Bennington County Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
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Bennington County Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Fill in the blank Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Bennington County Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) form.
Bennington County Completed Example of the Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Correction Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town of Arlington Town Clerk
Arlington, Vermont 05250
Hours: Monday – Friday 9 AM to 2 PM and by appt
Phone: (802) 375-2332
Town of Bennington Town Clerk
Bennington, Vermont 05201
Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PM
Phone: (802) 442-1043
Town of Dorset Town Clerk
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)
Bennington, Vermont 05262
Hours: M-F 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
Phone: (802) 447-2700
Town of Landgrove Town Clerk
Londonderry, Vermont 05148
Hours: Thurs 9am to 1pm or by appt
Phone: (802) 824-3716
Town of Manchester Town Clerk
Manchester Center, Vermont 05255
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 362-1313 x1
Town of Peru Town Clerk
Peru, Vermont 05152
Hours: Tues, Thurs 8:30am - 4:00pm
Phone: (802) 824-3065
Town of Pownal Town Clerk
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sunderland, Vermont 05252 / 05250
Hours: Mon - Thu 8:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 375-6106
Town of Whitingham Town Clerk
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
Bondville, Vermont 05340
Hours: Mon - Thu 7:00 to 1:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 297-2122
Town of Woodford Town Clerk
Woodford, Vermont 05201
Hours: Call for hours or appt
Phone: (802) 442-4895
Recording Tips for Bennington County:
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
- Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
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
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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This Vermont correction deed carries a trustee-grantor configuration: a trustee who has already conveyed Vermont real property by a recorded deed, and who now places a correction of that deed on record in the same representative capacity. The form is a Vermont instrument through and through, built around one trustee signature line, one representative-capacity acknowledgment certificate, and the recital pattern a corrective instrument carries in Vermont title practice.
A second deed that fixes the first
A correction deed, also searched as a corrective deed or deed of correction, is a re-execution rather than a fresh bargain. The form identifies the prior recorded deed by its instrument title, its date, and its volume and page in the town land records; states the error the record shows; states the correction; and then confirms, corrects, and conveys the property to the same grantee, as corrected, without additional consideration. Vermont prescribes no statutory correction deed form, so the instrument runs on the general conveyance chapter: signed by the grantor, acknowledged before a notary public, and recorded at length with the clerk of the town where the land lies under 27 V.S.A. 341, with 27 V.S.A. 342 giving the recorded deed its effect against third parties.
The trustee signs again, in the same capacity
The configuration is the variant. The grantor section identifies the trustee and the trust exactly as the prior deed stated them, the operative section recites that the signer acts solely as trustee and not individually, and the single acknowledgment certificate matches the representative-capacity short form in 26 V.S.A. 5368. An optional blank takes the recording reference of a certification of trust already on record, the sworn instrument 14A V.S.A. 1013 makes usable as evidence of a trustee's authority to convey. The fact patterns that present this deed are familiar ones in trust conveyancing: a trustee's deed out of a family revocable trust that recites the wrong lot number, a grantee surname misspelled at the closing table, a trust date carried incorrectly from an older draft. The form recites one trustee grantor acting for one identified trust; a correction of a deed that individual owners signed in their own right follows a different signer pattern and is not what this form recites.
No new transfer tax on a true correction
Vermont taxes transfers by deed under 32 V.S.A. 9602, and the statute answers the correction pattern directly: 32 V.S.A. 9603(4) exempts transfers that, without additional consideration, confirm or correct a transfer previously recorded. The paperwork still travels with the deed. A Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, accompanies every deed delivered for recording, with the corrective exemption entered as number 04 on Line E1, and under 32 V.S.A. 9608 the town clerk cannot record a deed without a return that is complete and regular on its face together with the required Act 250 certificate. The guide included with this form walks through that filing alongside the deed itself.
Recorded with the town clerk, not a county recorder
Vermont land records live at the municipal level, so the corrected deed returns to the same town or city land records that hold the deed it corrects. The statewide recording fee under 32 V.S.A. 1671 is fifteen dollars per page, plus fifteen dollars for filing the transfer tax return. The acknowledgment is valid without an official stamp affixed to the notary's signature, and where the legal description cites a plat or survey recorded after mid-1988, the deed cites the volume and page where that survey is recorded, in the manner the completed example demonstrates.
The download delivers exactly three things: this correction deed as a blank fillable PDF, a completed example showing a corrected lot-number transfer recorded in a Vermont town's land records, and a plain-language guide that walks every section, the trustee's signing formality, and the recording steps. The materials describe Vermont law and the form itself; they are informational 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 (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Bennington County.
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