Caledonia County Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

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Caledonia County Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

Caledonia County Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Form

Fill in the blank Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/18/2026
Caledonia County Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Guide

Caledonia County Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form.

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Caledonia County Completed Example of the Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Document

Caledonia County Completed Example of the Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 8/7/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town of Barnet Clerk

Address:
1743 US Route 5 S / PO Box 15
Barnet, Vermont 05821

Hours: 9:00 to 12:00, 1:00 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (802) 633-2256

Town of Burke Clerk

Address:
212 School St
West Burke, Vermont 05871

Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F

Phone: (802) 467-3717

Town of Danville Clerk

Address:
36 Route 2 West / P.O. Box 183
Danville, Vermont 05828

Hours: 8:00 to 4:00 M-F

Phone: (802) 684-3352

Town of Groton Clerk

Address:
1476 Scott Highway
Groton, Vermont 05046

Hours: Wed & Fri 8:00 - 12:30

Phone: (802) 584-3276

Town of Hardwick Clerk

Address:
20 Church St / PO Box 523
Hardwick, Vermont 05843

Hours: M-Th 8:00 - 4:30; F 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 472-5971

Town of Kirby Clerk

Address:
346 Town Hall Rd
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Hours: Tu & Th 8:00 - 3:00 and by appt

Phone: (802) 626-9386

Town of Lyndon Clerk

Address:
119 Park Ave / PO Box 167
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851-0167

Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 626-5785

Town of Newark Clerk

Address:
1336 Newark St
Newark, Vermont 05871

Hours: M, W, Th 9:00 - 4:00

Phone: (802) 467-3336

Town of Peacham Clerk

Address:
79 Church St / PO Box 244
Peacham, Vermont 05862

Hours: Mon 8:00 to 5:00; Tue - Thu 8:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 592-3218

Town of Ryegate Clerk

Address:
18 S Bayley-Hazen Rd / PO Box 332
Ryegate, Vermont 05042

Hours: Mon-Wed 1:00 - 5:00; Fri 9:00 - 1:00

Phone: (802) 584-3880

Town of St. Johnsbury Clerk

Address:
51 Depot Square, Suite 101
St. Johnsbury, Vermont 05819

Hours: Mo 8:00 - 5:00, Tu-Fr 8:00 - 4:30

Phone: (802) 748-4331

Town of Sheffield Clerk

Address:
37 Dane Rd / PO Box 165
Sheffield, Vermont 05866

Hours: M, W, F 9:00 - 3:00; W eve 5:00 - 8:00

Phone: (802) 626-8862

Town of Stannard Clerk

Address:
Stannard Mountain Rd / PO Box 94
Greensboro Bend, Vermont 05842

Hours: Wed 8:00 - 12:00

Phone: (802) 533-2577

Town of Sutton Clerk

Address:
167 Underpass Rd
Sutton, Vermont 05867

Hours: Mon - Thu 8:00 to 4:30; Fri 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 467-3377

Town of Walden Clerk

Address:
12 VT Route 215
West Danville, Vermont 05873

Hours: M - W 9:00 - 4:00; Th 9:00 - 5:00

Phone: (802) 563-2220

Town of Waterford Clerk

Address:
532 Maple St / PO Box 56
Lower Waterford, Vermont 05848

Hours: M, Th & F 8:30 - 3:30; Tu 12:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 748-2122

Town of Wheelock Clerk

Address:
1192 Route 122 / PO Box 1328
Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Hours: M & Th 8:30 to 4:00; Wed 10:30 to 6:00

Phone: (802) 626-9094

Recording Tips for Caledonia County:
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
  • Some documents require witnesses in addition to notarization

Cities and Jurisdictions in Caledonia County

Properties in any of these areas use Caledonia County forms:

