We have experience handling a wide variety of deed transfers. Here are some of the more common types of deed transfers:
General Transfers
- Transfers incident to sale of real estate (including For Sale By Owner transactions).
- Transfers incident to installment sales (including lease purchase transactions and contracts for deed).
- Transfers incident to sale of business.
Transfers of Vacation or Recreational Properties
- Transfers of recreational property (e.g. lake houses, hunting cabins and hobby farms).
- Transfers of vacation property (including fractional interest ownership in timeshares).
Transfers of Investment Properties
- Transfers of investment property to corporations, limited liability companies or other entities.
- Transfers to add or remove partner or other party to deed (e.g. former co-occupant).
- Transfers for asset protection purposes.
Transfers Associated with Marriage and Divorce
- Transfers to add spouse to real estate acquired prior to marriage.
- Transfers incident to divorce decree or separation agreement to remove spouse.
Transfers Associated with Estate Planning and Death
- Transfers for estate planning purposes.
- Gift transfers between family members or related parties.
- Transfers to and from trusts for estate planning purposes.
- Transfers upon death of joint tenant.
- Transfers due to disposition under wills or trusts or by order of the probate court.
Transfers Associated with Foreclosure and Bankruptcy
- Transfers to creditors such as deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
- Transfers by order of bankruptcy court.
Transfers to Consolidate or Divide Parcels of Land
- Transfers to consolidate multiple, contiguous parcels into a single parcel with a single tax parcel number.
- Transfers to convey part (but not all) of a property.
Transfers to Correct Errors, Resolve Disputes or Address Changed Circumstances
- Transfers to adjust boundary of lot due to encroachments, adverse possession or other disputes.
- Deeds to correct scrivenor's errors in original deed.
- Deeds to change vesting (e.g. from joint tenants to tenants to tenants in common).
Restricted Transfers
- Transfers to create or terminate life estate.
- Transfers to create or terminate conditions, covenants and restrictions.
- Transfers with forfeiture and other right to re-entry provisions.
- Transfers to create or terminate easements.
- Transfers to create or terminate facade restrictions.
- Transfers to create or terminate conservation easements and restrictions.
