Get Grant Deed

How to write a grant deed Grantor's name. Grantee's name and address. Description of grantee (ex: unmarried man, husband and wife, joint tenants) Person who requested grant deed. Address of real estate that is being transferred. Legal description of property (lot number) Original title order number for property.

To create a joint tenancy, the conveyance must at the same time, convey the same title, to the same interest in property, with the same right of equal possession. A conveyance that fails to convey all four “unities” (time, title, interest, and possession) creates a tenancy in common, the default form of co-ownership.

A joint tenancy grant deed is a deed held by two or more parties that covers the right of survivorship of the deed holder. Creating a joint tenancy deed ensures that upon the death of one of the tenants, the share of that tenant's ownership of the property passes on to the surviving tenant.

A California grant deed form is a type of deed that conveys property from the prior owner to the new owner with a limited warranty of title. The warranty of title is limited in the sense that it only covers the period when the prior owner owned the real estate.

The Grant Deed (also purchasable at most office supply or stationery stores) is completed and signed by the grantor, whose signature must be notarized. If you determine there is no documentary transfer tax required, an exemption statement must appear on the document.

Joint tenancy is a way for two or more people to own property in equal shares so that when one of the joint tenants dies, the property can pass to the surviving joint tenant(s) without having to go through probate court.

In California, quitclaim deeds are commonly used between spouses, relatives, or if a property owner is transferring his or her property into his or her trust. A grant deed is commonly used in most arms-length real estate transactions not involving family members or spouses.

California mainly uses two types of deeds: the “grant deed” and the “quitclaim deed.” Most other deeds you will see, such as the common “interspousal transfer deed,” are versions of grant or quitclaim deeds customized for specific circumstances.