Warranty Deed in Georgia

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 Georgia law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by an officer (such as a notary public, judge, magistrate or court clerk) plus one other witness. To be recorded it must be an original, and the name and mailing address of the person it should be returned to must be printed, typed or stamped at the top of the first page. Georgia's real estate transfer tax is $1.00 for the first $1,000 of value plus 10 cents for each additional $100, on transfers over $100, excluding pre-existing liens not removed by the sale. Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. The copy is marked current as of March 28, 2024. Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-14(a)-(b), 44-2-15, 48-6-1
Signing and recording a deed	A deed to land must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by two witnesses: an officer (such as a notary public, a judge of a court of record, or a court clerk) and a second, unofficial witness. It must be delivered to the buyer. Notaries and judges of courts of record may attest anywhere; other officers only in their own county. Recording office, transfer tax and transfer form rules are set in other sections. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024). Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-15

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by an officer (such as a notary public, judge, magistrate or court clerk) plus one other witness. To be recorded it must be an original, and the name and mailing address of the person it should be returned to must be printed, typed or stamped at the top of the first page. Georgia's real estate transfer tax is $1.00 for the first $1,000 of value plus 10 cents for each additional $100, on transfers over $100, excluding pre-existing liens not removed by the sale.

Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. The copy is marked current as of March 28, 2024.

Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-14(a)-(b), 44-2-15, 48-6-1

Signing and recording a deed

A deed to land must be in writing, signed by the grantor, and attested by two witnesses: an officer (such as a notary public, a judge of a court of record, or a court clerk) and a second, unofficial witness. It must be delivered to the buyer. Notaries and judges of courts of record may attest anywhere; other officers only in their own county.

Recording office, transfer tax and transfer form rules are set in other sections. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024).

Source: O.C.G.A. §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-15

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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.