Warranty Deed
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.
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Fill it in
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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]
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.