Rutland County Gift Deed (Individual) Form

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Rutland County Gift Deed (Individual) Form

Rutland County Gift Deed (Individual) Form

Fill in the blank Gift Deed (Individual) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/16/2026
Rutland County Gift Deed (Individual) Guide

Rutland County Gift Deed (Individual) Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Gift Deed (Individual) form.

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Rutland County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Individual) Document

Rutland County Completed Example of the Gift Deed (Individual) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Gift Deed (Individual) document for reference.

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Town Clerk of Benson

Address:
2760 Stage Rd / PO Box 163
Benson, Vermont 05731

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 3:00 to 7:00

Phone: (802) 537-2611

Town Clerk of Brandon

Address:
49 Center St
Brandon, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 247-3635

Town Clerk of Castleton

Address:
1653 Main St / PO Box 727
Castleton, Vermont 05735

Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 4:30; Th 10:00 to 5:30 (closed 12:30-1:00); Fr 9:00 to 1:00

Phone: (802) 468-2212

Town Clerk of Chittenden

Address:
260 Chittenden Rd / PO Box 89
Rutland, Vermont 05737

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 483-6647 x1

Town Clerk of Clarendon

Address:
279 Middle Rd / PO Box 30
Clarendon, Vermont 05759

Hours: Mo-Th 10am to 4pm

Phone: (802) 775-4274

Town Clerk of Danby

Address:
130 Brook Rd / PO Box 231
Danby, Vermont 05739

Hours: Mo-Th 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 4pm

Phone: (802) 293-5136

Town Clerk of Fair Haven

Address:
3 North Park Place
Fair Haven, Vermont 05743

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00; We until 7:00; Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 265-3610 x4

Town Clerk of Hubbardton

Address:
1831 Monument Hill Rd
Castleton, Vermont 05735

Hours: Mo, We, Fr 9am to 2pm; call on other days

Phone: (802) 273-2951

Town Clerk of Ira

Address:
53 West Rd
Ira, Vermont 05777

Hours: Tu 3:00 to 7:00 & Fr 8:30 to 2:30; or by appt

Phone: (802) 235-2745

Town Clerk of Killington

Address:
2706 River Road / PO Box 429
Killington, Vermont 05751

Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 422-3243

Town Clerk of Mendon

Address:
2282 US Route 4
Mendon, Vermont 05701

Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 5:00

Phone: (802) 775-1662 x1

Town Clerk of Middletown Springs

Address:
10 Park Ave / PO Box 1232
Middletown Springs, Vermont 05757-1232

Hours: Mo, Tu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00, Fr 1:00 to 4:00, Sa 9:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 235-2220

Town Clerk of Mount Holly

Address:
50 School St / PO Box 248
Mount Holly, Vermont 05758

Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 259-2391

Town Clerk of Mount Tabor

Address:
522 Brooklyn Rd / PO Box 245
Mt. Tabor, Vermont 05739

Hours: Tu & We 9am to noon or by appt

Phone: (802) 293-5282 or 293-5020 (home)

Town Clerk of Pawlet

Address:
122 School St / PO Box 128
Pawlet, Vermont 05761-0128

Hours: Mo, We 8:30 to 3:30; Tu 11:00 to 6:00; Th 9:00 to noon

Phone: (802) 325-3309 x1

Town Clerk of Pittsfield

Address:
40 Village Grn / PO Box 556
Pittsfield, Vermont 05762

Hours: Tu 12pm to 6pm; We, Th 9am to 3pm

Phone: (802) 746-8170

Town Clerk of Pittsford

Address:
426 Plains Rd / PO Box 10
Pittsford, Vermont 05763-0010

Hours: Mo-We 8:00 to 4:30; Th 8:00 to 6:00; Fr 8:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 483-6500 x11, 12 & 13

Town Clerk of Poultney

Address:
9 Main St, Suite 2
Poultney, Vermont 05764

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:30 & 1:30 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 287-5761

Town Clerk of Proctor

Address:
45 Main St
Proctor, Vermont 05765

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00

Phone: (802) 459-3333

City of Rutland: Clerk

Address:
City Hall - 1 Strongs Ave / PO Box 969
Rutland, Vermont 05702

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00 (phone); 9:00 to 4:45 (vault)

Phone: (802) 773-1800 x5

Town of Rutland: Clerk

Address:
181 Business Rte 4
Ctr Rutland, Vermont 05736

Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30

Phone: (802) 773-2528

Town Clerk of Shrewsbury

Address:
9823 Cold River Rd
Shrewsbury, Vermont 05738

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 492-3511

Town Clerk of Sudbury

Address:
36 Blacksmith Lane
Sudbury, Vermont 05733

Hours: Mo 9:00 to 4:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Fr 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 623-7296

