Bennington County Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Form

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Bennington County Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Form

Bennington County Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Form

Fill in the blank Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/15/2026
Bennington County Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Guide

Bennington County Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) form.

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Bennington County Completed Example of the Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Document

Bennington County Completed Example of the Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/15/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town of Arlington Town Clerk

Address:
3828 VT Route 7A / PO Box 304
Arlington, Vermont 05250

Hours: Monday – Friday 9 AM to 2 PM and by appt

Phone: (802) 375-2332

Town of Bennington Town Clerk

Address:
205 South St
Bennington, Vermont 05201

Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM

Phone: (802) 442-1043

Town of Dorset Town Clerk

Address:
112 Mad Tom Rd / PO Box 24
East Dorset, Vermont 05253

Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F or by appt

Phone: (802) 362-1178 Ext 2

Bennington County Clerk (for Glastenbury)

Address:
207 South St
Bennington, Vermont 05262

Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Phone: (802) 447-2700

Town of Landgrove Town Clerk

Address:
88 Landgrove Rd
Londonderry, Vermont 05148

Hours: Thurs 9am to 1pm or by appt

Phone: (802) 824-3716

Town of Manchester Town Clerk

Address:
6039 Main St / PO Box 830
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255

Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 362-1313 x1

Town of Peru Town Clerk

Address:
402 Main St / PO Box 127
Peru, Vermont 05152

Hours: Tues, Thurs 8:30am - 4:00pm

Phone: (802) 824-3065

Town of Pownal Town Clerk

Address:
467 Center St / PO Box 411
Pownal, Vermont 05261

Hours: M, T, Th, F 9:30 to 4:00; Wed 9:30 to 2:00

Phone: (802) 823-7757

Town of Readsboro Town Clerk

Address:
301 Phelps Lane / PO Box 187
Readsboro, Vermont 05350

Hours: M,T,Th,F 8:00 to 3:30; Wed 4:30 to 8:30

Phone: (802) 423-5405

Town of Rupert Town Clerk

Address:
187 East St / PO Box 140
West Rupert, Vermont 05776

Hours: Mon 11:00 to 7:00; Tue, Wed 12:00 to 5:00; Thu 8:30 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 394-7728

Town of Sandgate Town Clerk

Address:
3266 Sandgate Road
Sandgate, Vermont 05250

Hours: Mon, Wed 9:30 to 12:30; Tue 9:30 to 11:30; Thu, Fri 9:30 to 12:30

Phone: (802) 375-9075

Town of Searsburg Town Clerk

Address:
18 Town Garage Rd / PO Box 157
Wilmington, Vermont 05363

Hours: Mon 8:00 to 4:00; Tue, Fri 8:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 464-8081

Town of Shaftsbury Town Clerk

Address:
61 Buck Hill Rd / PO Box 409
Shaftsbury, Vermont 05262

Hours: Mon 9:00 to 4:30; Tue - Fri 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 442-4038

Town of Stamford Town Clerk

Address:
986 Main Road
Stamford, Vermont 05352

Hours: Tue, Wed 11:00 to 3:00; Thu 11:00 to 3:00 & 7:00 to 9:00; Fri 9:00 to 1:00

Phone: (802) 694-1361

Town of Sunderland Town Clerk

Address:
181 South Rd / Mail: 104 Mountain View Rd
Sunderland, Vermont 05252 / 05250

Hours: Mon - Thu 8:00 to 2:00

Phone: (802) 375-6106

Town of Whitingham Town Clerk

Address:
2948 VT Route 100
Jacksonville, Vermont 05342

Hours: M-F 9 to 2; W 5 to 7; Sat 9 to 12

Phone: (802) 368-7887

Town of Winhall Town Clerk

Address:
115 VT Route 30
Bondville, Vermont 05340

Hours: Mon - Thu 7:00 to 1:00 or by appt

Phone: (802) 297-2122

Town of Woodford Town Clerk

Address:
1391 VT Route 9
Woodford, Vermont 05201

Hours: Call for hours or appt

Phone: (802) 442-4895

Recording Tips for Bennington County:
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers

Cities and Jurisdictions in Bennington County

Properties in any of these areas use Bennington County forms:

  • Arlington
  • Bennington
  • Bondville
  • Dorset
  • East Arlington
  • East Dorset
  • Manchester
  • Manchester Center
  • North Bennington
  • North Pownal
  • Peru
  • Pownal
  • Readsboro
  • Rupert
  • Shaftsbury
  • Stamford
  • West Rupert

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Bennington County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Bennington County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 375-2332 for current fees.

