Rutland County Trustee Deed Form (Vermont)
All Rutland County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:
Trustee Deed Form
Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Rutland County compliant document last validated/updated 12/19/2024
Trustee Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Rutland County compliant document last validated/updated 12/18/2024
Completed Example of the Trustee Deed Document
Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Rutland County compliant document last validated/updated 3/11/2024
The following Vermont and Rutland County supplemental forms are included as a courtesy with your order:
When using these Trustee Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Rutland County. The executed documents should then be recorded in one of the following offices:
Town Clerk of Benson
2760 Stage Rd / PO Box 163, Benson, Vermont 05731
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th, Fr 9:00 to 3:00 & We 3:00 to 7:00
Phone: (802) 537-2611
Town Clerk of Brandon
49 Center St, Brandon, Vermont 05733
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 247-3635
Town Clerk of Castleton
1653 Main St / PO Box 727, Castleton, Vermont 05735
Hours: Mo-We 9:00 to 4:30; Th 10:00 to 5:30 (closed 12:30-1:00); Fr 9:00 to 1:00
Phone: (802) 468-2212
Town Clerk of Chittenden
260 Chittenden Rd / PO Box 89, Rutland, Vermont 05737
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 483-6647 x1
Town Clerk of Clarendon
279 Middle Rd / PO Box 30, Clarendon, Vermont 05759
Hours: Mo-Th 10am to 4pm
Phone: (802) 775-4274
Town Clerk of Danby
130 Brook Rd / PO Box 231, Danby, Vermont 05739
Hours: Mo-Th 9am to 12pm & 1pm to 4pm
Phone: (802) 293-5136
Town Clerk of Fair Haven
3 North Park Place, Fair Haven, Vermont 05743
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:00; We until 7:00; Fr 8:00 to 12:00
Phone: (802) 265-3610 x4
Town Clerk of Hubbardton
1831 Monument Hill Rd, Castleton, Vermont 05735
Hours: Mo, We, Fr 9am to 2pm; call on other days
Phone: (802) 273-2951
Town Clerk of Ira
53 West Rd, Ira, Vermont 05777
Hours: Tu 3:00 to 7:00 & Fr 8:30 to 2:30; or by appt
Phone: (802) 235-2745
Town Clerk of Killington
2706 River Road / PO Box 429, Killington, Vermont 05751
Hours: Mo-Fr 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 422-3243
Town Clerk of Mendon
2282 US Route 4, Mendon, Vermont 05701
Hours: Mo, Tu, Th 8:00 to 5:00
Phone: (802) 775-1662 x1
Town Clerk of Middletown Springs
10 Park Ave / PO Box 1232, Middletown Springs, Vermont 05757-1232
Hours: Mo, Tu 9:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 4:00, Fr 1:00 to 4:00, Sa 9:00 to 12:00
Phone: (802) 235-2220
Town Clerk of Mount Holly
50 School St / PO Box 248, Mount Holly, Vermont 05758
Hours: Mo-Th 8:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 259-2391
Town Clerk of Mount Tabor
522 Brooklyn Rd / PO Box 245, Mt. Tabor, Vermont 05739
Hours: Tu & We 9am to noon or by appt
Phone: (802) 293-5282 or 293-5020 (home)
Town Clerk of Pawlet
122 School St / PO Box 128, Pawlet, Vermont 05761-0128
Hours: Mo, We 8:30 to 3:30; Tu 11:00 to 6:00; Th 9:00 to noon
Phone: (802) 325-3309 x1
Town Clerk of Pittsfield
40 Village Grn / PO Box 556, Pittsfield, Vermont 05762
Hours: Tu 12pm to 6pm; We, Th 9am to 3pm
Phone: (802) 746-8170
Town Clerk of Pittsford
426 Plains Rd / PO Box 10, Pittsford, Vermont 05763-0010
Hours: Mo-We 8:00 to 4:30; Th 8:00 to 6:00; Fr 8:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 483-6500 x11, 12 & 13
Town Clerk of Poultney
9 Main St, Suite 2, Poultney, Vermont 05764
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 12:30 & 1:30 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 287-5761
Town Clerk of Proctor
45 Main St, Proctor, Vermont 05765
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:00
Phone: (802) 459-3333
City of Rutland: Clerk
City Hall - 1 Strongs Ave / PO Box 969, Rutland, Vermont 05702
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:30 to 5:00 (phone); 9:00 to 4:45 (vault)
Phone: (802) 773-1800 x5
Town of Rutland: Clerk
181 Business Rte 4, Ctr Rutland, Vermont 05736
Hours: Mo-Fr 8:00 to 4:30
Phone: (802) 773-2528
Town Clerk of Shrewsbury
9823 Cold River Rd, Shrewsbury, Vermont 05738
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 492-3511
Town Clerk of Sudbury
36 Blacksmith Lane, Sudbury, Vermont 05733
Hours: Mo 9:00 to 4:00; We 7:00 to 9:00; Fr 9:00 to 3:00
Phone: (802) 623-7296
Town Clerk of Tinmouth
9 Mountainview Rd / Mail: 515 North End Rd, Tinmouth, Vermont 05773
Hours: Mo & Th 8:00 to 12:00 & 1:00 to 5:00; most Sats 9:00 to noon; and by appt
Phone: (802) 446-2498
Town Clerk of Wallingford
75 School St, Wallingford, Vermont 05773
Hours: Mo-Th 8:00 to 4:30; Fr 8:00 to 12:00
Phone: (802) 446-2336
Town Clerk of Wells
108 VT Rte 30 / PO Box 585, Wells, Vermont 05774
Hours: Mo-Th 7:30 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 645-0486 x10
Town Clerk of West Haven
2919 Main Rd, West Haven, Vermont 05743
Hours: Mo & We 1:00 to 3:30
Phone: (802) 265-4880
Town Clerk of West Rutland
35 Marble St, West Rutland, Vermont 05777
Hours: Mo-Th 9:00 to 3:00; Friday by appointment
Phone: (802) 438-2204
Local jurisdictions located in Rutland County include:
- Belmont
- Benson
- Bomoseen
- Brandon
- Castleton
