Grant Deed
A grant deed: the owner grants property to someone else, with the grantor's limited confirmations.
Transfer ownership of real property from one party to another.
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- An instrument affecting land is normally recorded with the county where the property is, and a county may require its own cover sheet, margins, print size or additional statements before it will accept one. Check what your county recorder asks for; the file you download is a complete blank-field version of the instrument to complete and take there.
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Key features
The grant and the property
Address, county, state, legal description and parcel reference, and whether the whole or a share is granted.
Consideration and the grantor's title
The consideration or a statement of none, and the deed by which the grantor holds, with its recording reference.
Subject to, and what the grantor says
What the property is subject to, the assurances agreed in the parties' own words and the grantor's confirmation of no other grant or charge.
Transfer charges and exemption claimed
Who pays costs and any charge, with the basis stated if an exemption or reduced charge is claimed.
Spouse joining and further steps
A spouse releasing any interest, and the grantor signing further documents to record.
About this document
A grant deed records that a grantor grants a property to a grantee for stated consideration. It identifies the property, what is granted, how it is held, the grantor's title, what the grant is subject to, the assurances given and the grantor's confirmations that they have not granted or charged it to anyone else and know of no outstanding notice.
This blank form is signed by the grantor, any spouse joining and the grantee, and carries optional witness lines and a notary page. It also has a line for any transfer charge and any exemption claimed. A grant deed is a form recognised in some states but not others, and what it does differs, so check that it is the right deed where the property is, and ask the recorder or a lawyer what is needed to record it.
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Useful when
- You are transferring property using a grant deed form
- You want the grantor's confirmations and the title assurances spelled out
- A closing agent has asked for a grant deed
Commonly used by
- Sellers and buyers closing a sale
- Owners transferring property
- Families and small investors
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Alternatives
These are separate documents, for different jobs.
- Property transfer documentsTransfer ownership of a property to someone else.View document
- Gift deedFormally give property to someone as a gift.View document
- Deed of TrustSecure a loan against real property through a trustee.View document
- Purchase and sale legal reviewHave a lawyer check a property purchase or sale.View document
When to use this
- A seller grants a property at closing
- An owner adds a family member as a co-owner
- A grantor claims a transfer exemption and states the basis
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About the grant deed
It is common in some states and unfamiliar in others, and the covenants it carries vary. Ask a lawyer or title company which deed fits.
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