Warranty Deed in Minnesota

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 Minnesota law says

Signing and recording a deed	To be recorded, a deed must be legible, executed, and acknowledged by the signers with the acknowledgment certified, with original signatures of the parties and the notary (Minn. Stat. §507.24). Paper documents must meet format standards: sheets no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches, black ink, at least 8-point type, a 3-inch blank space at the top of the first page, and the title displayed (§507.093). A deed tax is due when the deed is recorded: $1.65 if consideration is $3,000 or less, otherwise .0033 of the net consideration (§287.21). For sales over $3,000, a certificate of real estate value must be filed with the county auditor when the deed is presented for recording (§272.115). Source: Minn. Stat. §§507.24, 507.093, 287.21, 272.115
Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be legible, signed and acknowledged before a notary or other officer, and is recorded with the county recorder (or registrar of titles) in each county where the land lies. Deed tax is 0.33% of net consideration over $3,000 ($1.65 when there is no consideration or $3,000 or less). A certificate of real estate value is generally required for sales with consideration over $3,000, including by quitclaim deed. Source: Minn. Stat. §§ 507.24, 287.21, 272.115

Signing and recording a deed

To be recorded, a deed must be legible, executed, and acknowledged by the signers with the acknowledgment certified, with original signatures of the parties and the notary (Minn. Stat. §507.24). Paper documents must meet format standards: sheets no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches, black ink, at least 8-point type, a 3-inch blank space at the top of the first page, and the title displayed (§507.093). A deed tax is due when the deed is recorded: $1.65 if consideration is $3,000 or less, otherwise .0033 of the net consideration (§287.21). For sales over $3,000, a certificate of real estate value must be filed with the county auditor when the deed is presented for recording (§272.115).

Source: Minn. Stat. §§507.24, 507.093, 287.21, 272.115

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be legible, signed and acknowledged before a notary or other officer, and is recorded with the county recorder (or registrar of titles) in each county where the land lies. Deed tax is 0.33% of net consideration over $3,000 ($1.65 when there is no consideration or $3,000 or less). A certificate of real estate value is generally required for sales with consideration over $3,000, including by quitclaim deed.

Source: Minn. Stat. §§ 507.24, 287.21, 272.115

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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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