Addison County Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Form

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Addison County Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Form

Addison County Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Form

Fill in the blank Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 8/10/2026
Addison County Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Guide

Addison County Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Guide

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Addison County Completed Example of the Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Document

Addison County Completed Example of the Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) document for reference.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town of Addison: Clerk

Address:
65 VT Route 17 West
Addison, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: M, Tu, Th 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30; W, F 8:30 to 12:00

Phone: 802-759-2020

Town Clerk of Bridport

Address:
82 Crown Point Rd / PO Box 27
Bridport , Vermont 05734

Hours: M-W 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00; Th, F 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: 802-758-2483

Town Clerk of Bristol

Address:
1 South St / PO Box 249
Bristol, Vermont 05443

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

Phone: (802) 453-2410

Town Clerk of Cornwall

Address:
2629 Route 30
Cornwall, Vermont 05753

Hours: Tu - F 9am to 5pm

Phone: (802) 462-2775

Town Clerk of Ferrisburgh

Address:
3279 Rte 7 / PO Box 6
Ferrisburgh, Vermont 05456

Hours: M - F 8am to 4pm

Phone: (802) 877-3429

Town Clerk of Goshen

Address:
50 Carlisle Hill Rd
Goshen, Vermont 05733

Hours: Tuesday 9am to 1pm

Phone: 802-247-6455

Town Clerk of Granville

Address:
4157 VT Route 100 / PO Box 66
Granville, Vermont 05747

Hours: M - Th 9am to 3pm

Phone: 802-767-4403

Town Clerk of Hancock

Address:
48 VT Route 125 / PO Box 100
Hancock, Vermont 05748

Hours: M 3:30 to 6:30; Tu -Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 767-3660

Town Clerk of Leicester

Address:
44 Schoolhouse Rd
Leicester, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9am to 2pm

Phone: 802-247-5961 Ext3

Town Clerk of Lincoln

Address:
62 Quaker St
Lincoln, Vermont 05443

Hours: Mo - Th 8am to 2pm; We 4pm to 7pm

Phone: 802-453-2980

Town Clerk of Middlebury

Address:
94 Main St
Middlebury, Vermont 05753

Hours: Mo - Th 7:30am to 5:30pm

Phone: 802-388-8100 Ext 211

Town Clerk of Monkton

Address:
280 Monkton Ridge / PO Box 12
Monkton, Vermont 05469

Hours: Mo, Fr 8am to 1pm; T & Th 8am to 1pm & 4pm - 7pm

Phone: 802-453-3800

Town Clerk of New Haven

Address:
78 North St
New Haven, Vermont 05472

Hours: Mo - Th 9am to 4:30pm

Phone: 802-453-3516

Town Clerk of Orwell

Address:
436 Main St / PO Box 32
Orwell, Vermont 05760

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 3:30; F 9:30 to 12 & 1 to 6

Phone: 802-948-2032

Town Clerk of Panton

Address:
3176 Jersey St / PO Box 174
Panton, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: M, Tu, Th 9am to 3pm; W 9am to 5pm

Phone: 802-475-2333

Town Clerk of Ripton

Address:
1311 Ripton Route 125 / PO Box 10
Ripton, Vermont 05766

Hours: Mo 2pm to 6pm; Tu, Th 9am to 1pm

Phone: 802-388-2266

Town Clerk of Salisbury

Address:
25 Schoolhouse Road / PO Box 66
Salisbury, Vermont 05769

Hours: Tu 9am to 3pm; Th 11pm to 6pm or by appt

Phone: 802-352-4228

Town Clerk of Shoreham

Address:
297 Main St
Shoreham, Vermont 05770

Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00

Phone: 802-897-5841

Town Clerk of Starksboro

Address:
2849 Vermont Route 116 / PO Box 91
Starksboro, Vermont 05487

Hours: M - Th 8:30 to 4:30

Phone: 802-453-2639

City Clerk of Vergennes

Address:
120 Main St
Vergennes, Vermont 05491

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

Phone: 802-877-2841

Town Clerk of Waltham

Address:
2053 Maple St / PO Box 175
Waltham, Vermont 05491-8919

Hours: Tu & F 9am to 3pm

Phone: 802-877-3641

Town Clerk of Weybridge

Address:
1727 Quaker Village Rd
Weybridge, Vermont 05753

Hours: M & F 12:30 to 5:30; Tu & Th 9:00 to 2:00

Phone: 802-545-2450

Town Clerk of Whiting

Address:
29 South Main St
Whiting, Vermont 05778

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 12:00 & 4:00 to 7:00; We 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: 802-623-7813

