, Vermont 05737

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 483-6647 x1

Town Clerk of Clarendon

Address:
279 Middle Rd / PO Box 30
Clarendon, Vermont 05759

Hours: Mo-Th 10am to 4pm

Phone: (802) 775-4274

Town Clerk of Danby

Address:
130 Brook Rd / PO Box 231
Danby, Vermont 05739

Hours: Mo-Th 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 4pm

Phone: (802) 293-5136

Town Clerk of Fair Haven

Address:
3 North Park Place
Fair Haven, Vermont 05743

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00; We until 7:00; Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 265-3610 x4

Town Clerk of Hubbardton

Address:
1831 Monument Hill Rd
Castleton, Vermont 05735

Hours: Mo, We, Fr 9am to 2pm; call on other days

Phone: (802) 273-2951

Town Clerk of Ira

Address:
53 West Rd
Ira, Vermont 05777

Hours: Tu 3:00 to 7:00 & Fr 8:30 to 2:30; or by appt

Phone: (802) 235-2745

Town Clerk of Killington

Address:
2706 River Road / PO Box 429
Killington, Vermont 05751

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 422-3243

Town Clerk of Mendon

Address:
2282 US Route 4
Mendon, Vermont 05701

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 775-1662 x1

Town Clerk of Middletown Springs

Address:
10 Park Ave / PO Box 1232
Middletown Springs, Vermont 05757-1232

Hours: Mo, Tu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00, Fr 1:00 to 4:00, Sa 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 235-2220

Town Clerk of Mount Holly

Address:
50 School St / PO Box 248
Mount Holly, Vermont 05758

Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 259-2391

Town Clerk of Mount Tabor

Address:
522 Brooklyn Rd / PO Box 245
Mt. Tabor, Vermont 05739

Hours: Tu & We 9am to noon or by appt

Phone: (802) 293-5282 or 293-5020 (home)

Town Clerk of Pawlet

Address:
122 School St / PO Box 128
Pawlet, Vermont 05761-0128

Hours: Mo, We 8:30 to 3:30; Tu 11:00 to 6:00; Th 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 325-3309 x1

Town Clerk of Pittsfield

Address:
40 Village Grn / PO Box 556
Pittsfield, Vermont 05762

Hours: Tu 12pm to 6pm; We, Th 9am to 3pm

Phone: (802) 746-8170

Town Clerk of Pittsford

Address:
426 Plains Rd / PO Box 10
Pittsford, Vermont 05763-0010

Hours: Mo-We 8:00 to 4:30; Th 8:00 to 6:00; Fr 8:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 483-6500 x11, 12 & 13

Town Clerk of Poultney

Address:
9 Main St, Suite 2
Poultney, Vermont 05764

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:30 & 1:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 287-5761

Town Clerk of Proctor

Address:
45 Main St
Proctor, Vermont 05765

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 459-3333

City of Rutland: Clerk

Address:
City Hall - 1 Strongs Ave / PO Box 969
Rutland, Vermont 05702

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00 (phone); 9:00 to 4:45 (vault)

Phone: (802) 773-1800 x5

Town of Rutland: Clerk

Address:
181 Business Rte 4
Ctr Rutland, Vermont 05736

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 773-2528

Town Clerk of Shrewsbury

Address:
9823 Cold River Rd
Shrewsbury, Vermont 05738

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 492-3511

Town Clerk of Sudbury

Address:
36 Blacksmith Lane
Sudbury, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 4:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Fr 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 623-7296

Town Clerk of Tinmouth

Address:
9 Mountainview Rd / Mail: 515 North End Rd
Tinmouth, Vermont 05773

Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00; most Sats 9:00 to noon; and by appt

Phone: (802) 446-2498

Town Clerk of Wallingford

Address:
75 School St
Wallingford, Vermont 05773

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:30; Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 446-2336

Town Clerk of Wells

Address:
108 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 585
Wells, Vermont 05774

Hours: Mo-Th 7:30 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 645-0486 x10

Town Clerk of West Haven

Address:
2919 Main Rd
West Haven, Vermont 05743

Hours: Mo & We 1:00 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 265-4880

