Warranty Deed in Arkansas

A warranty deed transfers real estate with the seller's promise that the title is good. Before you record it, check your state's signing and recording rules below and your county recorder's formatting rules (margins, preparer and return-address blocks, transfer-tax forms) — recorders reject deeds that miss them.

What Arkansas law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed conveying Arkansas real estate may be signed in the presence of two disinterested witnesses, or the grantor may acknowledge it in the presence of two such witnesses, who then sign it. If the witnesses sign later than the signing, the date they sign must be stated with their signatures. Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. Source: Ark. Code Ann. § 18-12-104
Signing and recording a deed	A deed may be signed before two disinterested witnesses, or the grantor may acknowledge it before two such witnesses, who then sign (dating their signatures if they sign later). Deeds are recorded in the county where the property is located. Arkansas real property transfer tax totals $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration (a $1.10 base tax plus a $2.20 additional tax paid by the buyer) when consideration exceeds $100. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024). Source: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-12-104, 26-60-105

Signing and recording a deed

A deed conveying Arkansas real estate may be signed in the presence of two disinterested witnesses, or the grantor may acknowledge it in the presence of two such witnesses, who then sign it. If the witnesses sign later than the signing, the date they sign must be stated with their signatures.

Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code.

Source: Ark. Code Ann. § 18-12-104

Signing and recording a deed

A deed may be signed before two disinterested witnesses, or the grantor may acknowledge it before two such witnesses, who then sign (dating their signatures if they sign later). Deeds are recorded in the county where the property is located. Arkansas real property transfer tax totals $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration (a $1.10 base tax plus a $2.20 additional tax paid by the buyer) when consideration exceeds $100.

Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024).

Source: Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-12-104, 26-60-105

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Recording requested by and return to: [name and mailing address]

WARRANTY DEED

For [consideration], [grantor name(s)], of [grantor address] ("Grantor"), grants and conveys to [grantee name(s)], of [grantee address] ("Grantee"), [how grantees take title], the following real property in [county] County, [state]:

Legal description: [full legal description copied from the current deed]

Commonly known as: [street address] Parcel / tax ID: [parcel number]

Grantor warrants the title to the property, as provided by [state] law, subject only to: [exceptions, e.g. easements and restrictions of record, current taxes].

Signed on [date signed]. Grantor signature(s): ____________________

[Acknowledgment before a notary public, in the form your state requires, and any witness signatures your state requires]

Send tax statements to: [name and address for tax bills]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.