Dorchester County Easement Deed Form (South Carolina)

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

Easement Deed Form

Dorchester County Easement Deed Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Dorchester County compliant document last validated/updated 6/25/2024

Easement Deed Guide

Dorchester County Easement Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Dorchester County compliant document last validated/updated 6/17/2024

Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Dorchester County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Dorchester County compliant document last validated/updated 11/26/2024

Easement Deed Description

Dorchester County Easement Deed Description

A Description of the Easement will be required. This will show how to write an acceptable description for a Right of Way Easement, which gives access, to and from - point A to point B.
Included Dorchester County compliant document last validated/updated 11/7/2024

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

Dorchester County Register of Deeds

201 Johnston St / PO Box 38, Saint George, South Carolina 29477

Hours: 8:30 to 5:00 Monday through Friday

Phone: (843) 563-0181 and 832-0181 for Summerville

Local jurisdictions located in Dorchester County include:

  • Dorchester
  • Grover
  • Harleyville
  • North Charleston
  • Reevesville
  • Ridgeville
  • Saint George
  • Summerville

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 Dorchester 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 Dorchester County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Dorchester County?

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

Can the Easement Deed 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 Dorchester County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Dorchester County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by South Carolina or Dorchester 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 Dorchester County Easement Deed 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.

An easement is a non-possessory right of use over another's land that allows the holder to use another's property for a specific purpose. Easements may be express or implied. An express easement can be created by deed, contract, or other written instrument. An express easement must describe the scope of the interest being conveyed, along with the location and dimensions of the easement. An implied easement can be created by pre-existing use, when it is evident that the parties involved intended to create an easement.

Before a deed or other instrument of writing can be recorded in South Carolina, it must be acknowledged or proved by either of the following methods: (A) the execution of the deed must be proved by the affidavit of a subscribing witness to the instrument, taken before an officer in the state competent to administer oaths or (B) a deed or other instrument must be signed by the grantor in the presence of two witnesses, taken before an officer in the state competent to administer oaths (30-5-30A, B). A notary public may be one of the witnesses to an easement deed. Acknowledgments taken out of state must comply with the Uniform Recognition of Acknowledgments Act (30-5-30.2). A derivation clause is required to be on most real estate deeds presented for recording, but is not required for a deed devoted to a utility or railroad purpose of any private or public utility or railroad. A derivation clause is also not required on any non-warranty or quitclaim deed in South Carolina (30-5-35).

An easement deed will be valid so as to affect the rights of subsequent purchasers or purchasers for valuable consideration without notice only from the time it is recorded with the register of deeds in the county where the property subject to the easement is located. The priority of instruments is determined by the time of filing for record (30-7-10). The recording of documents serves to establish a priority of claims against a specific property.

(South Carolina ED Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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