Orleans County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form
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Orleans County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form
Fill in the blank Trustees Deed (Individual) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Orleans County Trustees Deed (Individual) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Trustees Deed (Individual) form.
Orleans County Completed Example of the Trustees Deed (Individual) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Trustees Deed (Individual) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Albany
Albany, Vermont 05820
Hours: Tu & Th 9:00 to 4:00; We 9:00 to 7:00
Phone: (802) 755-6100
Town Clerk of Barton
Barton, Vermont 05822
Hours: M - Th 7:30 to 4:00 & Fr 7:30 to noon
Phone: (802) 525-6222
Town Clerk of Brownington
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 754-8401
Town Clerk of Charleston
West Charleston, Vermont 05872
Hours: M, Tu & Th 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2814
Town Clerk of Coventry
Coventry, Vermont 05825
Hours: M, Tu, Th, F 8:00 to 12:00; W 4:00 to 7:00; 3rd Sat 9:00 to 2:00
Phone: (802) 754-2288
Town Clerk of Craftsbury
Craftsbury, Vermont 05826
Hours: Tu - Fr 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 586-2823
Town Clerk of Derby
Derby, Vermont 05829
Hours: Mo - Th 7:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 766-4906
Town Clerk of Glover
Glover, Vermont 05839
Hours: M - Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-6227
Town Clerk of Greensboro
Greensboro, Vermont 05841
Hours: Mo - Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 533-2911
Town Clerk of Holland
Derby Line, Vermont 05830-8961
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 895-4440
Town Clerk of Irasburg
Irasburg, Vermont 05845
Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 3:00 & Th 9:00 to 6:00
Phone: (802) 754-2242
Town Clerk of Jay
Jay, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:00; We until noon
Phone: (802) 988-2996
Town Clerk of Lowell
Lowell, Vermont 05847
Hours: M-Th 9:00 to 2:30
Phone: (802) 744-6559
Town Clerk of Morgan
Morgan, Vermont 05853
Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 4:00; Tu & We 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 895-2927
City of Newport: Clerk
Newport, Vermont 05855
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-2112
Town of Newport: Clerk
Newport Ctr, Vermont 05857
Hours: Mo-Th 7:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 334-6442
Town Clerk of Troy
North Troy, Vermont 05859
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 988-2663
Town Clerk of Westfield
Westfield, Vermont 05874
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 744-2484
Town Clerk of Westmore
Orleans, Vermont 05860
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 525-3007
Recording Tips for Orleans County:
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
Cities and Jurisdictions in Orleans County
Properties in any of these areas use Orleans County forms:
- Albany
- Barton
- Beebe Plain
- Coventry
- Craftsbury
- Craftsbury Common
- Derby
- Derby Line
- East Charleston
- Glover
- Greensboro
- Greensboro Bend
- Irasburg
- Lowell
- Morgan
- Newport
- Newport Center
- North Troy
- Orleans
- Troy
- West Charleston
- West Glover
- Westfield
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Orleans County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Orleans 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 Orleans 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 Orleans County?
Recording fees in Orleans County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 755-6100 for current fees.
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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 Orleans County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Trustees Deed (Individual) meets all recording requirements specific to Orleans County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Orleans 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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I used the "personal representative's deed." There were a few errors, after I went to record it at the county recorder's office. For #7, it should've stated "The estate of Joe Schmoe, hereby grants Mr. Personal Representative....." instead of, "I Mr. Personal Representative, as personal representative, hereby grant to personal representative...." The person at the recorder's office said you cannot state "you are granting property to yourself." Just fix that, and everything else is fine.
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April 23rd, 2021
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June 4th, 2026
The booklet is too wordy. Not concise enough for someone who is inexperienced at filling out your form. It would be nice to have a picture example of what you are talking about. When we got to the Registars office we found out they do not have a notary. Would have been nice to know before we went. The form asks for page and book which is no longer needed. So why have it on there?
Thank you, Marolyn, this is useful feedback. A completed sample is actually included with the form, and your note tells us we should make it easier to find and tie it more directly to the instructions, so we'll do that. We'll also add a "before you begin" checklist and a clearer note that the document needs to be notarized in advance, since recording offices don't provide notary service. On the book and page: that reference is required by the Utah statute this affidavit is filed under (§ 57-1-5.1) and still applies to older deeds recorded before counties moved to entry-number-only indexing around 2000. You enter whichever reference appears on your recorded deed and leave the rest blank. Appreciate you taking the time to write in.
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