Warranty Deed in Indiana

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 Indiana law says

Signing and recording a deed	Whenever a deed or other conveyance document for real property sold for valuable consideration is filed, a Sales Disclosure Form (State Form 46021) completed by the buyer and seller must go with it. The county auditor may not accept the conveyance if the form is missing, incomplete, or not stamped by the county assessor. The filer pays a $20 fee to the county auditor, except for certain transfers such as to a charity or compulsory transfers (foreclosure, divorce, court order, condemnation or probate). A separate form is generally required for each parcel. Source: Ind. Code § 6-1.1-5.5 (as summarized by the Dept. of Local Government Finance, Sales Disclosure Form Overview, Aug. 20, 2025)
Signing and recording a deed	To be recorded, a deed must carry an acknowledgment or a proof performed by a notarial officer (an acknowledgment may also be taken by a remote notary public) and meet the notarial and county recording requirements. A conveyance must also include a statement of the mailing address for property tax statements and the grantee's mailing address (a street or rural route address). Deeds are recorded with the county recorder where the land is located. County recording rules (such as county auditor endorsement and a sales disclosure form for many transfers) are set in other sections. Re-verified and corrected 2026-10-27. Source: IC 32-21-2-3

Signing and recording a deed

Whenever a deed or other conveyance document for real property sold for valuable consideration is filed, a Sales Disclosure Form (State Form 46021) completed by the buyer and seller must go with it. The county auditor may not accept the conveyance if the form is missing, incomplete, or not stamped by the county assessor. The filer pays a $20 fee to the county auditor, except for certain transfers such as to a charity or compulsory transfers (foreclosure, divorce, court order, condemnation or probate).

A separate form is generally required for each parcel.

Source: Ind. Code § 6-1.1-5.5 (as summarized by the Dept. of Local Government Finance, Sales Disclosure Form Overview, Aug. 20, 2025)

Signing and recording a deed

To be recorded, a deed must carry an acknowledgment or a proof performed by a notarial officer (an acknowledgment may also be taken by a remote notary public) and meet the notarial and county recording requirements. A conveyance must also include a statement of the mailing address for property tax statements and the grantee's mailing address (a street or rural route address). Deeds are recorded with the county recorder where the land is located.

County recording rules (such as county auditor endorsement and a sales disclosure form for many transfers) are set in other sections. Re-verified and corrected 2026-10-27.

Source: IC 32-21-2-3

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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.