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

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

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

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

Franklin 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 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:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Consider using eRecording to avoid trips to the office

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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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 Franklin 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 Franklin County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Franklin County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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