Vermont Quitclaim Deed
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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified 2026 · Not legal advice.
Vermont deed rules · as of 2026
- Witnesses (besides notary)
- None — notary only
- Where to record
- Town Clerk — Vermont records land by TOWN, not county (27 V.S.A. § 341(a))
- Transfer tax
- Yes — see below
Source: 27 V.S.A. § 341 · verify ↗. A deed moves real property — have someone qualified review it before you sign, and record it promptly.
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Vermont signing & recording
No — in Vermont the grantor's notarized signature is enough; no separate witnesses are required (27 V.S.A. § 341(a) — signed by the grantor and acknowledged before a notary public; the witness requirement was deleted by 2003, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, effective July 1, 2004 (applied retroactively per VT title standards), as of 2026). 27 V.S.A. § 341(a) — deeds 'shall be signed by the party granting the same and acknowledged by the grantor before a notary public and recorded at length in the clerk's office of the town in which the lands lie'; acknowledgment valid even without the notary's official stamp. Record the signed deed with the Town Clerk — Vermont records land by TOWN, not county (27 V.S.A. § 341(a)). Transfer tax: Property Transfer Tax (32 V.S.A. § 9602): general rate 1.25% of value; principal-residence rate 0.5% on first $200,000 then 1.25%; 3.4% on residential property NOT used as the transferee's principal residence (second-home rate added 2024); exemptions (32 V.S.A. § 9603) include transfers without actual consideration between spouses, parent/child (+spouse), grandparent/grandchild (+spouse) — but gifts outside close family are taxed on fair market value. Check the current Vermont deed rules before recording.
Married? If the property is (or may be) your homestead, your spouse may need to sign the deed even if they are not on title — several states require it, and a deed missing that signature can be rejected for recording or invalid. Use the “Co-grantor / spouse” field above to add their signature line, and check your state’s rule before recording.
Existing mortgage? Transferring mortgaged property can trigger the loan’s “due-on-sale” clause. Federal law (12 U.S.C. §1701j-3(d), the Garn–St Germain Act) bars lenders from enforcing it for several transfers of residential property with fewer than five dwelling units — including a transfer to the borrower’s spouse or children, a transfer resulting from a divorce decree, and a transfer into an inter vivos (living) trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary. The loan itself stays in place either way — nobody is released until it is refinanced. Read the statute ↗
Frequently asked questions
Does Vermont require witnesses on a quitclaim deed?
No — in Vermont the grantor's notarized signature is enough; no separate witnesses are required (27 V.S.A. § 341(a) — signed by the grantor and acknowledged before a notary public; the witness requirement was deleted by 2003, No. 150 (Adj. Sess.), § 5, effective July 1, 2004 (applied retroactively per VT title standards), as of 2026). 27 V.S.A. § 341(a) — deeds 'shall be signed by the party granting the same and acknowledged by the grantor before a notary public and recorded at length in the clerk's office of the town in which the lands lie'; acknowledgment valid even without the notary's official stamp.
Where do I record the deed in Vermont?
With the Town Clerk — Vermont records land by TOWN, not county (27 V.S.A. § 341(a)) where the property is located. Recording is what makes the transfer visible to the world — an unrecorded deed can be valid between the parties but lose to a later buyer or lender who records first. Take the original signed deed, pay the recording fee, and keep the returned stamped copy.
Is there a transfer tax in Vermont?
Property Transfer Tax (32 V.S.A. § 9602): general rate 1.25% of value; principal-residence rate 0.5% on first $200,000 then 1.25%; 3.4% on residential property NOT used as the transferee's principal residence (second-home rate added 2024); exemptions (32 V.S.A. § 9603) include transfers without actual consideration between spouses, parent/child (+spouse), grandparent/grandchild (+spouse) — but gifts outside close family are taxed on fair market value. Check the current rate and exemptions before recording — the recorder will not accept the deed without the required tax forms or stamps.
How does Vermont compare? See the deed witness requirements in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.
How Vermont compares
Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of 2026). Source for Vermont: 27 V.S.A. § 341 ↗.
- Vermont is one of 38 of 51 jurisdictions that charge a transfer or documentary tax when a deed is recorded (13 charge no state transfer tax on deeds).
- Witnesses required (beyond the notary)
Witnesses required (beyond the notary): 0, exactly the national median.
This is the most common figure nationally — shared by 45 other states.
Witnesses required (beyond the notary) in neighboring states — Massachusetts (0), New Hampshire (0), New York (0). Every neighboring state with a rule matches Vermont.
The rest of what Vermont requires
The figures below are Vermont's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Vermont page for that document.
- Security deposit cap · as of 2026
- No statutory limit 9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Deposit return deadline · as of 2026
- 14 days after move-out 9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026
- 30 days 9 V.S.A. §4461 ↗
- Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026
- 14 days to pay or quit 9 V.S.A. § 4467 ↗
- Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026
- 30 days 9 V.S.A. § 4467 ↗
- Small claims limit · as of 2026
- $10,000 12 V.S.A. § 5531 ↗
- Where you file · as of 2026
- Small Claims (Vermont Superior Court, Civil Division) · filing fee $90 if the claim is over $1,000; $65 if $1,000 or less (32 V.S.A. § 1431(c)(1)); counterclaims $35/$25. 12 V.S.A. § 5531 ↗
- Rental application fee · as of July 2026
- Application fees are prohibited Vermont Statutes ↗
- Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026
- Not required Vermont DMV (Form VT-005) ↗
- Power of attorney signing · as of 2026
- Notarization recommended 14 V.S.A. §4005 (form §4051) ↗
- LLC operating agreement · as of 2026
- Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules 11 V.S.A. §§ 4001(20), 4003 ↗
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