Warranty Deed in North Dakota
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 North Dakota law says
| Signing and recording a deed | A deed signed by an individual must be acknowledged before a notary or other authorized officer (or proved by a subscribing witness) to be recorded, with original signatures; no witnesses are required when it is acknowledged. The deed must show each grantee's post-office address (and street address within a city), and a deed with a metes-and-bounds description must state who prepared the legal description. The recorder will not record it without the county auditor's certificate of transfer, and the grantee must certify on the deed the full consideration paid or a listed exemption (quitclaim deeds and family transfers are among the exemptions). Auditor's certificate and consideration statement: https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t11c18.pdf |
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| Signing and recording a deed | A deed must be in writing and subscribed by the grantor or the grantor's authorized agent. To be recorded, an individual's signature must be acknowledged before a notary or other authorized officer (or proved by a subscribing witness), with original signatures. The deed must show the post-office address (and street address within a city) of each grantee, and a deed with a metes-and-bounds description must name who drafted the legal description. The recorder will not record the deed without the county auditor's certificate of transfer, and the grantee must certify on the deed a statement of the full consideration paid or a listed exemption. Deeds are recorded with the county recorder where the land is located. A quitclaim deed is a valid conveyance. Deed formalities are in chapter 47-10 (https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c10.pdf); the auditor's certificate and consideration statement are in chapter 11-18 (https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t11c18.pdf). |
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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.