Town Clerk of Tinmouth

Address:
9 Mountainview Rd / Mail: 515 North End Rd
Tinmouth, Vermont 05773

Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00; most Sats 9:00 to noon; and by appt

Phone: (802) 446-2498

Town Clerk of Wallingford

Address:
75 School St
Wallingford, Vermont 05773

Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:30; Fr 8:00 to 12:00

Phone: (802) 446-2336

Town Clerk of Wells

Address:
108 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 585
Wells, Vermont 05774

Hours: Mo-Th 7:30 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 645-0486 x10

Town Clerk of West Haven

Address:
2919 Main Rd
West Haven, Vermont 05743

Hours: Mo & We 1:00 to 3:30

Phone: (802) 265-4880

Town Clerk of West Rutland

Address:
35 Marble St
West Rutland, Vermont 05777

Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00; Friday by appointment

Phone: (802) 438-2204

Recording Tips for Rutland County:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Ask about their eRecording option for future transactions

Cities and Jurisdictions in Rutland County

Properties in any of these areas use Rutland County forms:

  • Belmont
  • Benson
  • Bomoseen
  • Brandon
  • Castleton
  • Center Rutland
  • Chittenden
  • Cuttingsville
  • Danby
  • East Poultney
  • East Wallingford
  • Fair Haven
  • Florence
  • Forest Dale
  • Hydeville
  • Killington
  • Middletown Springs
  • Mount Holly
  • North Clarendon
  • Pawlet
  • Pittsfield
  • Pittsford
  • Poultney
  • Proctor
  • Rutland
  • Wallingford
  • Wells
  • West Pawlet
  • West Rutland

View Complete Recorder Office Guide

Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Rutland County

How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Rutland County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 537-2611 for current fees.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

One grantor, no purchase price. This Vermont gift deed conveys real property from a single owner to a named recipient for love and affection, without monetary consideration, and it states that donative character on its face. The form carries one grantor signature line, a conditional joining spouse block for Vermont's homestead rule, and a notary certificate built to Vermont's statutory contents, prepared for recording in the land records of the town or city where the property lies.

A deed that says the transfer is a gift

Vermont has no statutory gift deed form, so a deed of gift here is an ordinary conveyance under chapter 5 of Title 27, executed and recorded like any other deed: signed by the grantor, acknowledged before a notary public under 27 V.S.A. 341, and recorded with the town clerk under 27 V.S.A. 342. What distinguishes it is what the text says. This form states in a dedicated section that the conveyance is a gift, made for love and affection and without monetary consideration, and its conveyance clause passes all of the grantor's right, title, and interest without covenant or warranty of title. Because Vermont implies no covenants from a deed's operative words, the warranty posture is exactly what the deed states, and this deed states none: the grantee takes the title as it stands, subject to matters of record.

What the single grantor configuration carries

The form recites exactly one grantor. A parent passing a home to an adult child, a grandparent conveying a camp to a grandchild, and an owner making a donative transfer of a family property to one recipient present the single grantor pattern this deed recites; property held by two owners, including spouses holding as tenants by the entirety, presents a different configuration with both owners conveying. The deed collects the grantor and grantee with mailing addresses, the town and county where the land lies, the legal description with a survey reference line for the plat citation rule of 27 V.S.A. 341(b), the source of title in the town land records, and the encumbrances the grantee takes subject to. One acknowledgment certificate belongs to the grantor; a second stands ready for a joining spouse, so the two can appear before different notaries on different dates.

Homestead joinder, built into the signature page

Vermont's homestead statute, 27 V.S.A. 141, leaves a married owner's deed inoperative as to the homestead where the owner's spouse has not joined in executing and acknowledging it. The form carries a labeled joining spouse signature block and joinder language for exactly that rule; on a conveyance where the rule does not apply, the block simply stays blank. The notary certificates include printed name and commission number lines, matching the certificate contents of 26 V.S.A. 5367, and Vermont law makes the acknowledgment valid with or without an official stamp.

Recording and the transfer tax return

Vermont records deeds by municipality, and the town clerk cannot record a deed unless a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return accompanies it under 32 V.S.A. 9608. Gifts get their own arithmetic: the taxable value of a gift, or of a transfer for nominal or no consideration, is the fair market value of the property, so a one dollar recital does not shrink the tax base. At the same time, 32 V.S.A. 9603(5) exempts transfers between spouses, parent and child or the child's spouse, and grandparent and grandchild or the grandchild's spouse when no actual consideration passes, which covers many family gifts outright; the return is still filed, with the exemption number entered on it. Statewide recording fees run $15 per page plus $15 for the return, and the guide walks through the rates, the exemption list, and the Act 250 certificate that travels with the return.

The download includes the gift deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example prepared start to finish on a Shelburne, Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain language guide that explains every section, the signing formalities, and the recording package. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.

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

This Gift Deed (Individual) meets all recording requirements specific to Rutland County.

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