Recording Tips for Addison County:
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned

Cities and Jurisdictions in Addison County

Properties in any of these areas use Addison County forms:

  • Bridport
  • Bristol
  • East Middlebury
  • Ferrisburgh
  • Granville
  • Hancock
  • Middlebury
  • Monkton
  • New Haven
  • North Ferrisburgh
  • Orwell
  • Ripton
  • Roxbury
  • Salisbury
  • Shoreham
  • Starksboro
  • Vergennes
  • Whiting

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Addison County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Addison County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 802-759-2020 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

Most easements attach to land: the benefit belongs to a neighboring parcel and passes with it, owner after owner. The easement in this Vermont easement deed follows the other pattern. Prepared for a perpetual utility easement in gross, granted by one individual owner, it vests the right in the grantee itself, typically an electric, communications, or energy company that owns no land near the burdened parcel, with no dominant estate anywhere in the picture.

An easement that belongs to the holder, not to neighboring land

Vermont courts favor reading an easement as appurtenant when a deed leaves room for doubt; decisions from Scott v. Leonard (1956) through Barrett v. Kunz (1992) and Rowe v. Lavanway (2006) repeat the point. A utility corridor is the classic situation where that favored reading misses, since the company holding the line owns no nearby parcel for the right to serve. This deed removes the doubt in its own text: the grant section names the easement as an easement in gross, states that no dominant estate exists or is intended, and makes the easement expressly assignable, so the right follows the utility through mergers, reorganizations, and system sales under the deed's own terms rather than under a default rule.

One owner, one signature, one certificate

The form recites exactly one individual grantor, with a single signature line and a single acknowledgment certificate: the configuration of a sole owner granting rights over that owner's own parcel. A parcel held by two or more owners, or by spouses as tenants by the entirety, presents a joinder pattern with more signatures than this deed carries; under 27 V.S.A. Sections 141 and 349, an interest in entireties property passes to a nonspouse only with both spouses joining, and a married owner's conveyance of an interest in the homestead without the spouse joining is inoperative as to the homestead.

Ten numbered sections collect the working content: the parties, the consideration, the burdened parcel by town, county, and legal description, the easement area within it, a survey or plat of record line, the grantor's source of title, the utility purposes and covered facilities, and optional additional provisions such as surface restoration terms. The grant section then conveys a perpetual easement in gross over, under, and across the easement area, with reasonable ingress and egress, binding the parcel in the hands of later owners while the grantor keeps every use that does not unreasonably interfere with the granted rights. The deed carries no covenant or warranty of title except as expressly stated in it.

Recorded by town, taxed by the state

Vermont records land documents with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies; there is no county recording system. The statewide fee is $15.00 per page under 32 V.S.A. Section 1671. A Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, prepared separately and not included in this package, accompanies the deed at recording: the town clerk cannot record a deed without the completed return, and the property transfer tax definitions expressly count a perpetual easement among the interests the tax reaches. The statute carves out transfers of utility line easements to a public utility or a municipality for a consideration of $500.00 or less; above that figure, or with a private grantee, the general rate of 1.25 percent plus the 0.22 percent clean water surcharge applies to the value of the easement. Acknowledgment before a notary public is the signing formality, and Vermont deeds carry no witness requirement.

The download prepares a Vermont utility easement, the instrument sometimes searched as a right of way agreement, easement agreement, or utility easement form, on the in-gross pattern described above. It includes the fillable blank easement deed as a PDF, a completed example showing the deed filled in for a Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain language guide that walks through every numbered section, the notary block, and the town recording process. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Easement Deed (Utility - In Gross - Individual Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Addison County.

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