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In Kentucky, sellers typically pay for the title and closing service fees, transfer taxes, and recording fees at closing. Optional costs for sellers include buyer incentives, pro-rated property taxes, or for an attorney. Buyers, on the other hand, pay for things like mortgage, appraisal, and inspection fees.

Other requirements are: That the grantor(s) be legally competent to execute a deed; That the deed convey title to real property; That it contain the legibly written names of all grantors and grantees; That it identify the property by its address and legal description; That it be signed by the grantor;

An owner who wants to add a co-owner to his property, will have to do so by way of creating a new deed altogether. This new deed must also be registered at the sub-registrars office, to attain a legal validity under the Transfer of Property Act.

Kentucky Homestead Rules Many states require a non-owner spouse to sign a deed that transfers a homestead solely owned by the other spouse. Kentucky does not specifically have that requirement, but Kentucky's dower law usually necessitates a non-owner spouse's signature on a homestead deed to release dower rights.

Kentucky is a ?separate property? state, in which each asset of married spouses is classified either as separate or marital. Separate (or non-marital) property belongs to one spouse because it was owned before marriage or received as a gift or through inheritance.

The grantor must sign the deed and signatures must be acknowledged (notarized). The grantor and grantee must sign the consideration statement and the signatures must be notarized. The document must be filed in the county clerk's office of the county where the property is located (or the greater part).