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Montana deed packet
A Montana grant deed transfers real estate with state-law implied title covenants. Download the editable Word deed, the official Realty Transfer Certificate, and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.
Is this the right deed type? A grant deed transfers ownership with limited implied warranties — narrower than a warranty deed, broader than a quitclaim.
This download includes 3 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.
GRANT DEED.
Recording and return information: after-recording return-to / prepared-by block, beside a first-page County Clerk and Recorder stamp area that is left blank.
Recording and party information: the Montana county where the property is located; grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting; grantee mailing address; street address, geocode / tax ID, and tax-statement mailing address.
Consideration: a nominal deed-purpose recital (ten dollars and other good and valuable consideration). The confidential sale price stays on Form RTC, not on the deed face. Vesting of two or more grantees must be expressly declared (MCA § 70-1-307).
About this Montana form
A Montana grant deed is a valid limited-covenant deed. Under MCA § 70-20-304, the word "grant" implies only the statutory covenants that the grantor has not previously conveyed the same estate and that the estate is free from encumbrances at the time of execution that were done, made, or suffered by the grantor or a person claiming under the grantor. It does not imply a full warranty of title.
A Montana grant deed gives more limited statutory covenants than a warranty deed. Warranty deeds are the customary starting point for many ordinary arm's-length sale, lender, and title-insurance transactions. A grant deed can be appropriate when limited-covenant treatment is specifically intended, but it should not be treated as a full warranty deed.
Montana deeds are recorded at the county level. Formatting rules, legal-description requirements, homestead facts, water-rights issues, and supplemental forms can affect recordability. Confirm current county recording details and required supplemental forms before relying on a completed deed.
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.
A Montana grant deed is valid and statutorily grounded, but a warranty deed is the customary deed for many ordinary arm's-length sale and title-insurance transactions. Use a grant deed when limited-covenant treatment is specifically intended.
A grant deed carries only the limited covenants implied by MCA § 70-20-304. A warranty deed gives broader warranty protection and is usually the more customary sale-deed path in Montana.
No. A grant deed does not clear existing title defects. The statutory covenant is limited to the grantor's prior conveyance and certain encumbrances at the time of execution done, made, or suffered by the grantor or someone claiming under the grantor.
If the property is a married person's homestead, both spouses generally must execute and acknowledge the deed. A married person may convey non-homestead or separate property alone, but homestead and marital-title facts should be checked carefully.
The Realty Transfer Certificate, Form RTC V4 (12/2025), is the official Montana Department of Revenue form filed with the County Clerk and Recorder when a deed is recorded. The clerk shall not record without it. This packet includes that official form. Exceptions omit the sale price only — they do not skip the form. Do not use Form 488 (rev. 01/18).
No. This is a PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form, not an official Montana recorder or government form. Montana does require the separate Realty Transfer Certificate (Form RTC) when the deed is recorded.
A grant deed generally transfers ownership with limited implied covenants — commonly that the grantor has not previously conveyed the property to someone else and that the property is free of undisclosed encumbrances at signing, except any the deed itself discloses or excludes. Exact implied covenants depend on state law.
A warranty deed typically warrants title against claims from any point in the property's history, while a grant deed's implied covenants are limited — they do not warrant the property's entire history. Exact scope varies by state and by the deed's own terms.
The packet includes the blank state-specific deed in editable Word format plus a separate completion instructions and checklist document. A completed sample PDF may be offered as an optional add-on.
Recording offices review formatting, execution requirements such as notarization, and any required supplemental forms or fees, which vary by county. The included instructions cover the general process; confirm your county's current requirements before you record.