Warranty Deed in Connecticut

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 Connecticut law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged before an authorized officer, and attested by two witnesses; it must also include the grantee's current mailing address. A deed is not effective against anyone other than the grantor and heirs unless recorded in the land records of the town where the land lies. A real estate conveyance tax applies when the consideration is $2,000 or more: a state tax, generally 0.75% of the consideration (with different state rates for certain conveyances), plus a 0.25% municipal tax. Text from the General Statutes revised to January 1, 2025; check the 2026 Supplement for changes made in 2025. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494
Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged (for example, before a notary), and signed by two witnesses. It must include the grantee's current mailing address. Deeds are recorded on the land records of the town where the land is located (with the town clerk). A real estate conveyance tax applies when the price is $2,000 or more: a state tax of 0.75% (residential homes over $800,000 pay 1.25% on the part from $800,000 to $2.5 million and 2.25% above $2.5 million; most nonresidential property pays 1.25%) plus a municipal tax of generally 0.25%. Some towns may charge an additional municipal conveyance tax, and certain transfers are exempt; ask the town clerk. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged before an authorized officer, and attested by two witnesses; it must also include the grantee's current mailing address. A deed is not effective against anyone other than the grantor and heirs unless recorded in the land records of the town where the land lies. A real estate conveyance tax applies when the consideration is $2,000 or more: a state tax, generally 0.75% of the consideration (with different state rates for certain conveyances), plus a 0.25% municipal tax.

Text from the General Statutes revised to January 1, 2025; check the 2026 Supplement for changes made in 2025.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged (for example, before a notary), and signed by two witnesses. It must include the grantee's current mailing address. Deeds are recorded on the land records of the town where the land is located (with the town clerk). A real estate conveyance tax applies when the price is $2,000 or more: a state tax of 0.75% (residential homes over $800,000 pay 1.25% on the part from $800,000 to $2.5 million and 2.25% above $2.5 million; most nonresidential property pays 1.25%) plus a municipal tax of generally 0.25%.

Some towns may charge an additional municipal conveyance tax, and certain transfers are exempt; ask the town clerk.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494

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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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