Warranty Deed in Tennessee
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 Tennessee law says
| Signing and recording a deed | To be recorded, a deed must be signed by the grantor personally (an electronic signature counts) and either acknowledged before an authorized officer (in person or by approved online audio-video notarization) or proved by two subscribing witnesses. It must show the name and address of the person who prepared it ('This instrument was prepared by...'). The buyer (grantee) pays the state realty transfer tax of 37 cents per $100 and must state the consideration or value, whichever is greater, under oath on the face of the deed; a quitclaim deed in the statutory form is taxed on actual consideration only, and some transfers are exempt. Read on codes.findlaw.com (a public copy of the official code); check against the official code. The page says it is current as of January 2, 2024. |
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| Signing and recording a deed | To be recorded with the county register of deeds, a deed must bear the grantor's original signature (an electronic signature counts) and be either acknowledged before an officer authorized to take acknowledgments (in person or by approved online audio-video notarization) or proved by at least two subscribing witnesses. An unrecorded or unacknowledged deed is not effective against third parties. The state realty transfer tax is 37 cents per $100 of the greater of the consideration or the property's value (for a quitclaim deed, only the actual consideration), paid by the grantee, who must state the consideration or value under oath on the deed; transfers such as to one's own revocable living trust or by an executor implementing a will are exempt. Official code not freely readable online; text verified on a public code mirror (code year 2024). |
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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.