Rutland County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form
Last validated September 14, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in Rutland County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Belmont, Benson, Bomoseen, Brandon, Castleton, Center Rutland, Chittenden, Cuttingsville and 21 more.
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Rutland County Trustees Deed (Individual) Form
Fill in the blank Trustees Deed (Individual) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Rutland County Trustees Deed (Individual) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Trustees Deed (Individual) form.
Rutland 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 Benson
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
Brandon, Vermont 05733
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 247-3635
Town Clerk of Castleton
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
Rutland, Vermont 05737
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 483-6647 x1
Town Clerk of Clarendon
Clarendon, Vermont 05759
Hours: Mo-Th 10am to 4pm
Phone: (802) 775-4274
Town Clerk of Danby
Danby, Vermont 05739
Hours: Mo-Th 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 4pm
Phone: (802) 293-5136
Town Clerk of Fair Haven
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
Castleton, Vermont 05735
Hours: Mo, We, Fr 9am to 2pm; call on other days
Phone: (802) 273-2951
Town Clerk of Ira
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
Killington, Vermont 05751
Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 422-3243
Town Clerk of Mendon
Mendon, Vermont 05701
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 775-1662 x1
Town Clerk of Middletown Springs
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
Mount Holly, Vermont 05758
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 259-2391
Town Clerk of Mount Tabor
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
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
Pittsfield, Vermont 05762
Hours: Tu 12pm to 6pm; We, Th 9am to 3pm
Phone: (802) 746-8170
Town Clerk of Pittsford
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
Poultney, Vermont 05764
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:30 & 1:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 287-5761
Town Clerk of Proctor
Proctor, Vermont 05765
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 459-3333
City of Rutland: Clerk
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
Ctr Rutland, Vermont 05736
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 773-2528
Town Clerk of Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury, Vermont 05738
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 492-3511
Town Clerk of Sudbury
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
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
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
Wells, Vermont 05774
Hours: Mo-Th 7:30 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 645-0486 x10
Town Clerk of West Haven
West Haven, Vermont 05743
Hours: Mo & We 1:00 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 265-4880
Town Clerk of West Rutland
West Rutland, Vermont 05777
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00; Friday by appointment
Phone: (802) 438-2204
Recording Tips for Rutland County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
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
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. 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 Rutland County?
Recording fees in Rutland County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 537-2611 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 Rutland County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Trustees Deed (Individual) meets all recording requirements specific to Rutland County.
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