  • Barnet
  • Danville
  • East Burke
  • East Hardwick
  • East Ryegate
  • East Saint Johnsbury
  • Groton
  • Hardwick
  • Lower Waterford
  • Lyndon
  • Lyndon Center
  • Lyndonville
  • Mc Indoe Falls
  • Passumpsic
  • Peacham
  • Saint Johnsbury
  • Saint Johnsbury Center
  • Sheffield
  • South Ryegate
  • Sutton
  • West Burke
  • West Danville

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Caledonia County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Caledonia County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 633-2256 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

A recorded mortgage does not end with the lender's life. When the individual who held a mortgage on Vermont real property dies, the mortgage stays on the town land records as an open encumbrance until a discharge enters the record, and the signature that clears it comes from the estate: 27 V.S.A. § 463 names the mortgagee's executor and administrator among those who may execute the statutory acknowledgment of satisfaction. This Vermont Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form is arranged for exactly that signature, a court-appointed executor or administrator discharging a mortgage the deceased lender held. Customers sometimes search for the same instrument as a satisfaction of mortgage, a mortgage release, or a mortgage lien release signed by an estate.

A discharge signed for the lender's estate

The form carries one fiduciary signer and one acknowledgment certificate. A dedicated section collects the estate details: the decedent's name as it appears on the recorded mortgage, the date of death, the fiduciary capacity, the Probate Division unit, the case number, and the date the letters issued, so the recorded instrument shows on its face who signed and under what authority. The operative section then states that the personal representative acts in that fiduciary capacity and not individually, acknowledges satisfaction of the secured debt, and discharges and releases the mortgage together with all interest in the mortgaged premises held by virtue of it.

The pattern that presents this configuration most often is seller financing. An owner sold Vermont property, took back a mortgage from the buyer, and died while the mortgage remained of record; in many files the payoff finished years earlier and no discharge was ever recorded. The borrower's title stays clouded either way, and the personal representative of the mortgagee's estate holds the statutory authority to clear it. A living mortgagee signing personally, a bank acting through an officer, and co-executors signing together each present a different signing configuration; this form recites a single personal representative.

The certification the statute prescribes

27 V.S.A. § 463 supplies the language: an acknowledgment of satisfaction substantially in the statutory form, certifying that the described mortgage is paid in full and satisfied and identifying the mortgagor, the mortgagee, the date of the mortgage, the book and page where it is recorded, and the town whose land records hold it. The form carries that certification with a blank at each element the statute leaves open, completed to mirror the recorded mortgage so the discharge indexes against the instrument it terminates. Under § 463(b), a satisfaction acknowledged before a town clerk, notary public, master, county clerk, or judge or register of probate, and recorded, discharges the mortgage and bars actions brought on it. An optional section identifies any recorded assignment of the mortgage, the chain 27 V.S.A. § 464(b) points to when it calls for any instrument necessary to show record ownership of the mortgage and authority to execute the discharge.

Thirty days, and a town-by-town record

Vermont gives the discharge duty teeth. Within 30 days after full performance of the conditions of the mortgage, 27 V.S.A. § 464 requires execution and delivery of a valid and complete discharge, and it attaches statutory damages of $25.00 per day, up to $5,000.00 in the aggregate, for a discharge withheld past that window, along with consequential damages, punitive damages, court costs, and attorney's fees for an aggrieved party who substantially prevails. An estate that resolves the discharge promptly closes that exposure.

Recording is municipal. Vermont keeps land records town by town, with no county recording system, so the completed discharge goes to the town or city clerk of the town named in the certification, and a mortgage recorded in more than one town is discharged in each of them. The statewide recording fee is $15.00 per page under 32 V.S.A. § 1671(a), and no property transfer tax return accompanies a discharge, because the Vermont Department of Taxes places discharges outside the Form PTT-172 filing category.

What the download includes

The purchase delivers three items: the fillable Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) form, a completed example built on a Middlebury fact pattern, and a guide that describes each section of the form, the notarization, and town clerk recording. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Discharge of Mortgage (Personal Representative) meets all recording requirements specific to Caledonia County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Caledonia 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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