Utah Deed Form

The Utah deed form is utilized to pass on real estate situated in Utah from one party to the next. The seller of the land is known as the grantor and the individual who is procuring or buying the land is known as a grantee. The name of the grantor and grantee and also the amount paid for the property must be included in the deed. Furthermore, the property’s legal description is needed. An acknowledgment must be signed by a legal (notary) official or an official of the court, for example, a lawyer or court assistant. 

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Utah Deed Form

After being executed, the deed can be submitted and documented with the registry of deeds. Furthermore, before the title passes, it is important to do a title search. An analysis of the transfer history of the property is done to determine if anyone else may have an interest in it.

Laws – Title 57, Chapter 3 (Recording of Documents) 

Recording – The deeds are documented with the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county where the property can be found (look for office). 

Signing (§ 57-3-101) – The deeds are to be endorsed with the Grantor(s) within the sight of a legal (notary) official

Water Rights Addenda (§ 57-3-109) –  Any deed endorsed after July 1, 2011, needs to possess the Water Rights Addenda appended to it whether the property has privileges to water or not.

Types of Deed

General Warranty This kind of deed gives a guarantee from the grantor to the grantee that there are no other interests in the property and in case there were, the grantor would take full responsibility and defend the grantee against them. 

Quitclaim This kind of deed gives no guarantee. The purchaser is buying any property interest the grantor has in which could go from a full interest to no interest. 

Special Warranty This sort of deed is utilized when the grantor just needs to ensure what happened while the individual in question (grantor) owns the property – not what occurred previously. It is a restricted guarantee.

Utah Property Search 

To appropriately finish a deed the lawful description of the property should be inputted to the form. This can be found by gaining access to the deed held by the grantor or looking for deed at the Office of the Recorder or Assessor in the county. 

1. Firstly,visit this webpage.

2. The link that is adjacent to the recorder or assessor that shows “Go to Data Online” should be clicked. 

Salt Lake County will be utilized to demonstrate, there is just information given by the assessor as shown beneath. 

3. For the County you choose, there is normally a choice to lookup utilizing the name of the proprietor, location of the property, or another variable. 

In Salt Lake County search can be carried out using the Property’s Proprietor or Location as well as the ID of the Property. 

4.When the search outcomes have been displayed and seen, the property card should be clicked to get the Lawful depiction of the property. At the sime time, it will be a good idea to do a property search over the last fifty years to ensure there's a clear title.

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