Warranty Deed in Iowa

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 Iowa law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be acknowledged under Iowa's notary law (chapter 9B) to be lawfully recorded; if the grantor dies or will not acknowledge, execution can be proved by one competent witness. When a deed is recorded, a declaration of value signed by a buyer or seller (or agent) must be submitted to the county recorder. The state real estate transfer tax is 80 cents for each $500 (or fraction) of consideration over $500. Transfer tax and declaration: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/428A.pdf. Certain transfers are exempt (§ 428A.2). Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.31, 558.42, 428A.1
Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be acknowledged before a notary or other notarial officer (Iowa Code chapter 9B) to be recorded. It is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the land is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against later buyers who pay value without notice. A declaration of value signed by a seller or buyer is submitted when most deeds are recorded. Iowa's real estate transfer tax is 80 cents per $500 of consideration over $500; deeds with no consideration, deeds between spouses or parent and child without consideration, and deeds distributing estate assets to heirs or devisees are among the exemptions. Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.41, 558.42, 428A.1, 428A.2

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be acknowledged under Iowa's notary law (chapter 9B) to be lawfully recorded; if the grantor dies or will not acknowledge, execution can be proved by one competent witness. When a deed is recorded, a declaration of value signed by a buyer or seller (or agent) must be submitted to the county recorder. The state real estate transfer tax is 80 cents for each $500 (or fraction) of consideration over $500.

Transfer tax and declaration: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/428A.pdf. Certain transfers are exempt (§ 428A.2).

Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.31, 558.42, 428A.1

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be acknowledged before a notary or other notarial officer (Iowa Code chapter 9B) to be recorded. It is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the land is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against later buyers who pay value without notice. A declaration of value signed by a seller or buyer is submitted when most deeds are recorded. Iowa's real estate transfer tax is 80 cents per $500 of consideration over $500; deeds with no consideration, deeds between spouses or parent and child without consideration, and deeds distributing estate assets to heirs or devisees are among the exemptions.

Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.41, 558.42, 428A.1, 428A.2

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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.