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Each document must have original signatures or carbon copies of original signatures, except when otherwise provided by law. DOCUMENT AND PRINT SIZE: Each document must be no larger than 8 1/2 inches wide by 14 inches long, and shall have a print size no smaller than ten point type.

The requirements for a valid deed are a grantor, a grantee, a writing and subscription, delivery, and acceptance. Recordation is not required. Thus, an unrecorded deed is valid as between the parties and as to all those who have notice thereof.

Deeds must be signed in the presence of a notary and recorded with the county recorder's office in the county in which the property is located. Recording ? All deeds must be filed with the County Recorder's Office.

Arizona follows a notice recording statute, which means that, while unrecorded transfers are valid between the parties to the deed (grantor and grantee), the grantor who, in violation of A.R.S. §33-411.01, fails to record the transaction, opens the grantee up to claims from future bona fide buyers for value.

Not recording a deed can cause problems for the grantee. They may be unable to obtain a mortgage, insure the property, or sell it. Even more problematic, an unrecorded deed may make it possible for the grantor to sell the property to a buyer and subsequently sell the same property to a different buyer.

Arizona Law on Real Property Deed Conveyance Arizona Revised Statutes § 33-401 lays out the formal requirements for conveyance of property. All transfers of property in Arizona must be in writing. The deed must be signed by the grantor and notarized by an authority granted those duties in the state.