Washington County Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Last validated September 25, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Washington County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Adamant, Barre, Cabot, Calais, East Barre, East Calais, East Montpelier, Graniteville and 15 more.
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Washington County Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Fill in the blank Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Washington County Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) form.
Washington County Completed Example of the Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
City of Barre: Clerk
Barre, Vermont 05641
Hours: Mo-Fr 7:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 476-0242
Town of Barre: Clerk
Websterville, Vermont 05678
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 479-9391/9392
Town Clerk of Berlin
Berlin, Vermont 05602
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 229-9298
Town Clerk of Cabot
Cabot, Vermont 05647
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 563-2279
Town Clerk of Calais
East Calais, Vermont 05650
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 456-8720
Town Clerk of Duxbury
Duxbury, Vermont 05676
Hours: Tu-Fr 7:30 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 244-6660
Clerk of East Montpelier
East Montpelier, Vermont 05651-0157
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00; Fr 9:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 223-3313 x201
Town Clerk of Fayston
North Fayston, Vermont 05660
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:30 & Fr 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 496-2454 x21
Town Clerk of Marshfield
Marshfield, Vermont 05658
Hours: Tu-Fr 8:00 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 426-3305
Town Clerk of Middlesex
Middlesex, Vermont 05602
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 223-5915
City of Montpelier: Clerk
Montpelier, Vermont 05602
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 223-9500
Town Clerk of Moretown
Waterbury, Vermont 05676
Hours: Mo-Fr 7:00 to 2:45
Phone: (802) 882-8218
Town Clerk of Northfield
Northfield, Vermont 05663
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 485-5421
Town of Plainfield
Plainfield, Vermont 05667
Hours: Mo, We, Fr 7:30 to 12:00 & 12:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 454-8461
Town Clerk of Roxbury
Roxbury, Vermont 05669
Hours: Tu-Fr 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 485-7840
Town Clerk of Waitsfield
Waitsfield, Vermont 05673
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 496-2218
Town Clerk of Warren
Warren, Vermont 05674
Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 496-2709 x21
Town Clerk of Waterbury
Waterbury, Vermont 05676
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 244-8447
Town Clerk of Woodbury
Woodbury, Vermont 05681
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 1:00 & Mo 6:00 to 8:00
Phone: (802) 456-7051
Town Clerk of Worcester
Worcester, Vermont 05682
Hours: Mo 9:00 to 12:00; Tu-Th 9:00 to 3:00; We to 5:00
Phone: (802) 223-6942
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Washington County
Properties in any of these areas use Washington County forms:
- Adamant
- Barre
- Cabot
- Calais
- East Barre
- East Calais
- East Montpelier
- Graniteville
- Marshfield
- Montpelier
- Moretown
- North Montpelier
- Northfield
- Northfield Falls
- Plainfield
- South Barre
- Waitsfield
- Warren
- Waterbury
- Waterbury Center
- Websterville
- Woodbury
- Worcester
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Washington County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Washington 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 Washington County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County?
Recording fees in Washington County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 476-0242 for current fees.
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The grantor line of this Vermont deed carries two identities: the trust that holds the title and the trustee who holds the pen. This is a Vermont grant deed configured for a trustee grantor: the trustee of a trust conveys Vermont real property with the express, limited covenants that define a grant deed, signing once, in a representative capacity, above a notary certificate written for exactly that kind of signature.
Title in the Trust, Signature by the Trustee
The form opens where a trustee's deed has to open: Section 1 identifies the trust by its name and the date of its trust instrument, Section 2 names the trustee who signs, and the operative section makes the conveyance and every covenant solely in the trustee capacity, not individually, satisfied from the trust estate. The single signature block carries the trustee's printed name and capacity, and the certificate beneath it tracks the Vermont statutory short form for an acknowledgment in a representative capacity: the record acknowledged by the named individual as trustee of the named trust, with the notary's printed name and commission number lines a paper record calls for. A successor trustee selling the settlor's former home after the settlor's death, a trustee deeding a parcel out of a revocable trust to a buyer, and a trustee distributing real estate to a beneficiary as a trust winds down present the pattern this deed recites. The form carries one trustee signature block; a trust in which two or more trustees act together presents a different signing pattern, and the form is not set up as a conveyance by individual owners, co-owner pairs, spouses, or a company's officers.
Covenants That Begin and End with the Trust's Tenure
Vermont law implies no covenants of title, so the deed writes its two promises out: the estate granted here has gone to no one else before this deed, and no encumbrance of the grantor's own making burdens the property beyond the matters the exceptions section lists. A boundary sentence confines both promises to acts of the grantor and claims arising by, through, or under the grantor. On a trustee's deed that window is the trust's period of ownership, measured from the vesting deed the form identifies, and a further sentence keeps the covenants from reaching the trustee personally: they bind the trustee in the trustee capacity and are answered from the trust estate. Title searchers meet this instrument under the names limited covenant deed and special warranty style conveyance, holding the ground between a full warranty deed and a covenant-free quitclaim.
The Deed Recites Authority; Another Instrument Documents It
A trustee's power to convey lives in the trust instrument, and the deed's capacity language states that relationship rather than settling it. Vermont supplies a recordable answer to the authority question: the certification of trust under 14A V.S.A. section 1013, a sworn statement of the trust's existence and the trustee's identity and powers, which the statute treats as evidence of authority to convey real property and which may be recorded in the municipal land records; it is a separate instrument, prepared and recorded separately, and not included in this package. Title examiners reading a trustee's deed in a Vermont chain commonly look for one alongside it.
A Municipal Record and a Return That May Claim an Exemption
The finished deed records with the town or city clerk where the land lies, Vermont having no county recording system, at the statewide $15.00 per page fee, and under 27 V.S.A. section 342 recording is what makes the conveyance hold against anyone beyond the grantor and the grantor's heirs. A completed Property Transfer Tax Return accompanies the deed under 32 V.S.A. section 9608, with the ordinary combined rate at 1.47 percent, and 32 V.S.A. section 9603 matters to trust conveyances in particular: its exemptions include certain no-consideration trust transfers and transfers involving no change in beneficial ownership, and a claimed exemption is stated on the return, which is filed with the clerk either way.
The download delivers the trustee grantor deed as a fillable PDF opening with a removable instructions page, a completed example carried through a Woodstock, Windsor County sale by the trustee of a family revocable trust, from the trust block to the commission number line, and a plain language guide to each numbered section, the co-ownership forms open to grantees, the representative-capacity notarization, and the recording and transfer tax filing. These materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Washington County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Grant Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Washington County.
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