Orange County Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Form
Last validated September 2, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Orange County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Bradford, Brookfield, Chelsea, Corinth, East Corinth, East Randolph, East Thetford, Fairlee and 18 more.
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Orange County Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Form
Fill in the blank Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Orange County Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Guide
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Example of a properly completed Vermont Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Bradford Town Clerk
Bradford, Vermont 05033
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 4:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (802) 222-4727 x 300
Braintree Town Clerk
Braintree, Vermont 05060
Hours: Mon-Wed 9:00 to 4:00 and by appt
Phone: (802) 728-9787
Brookfield Town Clerk
Brookfield, Vermont 05036
Hours: Tue-Thu 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 276-3352 x10
Chelsea Town Clerk
Chelsea, Vermont 5038
Hours: Mon, Tue-Fri 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 685-4460
Corinth Town Clerk
Corinth, Vermont 05039
Hours: Mon 8:00 to 4:00, Tue 8:00 to 6:00, Fri 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 439-5850
Fairlee Town Clerk
Fairlee, Vermont 05045
Hours: Mon-Thu 8:30 to 3:30; Fri 9:00 to 12:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 333-4363
Newbury Town Clerk
Newbury, Vermont 05051
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 2:30; Tue until 6:00
Phone: (802) 866-5521
Orange Town Clerk
East Barre, Vermont 05641 / 05649
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 479-2673
Randolph Town Clerk
Randolph, Vermont 05060
Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 728-5433 x 11
Strafford Town Clerk
Strafford, Vermont 05072
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 765-4411
Thetford Town Clerk
Thetford, Vermont 05075
Hours: Mon 6:00 to 8:00; Tue-Thu 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 785-2922 x 10
Topsham Town Clerk
Topsham, Vermont 05076
Hours: Mon 1:00 to 6:00; Tue, Thu, Fri 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 439-5505
Tunbridge Town Clerk
Tunbridge, Vermont 05077
Hours: Mon-Thu 7:30 to 3:00; Thu closed 11:00 to 12:30
Phone: (802) 889-5521
Vershire Town Clerk
Vershire, Vermont 05079
Hours: Tue-Thu 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 685-2227
Washington Town Clerk
Washington, Vermont 05675
Hours: Mon, Tue 8:30 to 2:30 and by appt
Phone: (802) 883-2218
West Fairlee Town Clerk
West Fairlee, Vermont 05083
Hours: Mon, Tues, Wed 9:30-12 &1-3:30
Phone: (802) 333-9696
Williamstown Clerk
Williamstown, Vermont 05679
Hours: M-F 10am-3pm
Phone: (802) 433-5455 x203
Orange County Clerk
Chelsea, Vermont 05038
Hours: 8:30 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 685-4610
Recording Tips for Orange County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
- Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
- Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
Cities and Jurisdictions in Orange County
Properties in any of these areas use Orange County forms:
- Bradford
- Brookfield
- Chelsea
- Corinth
- East Corinth
- East Randolph
- East Thetford
- Fairlee
- Newbury
- North Thetford
- Post Mills
- Randolph
- Randolph Center
- South Strafford
- Strafford
- Thetford
- Thetford Center
- Topsham
- Tunbridge
- Vershire
- Washington
- Wells River
- West Fairlee
- West Newbury
- West Topsham
- Williamstown
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orange County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orange 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 Orange County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orange 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 Orange 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. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. 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 Orange County?
Recording fees in Orange County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 222-4727 x 300 for current fees.
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One signature on this Vermont easement deed conveys the easement; the other conveys nothing of its own, and the deed does not hold together without it. The form prepares a perpetual utility easement in gross over Vermont land owned of record by one person, with the owner's spouse or civil union partner joining in the execution and acknowledgment the way 27 V.S.A. Section 141 describes.
A second signature that owns nothing of record
Vermont homestead law reaches conveyances of an interest in the homestead, and an easement corridor across a house lot is exactly that kind of interest. Under 27 V.S.A. Section 141, a married owner's conveyance of the homestead or an interest in it is inoperative as to the homestead unless the spouse joins in both the execution and the acknowledgment, and 27 V.S.A. Section 349 bars conveying an interest in homestead property to anyone but the spouse without that joinder. Estate of Girard v. Laird, 159 Vt. 508 (1993), treats a conveyance made without the joinder as inoperative and subject to being set aside by the spouse who never signed, a defect that surfaces years later, in a title search, over land a utility has already built on. A civil union partner stands in the same statutory position: 15 V.S.A. Section 1204 gives parties to a civil union the same protections as spouses and folds them into every statutory use of the word spouse. The joinder section of this deed recites the relationship and the joinder, releases the homestead interest to the extent of the easement, and gives the joining partner's signature its own acknowledgment certificate.
An easement the deed calls personal, in so many words
Vermont courts favor reading an easement as appurtenant, one that serves a neighboring parcel, rather than in gross; Scott v. Leonard stated the preference in one sentence in 1956, and Barrett v. Kunz and Rowe v. Lavanway draw an easement's character from the deed's own language. A utility easement runs the other way: it belongs to the utility itself, not to any dominant estate. So this deed says so expressly: the grant runs to the grantee and its successors and assigns, no dominant estate is created, the easement may be transferred, and the burden runs with the burdened land. The numbered sections collect the easement area, typically a surveyed strip of stated width, the facilities and purpose, the survey recording reference 27 V.S.A. Section 341(b) contemplates, and any negotiated provisions on vegetation or restoration; the operative section grants construction, operation, maintenance, replacement, and access rights bounded by those entries. The deed conveys the easement without covenant or warranty of title, and the grantor keeps every use of the land that does not unreasonably interfere with the rights granted.
Town recording and the transfer tax on a perpetual easement
Vermont records land documents with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies; there is no county recording office. Recording costs $15.00 per page under 32 V.S.A. Section 1671. A perpetual easement is title to property under 32 V.S.A. Section 9601(3)(A), so the deed travels with a completed Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, and 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 stops the clerk from recording without it. The general rate with the clean water surcharge is 1.47 percent of the consideration, paid by the transferee, and 32 V.S.A. Section 9603(17) exempts a utility line easement granted to a public utility or a municipality for $500.00 or less, claimed as exemption 17 on the return.
What this form is set up as
The form recites exactly one grantor holding record title alone, one joining spouse or civil union partner with no record interest, and one grantee taking in gross. Owners who both hold record title present a different pattern, with both conveying as grantors, and an access easement benefiting a neighboring lot presents an appurtenant grant this deed expressly disclaims. A homeowner granting a distribution-line corridor to an electric cooperative while a civil union partner joins, and a sole-title owner granting the town a water main easement, present the pattern this deed recites.
The download delivers the easement deed as a fillable PDF opening with a non-recorded instructions page, a completed example filled in for a Shelburne, Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain-language guide covering each numbered section, the joinder statutes, the notary certificates, and the path through the town clerk's office and the transfer tax return. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Orange County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) meets all recording requirements specific to Orange County.
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