Warranty Deed in Illinois

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 Illinois law says

Signing and recording a deed	When a deed is recorded, the buyer and seller must file Form PTAX-203, Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration (with any required documents), with the deed at the county recorder's office, unless the transfer is exempt, in which case an exemption notation goes on the face of the deed. The state real estate transfer tax is $0.50 for each $500 of value or fraction thereof; counties and home-rule cities may add their own tax. Rate: https://tax.illinois.gov/research/taxrates/other.html. Willfully falsifying or omitting information on PTAX-203 is a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense. Source: 35 ILCS 200/31-1 et seq.; Illinois Dept. of Revenue, Instructions for Form PTAX-203 (R-10/24); IDOR Other Taxes and Fees rate table
Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be in writing and signed by the grantor, who must be of full age and sound mind. Deeds may be acknowledged before a notary public (with official seal) or other listed officer. Illinois imposes a state real estate transfer tax of 50 cents per $500 of value, based on the transfer declaration that must be filed with the transfer. Some counties and cities add their own transfer taxes, and some transfers are exempt; check with the county recorder. Source: 765 ILCS 5/1, 5/20; 35 ILCS 200/31-10

Signing and recording a deed

When a deed is recorded, the buyer and seller must file Form PTAX-203, Illinois Real Estate Transfer Declaration (with any required documents), with the deed at the county recorder's office, unless the transfer is exempt, in which case an exemption notation goes on the face of the deed. The state real estate transfer tax is $0.50 for each $500 of value or fraction thereof; counties and home-rule cities may add their own tax.

Rate: https://tax.illinois.gov/research/taxrates/other.html. Willfully falsifying or omitting information on PTAX-203 is a Class B misdemeanor for a first offense.

Source: 35 ILCS 200/31-1 et seq.; Illinois Dept. of Revenue, Instructions for Form PTAX-203 (R-10/24); IDOR Other Taxes and Fees rate table

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be in writing and signed by the grantor, who must be of full age and sound mind. Deeds may be acknowledged before a notary public (with official seal) or other listed officer. Illinois imposes a state real estate transfer tax of 50 cents per $500 of value, based on the transfer declaration that must be filed with the transfer.

Some counties and cities add their own transfer taxes, and some transfers are exempt; check with the county recorder.

Source: 765 ILCS 5/1, 5/20; 35 ILCS 200/31-10

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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.