Strafford County Trustee Certificate Form (New Hampshire)

All Strafford County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Trustee Certificate Form

Strafford County Trustee Certificate Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Strafford County compliant document last validated/updated 10/7/2024

Trustee Certificate Guide

Strafford County Trustee Certificate Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Strafford County compliant document last validated/updated 10/23/2024

Completed Example of the Trustee Certificate Document

Strafford County Completed Example of the Trustee Certificate Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Strafford County compliant document last validated/updated 11/11/2024

When using these Trustee Certificate forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Strafford County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Registry of Deeds

259 County Farm Road, Suite 202, Dover, New Hampshire 03820

Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM / Recording stops at 3:30 PM

Phone: (603) 742-1741

Local jurisdictions located in Strafford County include:

  • Barrington
  • Center Strafford
  • Dover
  • Durham
  • Farmington
  • Lee
  • Madbury
  • Milton
  • Milton Mills
  • New Durham
  • Newington
  • Rochester
  • Rollinsford
  • Somersworth
  • Strafford

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Strafford County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Strafford County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Strafford County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Strafford County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Trustee Certificate forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Strafford County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Strafford County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by New Hampshire or Strafford County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Strafford County Trustee Certificate forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

New Hampshire Trustee's Certificate for Real Property Transactions

In a trust arrangement, a grantor (settlor) conveys property to another person, called the trustee, for the benefit of another, called the beneficiary. As the trust is not a physical entity, it cannot hold title to property, and so a trustee acts as the trust's representative. The trustee administers the trust's assets pursuant to the terms set forth in the trust instrument. When property is conveyed out of the trust by the trustee, the transaction may need validation.

Codified at RSA 564-A:7, the trustee's certificate is a statutory form that protects third parties dealing with a trustee in transactions affecting real property. When recorded by a trustee in the registry of deeds in the county where the subject real estate is located, the certificate gives notice to all persons "that the trustee named therein and the trustee's successors have full and absolute power to convey any interest in real estate and improvements thereon held by the trustee," without further inquiry (564-A:7(II)). A certificate executed by a successor trustee has the same effect as the original certificate (564-A:7(III)).

The trustee's certificate contains the name of each trustee executing the document, the trust on behalf of which the trustee is acting, the trust's settlor (called the grantor), and the date of the trust instrument. The certificate is "executed with the formalities required for a deed of real property by the trustee," which includes a legal description of the real property held in trust (564-A:7(III)). Each trustee should sign the document in the presence of a notary public before recording in the registry of deeds in the county where the property is located.

Consult a lawyer with questions regarding trusts and trustee's certificates in New Hampshire.

(New Hampshire TC Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Strafford County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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