Recording a deed in Rutland Town, Vermont
Everything you need to get a deed on file in Rutland Town. The office that records it, the formatting it checks, what it costs, and the three ways to submit.
- Recording office
- Town or City Clerk
- Witnesses
- Notary only
- Transfer tax
- 1.47% generally
- First-page margin
- 3″ top
- Recording fee
- $15 first page
- E-recording
- Usually not
Recording a deed in Rutland Town
Deeds affecting property in Rutland Town, Vermont are recorded with the Town Clerk. Recording is what puts the world on notice of your ownership and fixes the priority date. An unrecorded deed can still transfer title between the parties, but it leaves you exposed to anyone who records first.
The recording rules the office applies come from 27 V.S.A. § 341. Deeds themselves are governed by 27 V.S.A. § 301.
Worth knowing
The Town of Rutland (Town Clerk, 181 Business Route 4, Center Rutland) and the City of Rutland (City Clerk, 52 Washington Street, Rutland) are separate municipalities with separate land records. Record the deed with the clerk of the one where the land lies.
What to bring
- The original signed and notarized deed. Recorders do not record photocopies handed over the counter.
- A completed notarial acknowledgment, with the date, the place where you signed, and the commission expiry all filled in.
- Form PTT-172, Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return (file it online in myVTax, or on the paper form if you file fewer than five returns a year), which Vermont requires alongside the deed.
- Payment for the recording fee, $15 for the first page and $15 per additional page. Many offices do not take personal checks.
Formatting
- Deedly's layout, which suits this office: 8.5 × 11 inch paper, a 3-inch clear space at the top of page one for the recording stamp, 1-inch margins on the other edges, and type no smaller than 10 point. Deedly formats every document this way automatically.
- A legal description. A street address alone is not enough.
- A 'when recorded, return to' block so the stamped original comes back to you.
How to file
- In personTake the original to the Town Clerk in Center Rutland. This is the fastest route. You usually walk out with the recording information the same day.
- By mailSend the original with a check for the fee and the Property Transfer Tax Return (or its myVTax confirmation). A self-addressed stamped envelope is appreciated, though Vermont towns pay the return postage (24 V.S.A. § 1154a). Allow four to six weeks for the original to come back.
- E-recording (check first)E-recording may not be available here. Each town or city clerk decides whether to accept electronic recording (27 V.S.A. § 624). If you prepared the deed yourself, plan to record in person or by mail.
Confirm the address before you post anything
Offices move and hours change. Search for "Rutland Town Vermont Town Clerk" and use the official town website, not a directory listing, which is often years out of date.
Formatted to Vermont requirements, with Rutland Town filing instructions included.
Common questions
With the Town Clerk, located in Center Rutland. Deeds are always recorded in the town where the property sits, not where the owner lives.
$15 for the first page and $15 per additional page. Vermont also charges property transfer tax at 1.47% generally (1.25% plus a 0.22% clean water surcharge); on the new owner's principal residence, 0.5% of the first $200,000 (no surcharge) and 1.47% above that; on a home fit for year-round use that will not be the new owner's principal residence or a long-term rental, 3.62% (3.4% plus the surcharge), though whether a gift or family transfer is exempt depends on this state's exemptions. Confirm current fees with the office before you mail anything; they change.
Possibly not. Each town or city clerk decides whether to accept electronic recording (27 V.S.A. § 624). If you prepared the deed yourself, plan to record in person or by mail.
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