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New Jersey deed packet
Convey New Jersey real estate with a covenant against the grantor's own acts. Get the state-specific blank deed and completion guidance as an instant download.
Is this the right deed type? A bargain and sale deed with covenant against grantor's acts is the standard conveyance in New Jersey.
This download includes 4 documents in Word and PDF formats. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
The blank deed ships in Word format. Official companion forms in this packet ship as PDF.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
NEW JERSEY BARGAIN AND SALE DEED.
Recording and return information: a house recording-stamp band, plus return-to / prepared-by fields and the tax-map lot and block required by N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, and vesting.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration), plus true consideration / Realty Transfer Fee under N.J.S.A. 46:15-6 and 46:15-7.
Bargain and sale conveyance — covenant as to grantor’s acts: the grantor “grants and conveys” and covenants that the grantor has done no act to encumber the property (N.J.S.A. 46:4-6). This is New Jersey’s customary arm’s-length deed, not a quitclaim.
About this New Jersey form
A New Jersey bargain and sale deed with covenant against grantor’s acts is the customary arm’s-length New Jersey conveyance. The grantor grants and conveys the property and covenants that the grantor has done no act to encumber it (N.J.S.A. 46:4-6). It is not a quitclaim, a general warranty, or a special warranty, and it is not a substitute for a title search, title insurance, tax advice, or New Jersey counsel.
The package includes the editable New Jersey Bargain and Sale Deed, a separate New Jersey Bargain and Sale Deed Instructions and Recording Checklist, official GIT/REP-3 (8-25), and official GIT/REP-1 (10-21), each official form with a current-law cover note. Do not record the cover notes. Do not record the checklist.
A New Jersey quitclaim conveys whatever interest the grantor has, if any, without covenants. This bargain and sale deed grants and conveys and adds the single statutory covenant as to grantor’s acts. Use the quitclaim packet for selected no-warranty family, trust, divorce, or title-clearing transfers. Use this packet for ordinary arm’s-length, title-insured, or lender-reviewed New Jersey sales.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
The grantor covenants that the grantor has done no act to encumber the property. That is the statutory covenant as to grantor’s acts (N.J.S.A. 46:4-6). It is not a general warranty and not a special warranty.
No. A quitclaim uses “conveys and quitclaims” and carries no covenants. This deed uses “grants and conveys” plus the 46:4-6 covenant. PublicLegal also sells a New Jersey Quitclaim Deed for selected no-warranty transfers.
No. An ordinary New Jersey deed that is properly acknowledged needs no witnesses (N.J.S.A. 46:14-2.1).
A completed GIT/REP form must accompany the deed. Most resident or exemption transfers use GIT/REP-3. Nonresident estimated-tax transfers use GIT/REP-1 plus payment, or a Division-stamped GIT/REP-2. This packet includes official GIT/REP-3 and GIT/REP-1. Confirm the current blank at nj.gov/treasury/taxation before recording.
Record with the county recording officer — the Register of Deeds and Mortgages or the County Clerk — of the county where the land lies. New Jersey has 21 counties.