Town Clerk of West Rutland

Address:
35 Marble St
West Rutland, Vermont 05777

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00; Friday by appointment

Phone: (802) 438-2204

Recording Tips for Rutland County:
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
  • Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions

Cities and Jurisdictions in Rutland County

Properties in any of these areas use Rutland County forms:

  • Belmont
  • Benson
  • Bomoseen
  • Brandon
  • Castleton
  • Center Rutland
  • Chittenden
  • Cuttingsville
  • Danby
  • East Poultney
  • East Wallingford
  • Fair Haven
  • Florence
  • Forest Dale
  • Hydeville
  • Killington
  • Middletown Springs
  • Mount Holly
  • North Clarendon
  • Pawlet
  • Pittsfield
  • Pittsford
  • Poultney
  • Proctor
  • Rutland
  • Wallingford
  • Wells
  • West Pawlet
  • West Rutland

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Rutland County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Rutland County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 537-2611 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

Two Vermont cotrustees can place sworn proof of their authority in the town land records without putting the trust instrument itself on public file. This form prepares a Vermont Certificate of Trust under 14A V.S.A. § 1013 for a trust with exactly two individual cotrustees, each signing under oath before a notary. The certificate, also searched as a certification of trust or trustee certificate, stands in for the trust instrument when the trustees deal with buyers, lenders, title companies, and town clerks.

Two Cotrustees, Two Sworn Signatures

The configuration is the product. The form recites the name and address of each of the two individual cotrustees empowered to act under the trust instrument at the time the certificate is executed, and it carries a signature block and a separate notary certificate for each of them, so the pair may swear on different dates, before different notaries, or in different states. Section 1013(e) provides that a certification of trust may be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee; what this layout adds is a recorded certificate carrying both cotrustees' sworn statements, matching how a two-cotrustee trust ordinarily acts, since under 14A V.S.A. § 703(a) cotrustees act by majority and a majority of two is both. Married settlors serving together as trustees of a family revocable trust, and a pair of successor cotrustees who took office under the trust instrument, present the two-cotrustee pattern this certificate recites. A trust with a sole trustee, three or more cotrustees, or a bank as trustee presents a different signing pattern than the two individual blocks this form carries.

What the Certificate States Instead of the Trust

Vermont wrote its certification statute with recording in mind, and the statute lists what the document must include: the trust's name, the date of the trust instrument and of each amendment, each settlor, each original trustee, the name and address of each trustee currently empowered to act, an abstract of the provisions authorizing the trustees to act, statements that the trust exists and has not been revoked or amended as to those provisions and that nothing in the trust instrument limits the authority, and a statement as to court supervision. The signature of the trustee must be under oath before a notary public, so the notary blocks on this form are sworn verifications in the short form 26 V.S.A. § 5368 provides, not the acknowledgment found on a deed. What stays private is the substance: under § 1013(f) the certificate need not contain the dispositive terms of the trust, so who inherits, in what shares, and on what conditions never enters the public record.

Conclusive Proof in the Land Records

Once recorded in the municipal land records where the land identified in it is located, the certificate documents the existence of the trust, the identity of the trustees, and the powers of the trustees and any limitations on those powers, as though the full trust instrument had been recorded. Under § 1013(c) the certificate is conclusive proof as to the matters contained in it, and any party may rely on its continued effectiveness unless that party has actual knowledge of facts to the contrary, the certificate is amended or revoked by a recorded written instrument, or the full trust instrument is placed of record. A person who in good faith enters into a transaction in reliance on the certification may enforce the transaction against the trust property as if its representations were correct.

Recording With the Town Clerk

Vermont records land documents by town and city, not by county, so the certificate goes to the clerk of the municipality where the land it identifies is located, at the statutory fee of 15 dollars per page under 32 V.S.A. § 1671(a). The certificate transfers nothing itself, so the property transfer tax return that accompanies a deed is a matter for the trustees' deed in the underlying transaction, prepared separately and not included in this package.

This package contains the certificate as a fillable PDF form, a plain language guide that walks through each of its ten sections, and a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Vermont trust. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can apply 14A V.S.A. § 1013 to a particular trust and transaction.

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

This Certificate of Trust (Two Individual Cotrustees) meets all recording requirements specific to Rutland County.

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