Chittenden County Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
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Chittenden County Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
Fill in the blank Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Vermont recording and content requirements.
Chittenden County Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) form.
Chittenden County Completed Example of the Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document
Example of a properly completed Vermont Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Town Clerk of Bolton
Waterbury, Vermont 05676
Hours: M-Th 8:00 - 4:00
Phone: (802) 434-5075
Chittenden County Clerk (for Buel's Gore)
Burlington, Vermont 05402
Hours: 7:30 to 4:00 M-F
Phone: (802) 951-5106
City Clerk of Burlington
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Hours: M-F 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 865-7000
Town Clerk of Charlotte
Charlotte, Vermont 05445
Hours: M-F 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 425-3071
Town Clerk of Colchester
Colchester, Vermont 05446
Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 254-5520
Town Clerk of Essex
Essex Jct, Vermont 05452
Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 879-0413
Town Clerk of Grand Isle
Grand Isle, Vermont 05458-0049
Hours: M-F 8:30 - 3:30; Tu 5:00 - 7:00; Sa 10:00 -12:00
Phone: (802) 372-8830
Town Clerk of Hinesburg
Hinesburg, Vermont 05461
Hours: M - F 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 482-2281
Town Clerk of Huntington
Huntington, Vermont 05462
Hours: M 8:00 - 7:00; Tu, W, Th 8:00 - 3:00
Phone: (802) 434-2023
Town Clerk of Jericho
Jericho, Vermont 05465
Hours: M-Th 8:00 - 4:00; F 8:00 - 1:30 (or by appointment)
Phone: (802) 899-4936 x1
Town Clerk of Milton
Milton, Vermont 05468
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 5:00
Phone: (802) 893-4111
Town Clerk of Richmond
Richmond, Vermont 05477
Hours: M 8:00 - 5:00; Tu - Th 8:00 - 4:00; F 8:00 - 12:00
Phone: (802) 434-2221/3139
Town Clerk of Shelburne
Shelburne, Vermont 05482
Hours: M - F 8:30 - 5:00
Phone: (802) 985-5116 x0
City Clerk of South Burlington
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 846-4105
Town Clerk of St. George
St. George, Vermont 05495
Hours: Mon - Wed 8:00 - 2:00; Th 4:30 - 6:30
Phone: (802) 482-5272
Town Clerk of Westford
Westford, Vermont 05494
Hours: M-F 8:30 - 4:30; Summer F 8:30 - 1:00
Phone: (802) 878-4587
Town Clerk of Williston
Williston, Vermont 05495
Hours: M-F 8:00 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 878-5121
City Clerk of Winooski
Winooski, Vermont 05404
Hours: M-F 7:30 - 4:30
Phone: (802) 655-6419
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Cities and Jurisdictions in Chittenden County
Properties in any of these areas use Chittenden County forms:
- Burlington
- Cambridge
- Charlotte
- Colchester
- Essex
- Essex Junction
- Fairfax
- Hinesburg
- Huntington
- Jericho
- Jonesville
- Milton
- Richmond
- Shelburne
- South Burlington
- Underhill
- Underhill Center
- Westford
- Williston
- Winooski
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Chittenden County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Chittenden 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 Chittenden County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Chittenden 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 Chittenden 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 Chittenden County?
Recording fees in Chittenden County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (802) 434-5075 for current fees.
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The grantee line of this Vermont warranty deed names no individual owner outright: it names a trustee, the trust that trustee serves, and the date of the trust instrument, so the town land records show title held in trust from the day the deed goes on record. The form prepares a Vermont general warranty deed conveying real property from one individual grantor to a named trustee, with the full common law title covenants running to the trustee and the trustee's successors in trust.
A grantee who takes title as trustee
The grantee section of this deed recites three things a deed to an individual never carries: the trustee's full name and mailing address, the exact name of the trust, and the date the trust instrument was signed. Vermont law requires an express trust concerning land to exist in a written instrument signed by its creator, under 27 V.S.A. Section 303, and the deed's granting and habendum language runs to the grantee as trustee and to the grantee's successors in trust, so the capacity in which title is held shows on the face of the record. The trust agreement itself stays private. The deed identifies it without reciting its terms, and Vermont's certification of trust statute, 14A V.S.A. Section 1013, gives a trustee a sworn certificate, prepared and recorded separately and not part of this package, that documents the trust's existence and the trustee's powers in the land records without exposing who inherits what.
Moving Vermont land into a trust
An owner deeding a home, a camp, or acreage into a revocable living trust presents the pattern this deed recites most often, and Vermont law removes the step that looks strangest on paper: 27 V.S.A. Section 349 validates a conveyance from a person directly to that same person in another capacity, so the owner may sign as grantor and be named as trustee grantee in one instrument. A conveyance to the trustee of a trust settled by someone else follows the same architecture. The form recites exactly one individual grantor and one trustee; conveyances from co-owner grantors, from a trustee conveying property out of a trust, or to several individual grantees follow different recital patterns and are not what this form is set up as. A conditional joinder entry with a signature line and certificate of its own covers the married grantor whose property is the homestead, where 27 V.S.A. Sections 141 and 349 call for the spouse to join in the execution and acknowledgment; for an unmarried grantor it stays blank.
Full covenants, held in trust
Because no Vermont statute reads covenants into a deed, this form states them in express text: lawful seisin in fee simple, good right and title to convey, freedom from every encumbrance except the matters the deed lists, and warranty and defense against the lawful claims and demands of all persons. The promises follow the office of trustee, so they do not evaporate when a successor trustee takes over administration. The exceptions entry earns attention on a trust funding deed in particular: an existing mortgage stays on the property when title moves to a trustee, and listing it keeps the recorded warranty honest.
The tax return that rides along to the town clerk
A Vermont deed is a municipal filing: the clerk of the town or city where the land lies records it, at fifteen dollars per page, and 32 V.S.A. Section 9608 forbids the clerk to accept it without a completed Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return, Form PTT-172. A trust funding deed changes the arithmetic more than the paperwork. 32 V.S.A. Section 9603 exempts transfers in trust to the extent of the benefit to the donor or listed family members, and separately exempts transfers that merely change the form of ownership with no change in beneficial ownership, the descriptions a no consideration conveyance into a revocable trust commonly engages; the return is still completed and filed with the deed, with the exemption claimed on it, because the recording bar turns on the return's presence rather than on tax being owed.
The download contains three pieces: the blank trustee grantee warranty deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example showing an Addison County owner conveying her home to the trustee of her revocable living trust, and a plain language guide that walks through each numbered section, the trust identification entries, the signing and recording steps, and the transfer tax treatment. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Chittenden County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Warranty Deed (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Chittenden County.
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