Orleans County Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Form
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Orleans 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.
Orleans County Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Guide
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Orleans County Completed Example of the Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) Document
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
Town Clerk of Albany
Albany, Vermont 05820
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 to 4:00; We 9:00 to 7:00
Phone: (802) 755-6100
Town Clerk of Barton
Barton, Vermont 05822
Hours: M - Th 7:30 to 4:00 & Fr 7:30 to noon
Phone: (802) 525-6222
Town Clerk of Brownington
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 754-8401
Town Clerk of Charleston
West Charleston, Vermont 05872
Hours: M, Tu & Th 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2814
Town Clerk of Coventry
Coventry, Vermont 05825
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 12:00; W 4:00 to 7:00; 3rd Sat 9:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 754-2288
Town Clerk of Craftsbury
Craftsbury, Vermont 05826
Hours: Tu - Fr 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 586-2823
Town Clerk of Derby
Derby, Vermont 05829
Hours: Mo - Th 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 766-4906
Town Clerk of Glover
Glover, Vermont 05839
Hours: M - Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-6227
Town Clerk of Greensboro
Greensboro, Vermont 05841
Hours: Mo - Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 533-2911
Town Clerk of Holland
Derby Line, Vermont 05830-8961
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 895-4440
Town Clerk of Irasburg
Irasburg, Vermont 05845
Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 3:00 & Th 9:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 754-2242
Town Clerk of Jay
Jay, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:00; We until noon
Phone: (802) 988-2996
Town Clerk of Lowell
Lowell, Vermont 05847
Hours: M-Th 9:00 to 2:30
Phone: (802) 744-6559
Town Clerk of Morgan
Morgan, Vermont 05853
Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 4:00; Tu & We 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2927
City of Newport: Clerk
Newport, Vermont 05855
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-2112
Town of Newport: Clerk
Newport Ctr, Vermont 05857
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-6442
Town Clerk of Troy
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Town Clerk of Westfield
Westfield, Vermont 05874
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 744-2484
Town Clerk of Westmore
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-3007
Recording Tips for Orleans County:
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Verify the recording date if timing is critical for your transaction
Cities and Jurisdictions in Orleans County
Properties in any of these areas use Orleans County forms:
- Albany
- Barton
- Beebe Plain
- Coventry
- Craftsbury
- Craftsbury Common
- Derby
- Derby Line
- East Charleston
- Glover
- Greensboro
- Greensboro Bend
- Irasburg
- Lowell
- Morgan
- Newport
- Newport Center
- North Troy
- Orleans
- Troy
- West Charleston
- West Glover
- Westfield
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orleans County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Recording fees in Orleans County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 755-6100 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 Orleans County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Easement Deed (Utility, In Gross, Non-Owner Spouse or Civil Union Partner Joins) meets all recording requirements specific to Orleans County.
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