Warranty Deed in Missouri

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 Missouri law says

Signing and recording a deed	Recorders must record deeds that have been proved or acknowledged (RSMo 59.330). A deed must contain a legal description of the land and the mailing address of one of the grantees, or the recorder will not record it (59.330.2). The recorder may refuse documents that do not meet format rules, including at least 8-point type in dark ink, white or light paper of at least 20-pound weight, each signature in dark ink with the name typed or printed beneath it, and a 3-inch top margin on the first page (59.310). RSMo 442.210 sets the form of the certificate of acknowledgment. Source: RSMo 59.330; 59.310; 442.210
Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be signed by the grantor (or a lawful agent), acknowledged before a notary public or other authorized officer, and state whether each individual grantor is married or unmarried. It is recorded with the county recorder of deeds; the first page must show the title, date, grantor names and marital status, grantee names, statutory addresses and legal description, with a 3-inch top margin. No state real estate transfer tax provision was identified in the sections reviewed. Source: RSMo §§ 442.130, 442.150, 59.310

Signing and recording a deed

Recorders must record deeds that have been proved or acknowledged (RSMo 59.330). A deed must contain a legal description of the land and the mailing address of one of the grantees, or the recorder will not record it (59.330.2). The recorder may refuse documents that do not meet format rules, including at least 8-point type in dark ink, white or light paper of at least 20-pound weight, each signature in dark ink with the name typed or printed beneath it, and a 3-inch top margin on the first page (59.310). RSMo 442.210 sets the form of the certificate of acknowledgment.

Source: RSMo 59.330; 59.310; 442.210

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be signed by the grantor (or a lawful agent), acknowledged before a notary public or other authorized officer, and state whether each individual grantor is married or unmarried. It is recorded with the county recorder of deeds; the first page must show the title, date, grantor names and marital status, grantee names, statutory addresses and legal description, with a 3-inch top margin.

No state real estate transfer tax provision was identified in the sections reviewed.

Source: RSMo §§ 442.130, 442.150, 59.310

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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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