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A covenant by any such grantor "that he will warrant specially the property hereby conveyed" shall have the same effect as if the grantor has covenanted that he and his heirs and personal representatives will forever warrant and defend such property unto the grantee and his heirs, personal representatives, and assigns ...

A special warranty deed guarantees two things: The grantor owns, and can sell, the property; and the property incurred no encumbrances during his ownership. A special warranty deed is more limited than the more common general warranty deed, which covers the entire history of the property.

A Virginia special warranty deed allows the transfer of property ownership with the guarantee that it is free of liens and encumbrances during the grantor's period only. Any claims made before the grantor's ownership period are the responsibility of the grantee (if any exist).

The words "with general warranty" in the granting part of any deed shall be deemed to be a covenant by the grantor "that he will warrant generally the property hereby conveyed." The words "with special warranty" in the granting part of any deed shall be deemed to be a covenant by the grantor "that he will warrant ...

Every deed and corrected or amended deed may be made in the following form, or to the same effect: "This deed, made the ______ day of ______, in the year ____, between (here insert names of parties as grantors or grantees), witnesseth: that in consideration of (here state the consideration, nominal or actual), the said ...

You may obtain the deed book and page number by searching for the document in the Court Public Access Network (?CPAN?) on one of the public computers in the Land Records Research Room or through a subscription.