Southampton County Easement Deed Form (Virginia)

All Southampton County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Easement Deed Form

Southampton County Easement Deed Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Southampton County compliant document last validated/updated 5/27/2025

Easement Deed Guide

Southampton County Easement Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Southampton County compliant document last validated/updated 6/30/2025

Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Southampton County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Southampton County compliant document last validated/updated 5/19/2025

Guide to writing an Easement Description

Southampton County Guide to writing an Easement Description

A Description of the Easement will be required. This will show how to write an acceptable description for a Right of Way Easement, which gives access, to and from - point A to point B.
Included Southampton County compliant document last validated/updated 6/25/2025

When using these Easement Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Southampton County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Southampton Clerk of Circuit Court

22350 Main St / PO Box 190, Courtland, Virginia 23837

Hours: 8:30 to 5:00 M-F

Phone: (757) 653-2200

Local jurisdictions located in Southampton County include:

  • Boykins
  • Branchville
  • Capron
  • Courtland
  • Drewryville
  • Ivor
  • Newsoms
  • Sedley

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Southampton County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Southampton County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Southampton County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Southampton County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Easement Deed forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Southampton County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Southampton County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Virginia or Southampton County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Southampton County Easement Deed forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

An easement gives a person the right to use another's real property for a specific purpose. This is a non-possessory interest and can relate to solar rights, utility easements, and other types of appurtenant or easements in gross. In Virginia, unless the terms of an easement deed provide otherwise, the owner of a dominant estate cannot use an easement in a way that is inconsistent with the uses allowed by the grant of the easement. Further, the owner of the servient estate cannot engage in an activity or cause any objects to be present upon or adjacent to the burdened land which would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of the easement by the owner of the dominant estate ( 55-50.1). The owner of land that is subject to an easement for the purpose of ingress and egress may relocate the easement, on the servient estate, by recording a written agreement evidencing the consent of all affected persons and setting forth the location of the easement. This agreement is to be recorded in the office of the clerk of the circuit court in the county or city where the easement is located ( 55-50). An easement deed should be in writing and should contain the terms of the agreement, the duration and scope of the easement, and a description.

Before it can be admitted to record, an easement deed must contain the grantor's original signature, which must be acknowledged by him or proved by two witnesses. A certificate of acknowledgment evidencing such acknowledgment should be attached to the deed ( 55-113). Notarial acts can be performed within this state or out of state. Out-of-state acknowledgments will have the same effect as acknowledgments performed by a notary public in Virginia and such acts may be performed by any officer who is authorized to perform notarial acts in the place where the act is performed ( 55-118.1). Acknowledgments taken in another state must conform to the rules contained in 55-118.2 of the Virginia Code. The official seal of the person performing the notarial act, whether or not it is in this state, should be affixed to the document ( 55-118.2).

An easement deed in Virginia must be recorded in the city or county where the property subject to the easement is located in order to provide constructive notice of the instrument. Until the deed is recorded, it will be void to all purchasers for a valuable consideration without notice who are not parties to the deed and will also be void as to lien creditors ( 55-96). This is a race-notice recording act, which means that a later buyer who pays fair value and records a deed first without having notice of any earlier conflicting interests will have priority over later recordings.

(Virginia ED Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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