Rutland County Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

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Rutland County Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

Rutland County Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Form

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Rutland County Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Guide

Rutland County Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Guide

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Rutland County Completed Example of the Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) Document

Example of a properly completed Vermont Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) 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:
  • Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned

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

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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.

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Two signatures close this deed, but only one of them conveys title. This is a Vermont special warranty deed for a married grantor whose spouse holds no record interest in the property: the owner conveys with covenants confined to the owner's own time in title, and the spouse signs a dedicated joinder section that releases homestead and marital rights without making any promise about the title itself. The package prepares the deed for recording in the land records of the town or city where the property lies.

The second signature Vermont law calls for

Vermont protects the family home with a joinder rule. Under 27 V.S.A. Section 141, a homestead belonging to a married owner passes by deed only when the owner's spouse joins in both the execution and the acknowledgment; a conveyance the spouse never joined is inoperative as to the homestead, a defect recording does not cure. A related rule in Section 349 keeps an interest in homestead or entireties property from passing to anyone other than the owner's spouse without that joinder. Record title in one name alone does not switch these statutes off. A house bought before the wedding, a property one spouse inherited, and title left in a single name after a financing all remain capable of carrying the other spouse's homestead interest, which is why Vermont closing practice expects the second signature whenever a married seller conveys the home.

Built as a joinder deed from the first line

The form carries one grantor section reciting a married individual who holds record title, one joining spouse section naming the grantor's spouse as a non-owner, a signature line for each, and a separate acknowledgment certificate for each signer on the short form of 26 V.S.A. Section 5368, complete with the notary commission number line Vermont accepts in place of a stamp. Its spousal joinder section does the legal work in express words: the joining spouse joins in the execution and acknowledgment under Section 141 and conveys and releases to the grantee every interest that spouse holds in the property, homestead included, while making no covenant of title. The covenants belong to the grantor alone. A home acquired before the marriage and still titled in the acquiring spouse's name, property that came to one spouse by inheritance, and a household selling a residence titled in one name present the pattern this deed recites. The form is not arranged as a deed for an unmarried owner, for two record owners, or for a couple who both appear on the title; those configurations recite different parties and different operative language than this deed carries.

Covenants that reach back only to one ownership

Because no Vermont statute reads covenants into an ordinary conveyance, this deed spells out its warranty and its limit: seizin, right to convey, freedom from encumbrances the grantor made or suffered, and a duty to warrant and defend only against claims arising by, through, or under the grantor. Title questions older than the grantor's ownership stay outside the promise, which is the boundary a special warranty deed, called a limited warranty deed in some Vermont title work, always states on its face.

At the town clerk's counter

The finished deed records with the municipal clerk where the land sits, never with a county office, at $15.00 per page. Vermont pairs every transfer deed with a Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, and 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 bars a clerk from recording without a complete return and its Act 250 certificate. The ordinary tax runs 1.47 percent of value once the clean water surcharge is counted, with a lighter bracket where the buyer will occupy the property as a principal residence, and the guide walks the return, the rates, and the exemption list in full.

The download contains three pieces: the special warranty deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example carrying every entry for a Rutland County sale by a married grantor with the spouse joining, and a plain language guide covering each numbered section, grantee vesting, notarization for both signers, and recording with the town clerk. These materials describe Vermont law generally and do not constitute legal advice; a Vermont attorney can apply the rules to a particular marriage, homestead, or title.

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

This Special Warranty Deed (Married Grantor with Non-Owner Spouse Joinder) meets all recording requirements specific to Rutland County.

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