- Center Rutland
- Chittenden
- Cuttingsville
- Danby
- East Poultney
- East Wallingford
- Fair Haven
- Florence
- Forest Dale
- Hydeville
- Killington
- Middletown Springs
- Mount Holly
- North Clarendon
- Pawlet
- Pittsfield
- Pittsford
- Poultney
- Proctor
- Rutland
- Wallingford
- Wells
- West Pawlet
- West Rutland
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 Rutland 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 Rutland County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Rutland County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Rutland County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.
Can the Trustee 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 Rutland County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Rutland County.
What are supplemental forms?
Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Vermont or Rutland 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 Rutland County Trustee 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.
A trust is an alternate method of vesting title to real property. In a trust arrangement, a settlor transfers property to another (the trustee), who administers the trust for the benefit of a third (the beneficiary). These roles may be combined in a single individual, except as noted below. Trusts that take effect during a settlor's lifetime are called living (inter vivos) trusts, and trusts that take effect upon a settlor's death pursuant to the terms of a will are called testamentary trusts.
In Vermont, a valid trust is created when a settlor has a capacity to create a trust and indicates the intention to do so; the trust has a definite beneficiary and the terms of the trust are for the benefit of said beneficiary; the trustee has duties to perform; and the same person is not both the sole trustee and sole beneficiary of the trust (14A V.S.A. 4-402). Further, the trust's purposes must be lawful and possible to achieve (14A V.S.A. 4-404).
A living trust is an estate planning tool that benefits a settlor during his lifetime, and allows the settlor to specify how the trust's assets are to be administered and for the benefit of whom upon his death. In addition to statute, a Vermont living trust is governed by the terms established by the settlor in the trust instrument. This document is generally unrecorded so as to maintain the confidentiality of the estate plan. The instrument provides a scope of the trust and identifies the trustee and the successor trustee, designates the trust beneficiaries, and enumerates the trustee's powers, among other provisions.
Real property is transferred into a living trust by execution of a deed, which vests the subject property in the name of the trustee. In order to transfer the property out of the trust, the trustee, who retains legal title to the property, must execute a deed, referred to as a "Conveyance by Trustee of a Non-Probate Trust" by the Vermont Title Standards.
A deed conveying interest in real property into or out of trust "may be any form of deed" [2]. Typically, deeds out of a living trust are descriptively named "trustee's deeds," not to be confused with a trustee's deed pursuant to a sale of foreclosed property under a deed of trust.
Trustee's deeds may vary in the level of warranty the grantor intends to offer with the transfer, though the most common level of warranty issued in a trustee's deed is a limited warranty.
In Vermont, a limited warranty deed contains the explicit covenants only that the grantor has done nothing to encumber the property, and that the grantor will warrant and defend the title against the lawful claims of persons arising under, by, or through the grantor; in other words, the grantor "takes no responsibility for the state of the title prior to the time the grantor acquired the title".
A trustee executing a deed may provide the deed's recipient with a certificate of trust under 14A V.S.A. 10-1013, witnessing the trust's existence and the trustee's authority to convey the property. (See Title Standard 13.4 and 27 V.S.A. 351 for more information regarding a trustee's presumed authority to convey title.)
All conveyances must meet the requirements of form and content for instruments pertaining to real property in Vermont. A trustee's deed is signed by each executing trustee in the presence of a notary public before recording at the municipal level in the appropriate clerk's office.
Consult a lawyer who can address your specific situation when preparing a Vermont trustee's deed.
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August 3rd, 2019
The information and instructions provided is thorough and great. But, the fill-in-the-blanks form does not work well and is very frustrating. The font size of the information I was adding on each individual line varies and is determined by the number of characters entered on that individual line. So the font size is different on each line. And the number of lines is fixed making it impossible to fill in the full legal name of the trust I needed to fill out the form for. My needs are somewhat unusual, but the form should have been designed to be flexible enough to handle it. A blank paper form would have been more useful.
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