Essex County Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
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Essex County Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form
Fill in the blank Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Essex County Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide
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Essex County Completed Example of the Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Unified Towns & Gores Office
Island Pond, Vermont 05846
Hours: M 8:00 to 4:00 & Tu - F 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 723-5900
Town Clerk of Bloomfield
North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 - 3:00 and by appointment
Phone: (802) 962-5191
Town Clerk of Brighton
Brighton (Island Pond), Vermont 05846
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 3:30
Phone: (802) 723-4405
Town Clerk of Brunswick
Brunswick, Vermont 05905
Hours: M-F by appt (call first) & Th 4:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 962-5514
Town Clerk of Canaan
Canaan, Vermont 05903
Hours: M - F 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 266-3370
Town Clerk of Concord
Concord, Vermont 05824
Hours: M, Th, F 9:00 to 3:00 & Tu 12:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 695-2220
Town Clerk of East Haven
East Haven, Vermont 05837
Hours: Tu 1:00 to 6:00 & Th 8:00 to 1:00 and by appt
Phone: (802) 467-3772
Town Clerk of Granby
Granby, Vermont 05840
Hours: by appointment
Phone: (802) 328-3611
Town Clerk of Guildhall
Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: Tu 9:00 - 3:00 & Th. 12:00 - 6:00
Phone: (802) 676-3797
Town Clerk of Lemington
Lemington, Vermont 05903
Hours: Wed 2:30 - 5:30
Phone: (802) 277-4814
Town Clerk of Lunenburg
Lunenburg, Vermont 05906
Hours: M - F 8:30 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 3:00; Summer: closed at noon
Phone: (802) 892-5959
Town Clerk of Maidstone
Guildhall, Vermont 05905
Hours: M & Th 9:00 - 3:00 or by appt
Phone: (802) 676-3210
Town Clerk of Norton
Norton, Vermont 05907
Hours: Tu 10:00 - 4:00; Th 10:00 - 12:00; F 1:00 - 5:00; last Sat/mth 10:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 822-9935
Town Clerk of Victory
North Concord, Vermont 05858
Hours: Tu & Th 10:00 to 3:00; other days by appt (695-3355)
Phone: (802) 328-2400
Recording Tips for Essex County:
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
Cities and Jurisdictions in Essex County
Properties in any of these areas use Essex County forms:
- Averill
- Beecher Falls
- Canaan
- Concord
- East Haven
- Gilman
- Granby
- Guildhall
- Island Pond
- Lunenburg
- North Concord
- Norton
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Essex County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Essex 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 Essex County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Essex 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 Essex 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 Essex County?
Recording fees in Essex County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 723-5900 for current fees.
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The grantor line of this deed carries an office as well as a name: a trustee, identified with the trust and the date of its instrument, conveying Vermont real property the trust holds of record. This form prepares a Vermont special warranty deed for a trustee grantor, with the capacity recitals, trust identification, and representative-capacity notary certificate built in, and covenants of title bounded by the grantor's own period of ownership.
The trustee conveys, and the deed says so everywhere
Vermont law puts a trustee at the granting end of a deed without ceremony. 27 V.S.A. Section 301 authorizes conveyance by a deed executed by a person having authority to convey, and the Vermont Trust Code supplies that authority: 14A V.S.A. Section 815 gives a trustee the powers of an outright owner over trust property except as the trust instrument limits them, and Section 816 adds specifics: sale at public or private sale, signing and delivering instruments, and distribution to the persons entitled when the trust winds up. The deed recites those statutes, states that the grantor acts solely as trustee and not individually, and identifies the trust by name and date of instrument, so the capacity claimed at the signature line matches an identifiable trust. The trust agreement itself stays private: 27 V.S.A. Section 303 asks only for a signed writing, and Vermont title practice documents a trustee's powers with a certification of trust under 14A V.S.A. Section 1013, a short sworn instrument prepared and recorded separately from this deed and not included in this package.
One trustee signature, one representative acknowledgment
The form carries one grantor section reciting the trustee, a section identifying the trust, a single signature line signed in the trustee capacity, and one acknowledgment certificate on the representative-capacity short form of 26 V.S.A. Section 5368(2): the record is acknowledged by the named individual as trustee of the named trust, with the printed notary name and commission number lines Vermont accepts in place of a stamp. A successor trustee selling the settlor's former home after the settlor's death, a trustee deeding a parcel to a beneficiary as the trust terminates, and a settlor-trustee selling a long-held camp present the pattern this deed recites. The form is not set up as a deed from co-trustees signing together, from an owner conveying personally held title, or from an owner retitling property into a trust; each of those configurations recites different parties and different capacity language than this deed carries.
Covenants measured by the trust's years in title
No Vermont statute writes covenants into an ordinary deed, so this form states them expressly and in the trustee capacity: good right and title to convey, freedom from encumbrances the grantor made or suffered except as the deed lists, and a duty to warrant and defend against claims arising by, through, or under the grantor or the trust, but against no other claims or demands. A defect older than the trust's ownership sits outside the promise. Vermont examiners meet the same instrument under two other names, the limited warranty deed and the trustee's deed, and the covenant boundary, not the label, is what defines it.
The return that decides whether tax is due
The signed deed records with the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, at fifteen dollars per page, and 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 makes a completed Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172, together with its Act 250 certificate, the condition of recording at the counter. What a trustee deed adds is the exemption question: 32 V.S.A. Section 9603(5) exempts transfers out of a trust, free of trust and without actual consideration, as between the donor and the family members the statute lists, so a distribution deed to a beneficiary can owe no tax, while a trustee's sale to a purchaser pays at the ordinary combined rate of 1.47 percent. The return is filed either way, with any exemption claimed by number; the guide's Recording section covers the rates, brackets, and exemption list.
The package contains the special warranty deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing a trustee's sale of an Addison County home with every entry made, and a plain language guide to each numbered section, the trust recitals, grantee vesting under Vermont law, notarization for a representative signer, and municipal recording. The materials describe Vermont law in general terms and are not legal advice; how these rules act on a specific trust instrument, title, or sale belongs with a Vermont attorney.
Important: Your property must be located in Essex County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Special Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Essex County.
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