Essex County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form

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Essex County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form

Essex County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form

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

Document Last Validated 7/15/2026
Essex County Trustees Deed (Individual) Guide

Essex County Trustees Deed (Individual) Guide

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

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Essex County Completed Example of the Trustees Deed (Individual) Document

Essex County Completed Example of the Trustees Deed (Individual) Document

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

Document Last Validated 7/15/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Unified Towns & Gores Office

Address:
233 Rt 105 in Ferdinand / Mail: PO Box 417
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

Address:
27 Schoolhouse Rd in Bloomfield / Mail: PO Box 336
North Stratford, New Hampshire 03590

Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 - 3:00 and by appointment

Phone: (802) 962-5191

Town Clerk of Brighton

Address:
49 Mill St Ext / PO Box 377
Brighton (Island Pond), Vermont 05846

Hours: M-F 8:00 - 3:30

Phone: (802) 723-4405

Town Clerk of Brunswick

Address:
994 VT Rte 102
Brunswick, Vermont 05905

Hours: M-F by appt (call first) & Th 4:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 962-5514

Town Clerk of Canaan

Address:
318 Christian Hill / PO Box 159
Canaan, Vermont 05903

Hours: M - F 9:00 to 3:00

Phone: (802) 266-3370

Town Clerk of Concord

Address:
374 Main St / PO Box 317
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

Address:
64 Community Bldg Rd / PO Box 10
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

Address:
9005 Granby Rd / PO Box 56
Granby, Vermont 05840

Hours: by appointment

Phone: (802) 328-3611

Town Clerk of Guildhall

Address:
13 Courthouse Dr / PO Box 10
Guildhall, Vermont 05905

Hours: Tu 9:00 - 3:00 & Th. 12:00 - 6:00

Phone: (802) 676-3797

Town Clerk of Lemington

Address:
2549 River Rd (VT 102)
Lemington, Vermont 05903

Hours: Wed 2:30 - 5:30

Phone: (802) 277-4814

Town Clerk of Lunenburg

Address:
9 W Main St / PO Box 54
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

Address:
508 State Rte 102 / PO Box 118
Guildhall, Vermont 05905

Hours: M & Th 9:00 - 3:00 or by appt

Phone: (802) 676-3210

Town Clerk of Norton

Address:
12 VT Route 114 E / PO Box 33
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

Address:
102 Radar Rd, Victory / PO Box 609
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:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
  • Bring extra funds - fees can vary by document type and page count

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

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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.

Questions answered? Let's get started!

On a Vermont trustee's deed, one signature does the work of an office: the person who signs is an individual, and the capacity recited beside the name is the trusteeship that holds record title. This form prepares that deed for Vermont real property held in trust, configured for a single individual trustee as grantor, conveying with a covenant limited to the trustee's own acts.

A deed signed in an office, not just a name

The form's architecture follows the fiduciary configuration from top to bottom. The grantor section recites the trustee's name with the trustee designation; a dedicated trust section identifies the trust by its full name and the date of its instrument; the operative section states that the grantor executes the deed solely in the trustee capacity and not individually, and that record title stands in the trustee's name under the source deed the form cites. The signature line and the notary's certificate carry the same name and capacity, so the fiduciary office appears at every point where the record is later examined. The form recites exactly one individual trustee; deeds by co-trustees or by a corporate trustee acting through an officer present different signature and acknowledgment patterns than this form carries.

A covenant limited to the trustee's own acts

Vermont publishes no general statutory deed form and implies no covenants from a deed's label, so a Vermont deed warrants exactly what its text says. This trustee deed states its covenants expressly: the grantor has not encumbered the property or impaired its title except as the deed states, and the grantor warrants the property against persons claiming by, through, or under the grantor in the trustee capacity, against no other person and no other claim. That limitation matches what a fiduciary seller ordinarily undertakes, a warranty covering the period of the trust's own stewardship rather than the whole chain of title, and the deed says so in plain covenant language rather than leaving the point to inference.

Authority the record can verify

The Vermont Trust Code supplies the legal spine behind the recital. 14A V.S.A. § 816(2) states that a trustee may acquire or sell property at public or private sale, subject always to the terms of the particular trust, and 14A V.S.A. § 1012 protects a person who in good faith deals with a trustee. Vermont law also supplies the evidence device a buyer or title examiner looks for: the certification of trust under 14A V.S.A. § 1013, a sworn summary the trustee may record in the municipal land records as evidence of the trust's existence, the trustee's identity, and the authority to convey, without exposing the trust's dispositive terms. That certification is prepared and recorded separately and is not included in this package; the guide describes where it fits in the record.

Recording with the town clerk, and the return that gates it

Vermont records deeds by municipality, so the completed deed goes to the clerk of the town or city where the land lies, acknowledged before a notary as 27 V.S.A. § 341 provides; recording is what makes the deed effectual against third parties under 27 V.S.A. § 342. The statewide fee is fifteen dollars per page. The gatekeeper at the counter is the Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172: under 32 V.S.A. § 9608 the clerk does not record a deed unless the completed return accompanies it, with the required Act 250 certificate. The ordinary combined transfer tax rate is 1.47 percent of value, principal-residence and other brackets run lower, and the exemptions in 32 V.S.A. § 9603, including several trust patterns, are claimed on the return itself. The guide walks through the return, the rates, and the exemption patterns alongside every numbered section of the deed.

The package contains the trustee deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing the entire document filled in for a realistic Chittenden County fact pattern, and a plain-language guide to every section, the statutes behind it, and the recording process. The materials are informational and are not legal advice; a Vermont attorney can apply these rules to a specific trust and title.

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

This Trustees Deed (Individual) meets all recording requirements specific to Essex County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Essex County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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