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When a recorded Vermont deed carries an error and the owner's signature comes through an agent, the repair arrives as a single instrument: a correction deed executed by an attorney-in-fact under a recorded power of attorney. This fillable form prepares that deed for one individual grantor, re-conveying to the same grantee with the error identified and the corrected matter stated, without a new bargain and without additional consideration.

A deed that repairs the record instead of remaking it

A Vermont correction deed, also searched as a corrective deed or deed of correction, works by re-executing the earlier transaction. The form identifies the prior deed by instrument type, date, and book and page in the municipal land records; states the error as the prior deed carries it, such as a wrong lot number, a misspelled name, or an incomplete legal description; and states the corrected matter alongside a full corrected description. The operative section then gives, grants, conveys, and confirms the property to the grantee the prior deed named, provides that the prior deed otherwise remains as recorded, and adds no covenant or warranty of title of its own.

Because the transfer confirms or corrects a transfer previously recorded, without additional consideration, it sits within the exemption in 32 V.S.A. § 9603(4). Form PTT-172, the Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, is still filed with the exemption number entered, because 32 V.S.A. § 9608 bars the clerk from recording a deed without a completed return.

The attorney-in-fact signature, and the recorded POA behind it

The defining configuration of this form is its signature architecture: one grantor named as principal, one attorney-in-fact who signs for that grantor, and one acknowledgment certificate completed in representative capacity, identifying the signer as attorney-in-fact for the named principal. Section 2 of the deed names the agent and carries the recording reference of the power of attorney itself, because 27 V.S.A. § 305 places a power of attorney used to convey Vermont land in the same land records office where the deed is recorded.

The agent authority behind the signature is governed by the Vermont Uniform Power of Attorney Act, 14 V.S.A. chapter 127, in effect since July 1, 2023, with a statutory real estate short form. Powers of attorney executed before that date, and powers validly executed in other states, remain usable under the Act's validity rules. A principal wintering out of state, a principal in long-term care, and a closing that went to record under an agent's signature and came back from the clerk with a defect all present the pattern this deed recites: the original conveyance is already on record, and the same agency arrangement now supplies the correcting signature.

What the form is, and is not, set up as

The form recites exactly one individual grantor acting through one attorney-in-fact, one grantee carried over from the prior deed, and a correction made without additional consideration. It is not set up as a deed for a grantor signing personally, for an entity grantor, or for a two-signer correction of a homestead deed that a spouse joined under 27 V.S.A. § 141. It is also not an enhanced life estate deed revision; Vermont's chapter 6 supplies its own recorded revision and revocation instruments for that device, prepared separately and not included in this package. An instrument that changes the parties, adds consideration, or moves beneficial ownership is a new transfer under Vermont's transfer tax chapter rather than a correction.

Recording with the town clerk

Vermont records land instruments by town or city rather than by county, so the deed goes to the clerk of the municipality where the land lies. Recording fees are statewide under 32 V.S.A. § 1671: $15.00 per page, plus $15.00 for the transfer tax return filing. The deed is acknowledged before a notary public under 27 V.S.A. § 341(a), and recording is what makes it effective against persons other than the grantor and the grantor's heirs under 27 V.S.A. § 342. A corrected description that cites a recorded survey plat also cites the map book and page where the plat is recorded, per 27 V.S.A. § 341(b).

The download includes the correction deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the deed filled in for a fictional Montpelier fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through each numbered section, the agent signing formalities, and the PTT-172 filing. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Correction Deed (Individual Grantor by Attorney-in-Fact under POA) meets all recording requirements specific to Bennington County.

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