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Tennessee deed packet
A Tennessee warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.
Is this the right deed type? A warranty deed includes the grantor's full title warranties — the broadest title protection of the standard deed types.
This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.
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.
TENNESSEE WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting details as required by Tennessee practice.
Consideration: the stated consideration for the transfer, with any applicable tax or exemption notes.
Property description: the legal description of the property, or a reference to an attached exhibit.
Warranty conveyance — full title warranties: the grantor conveys the property to the grantee with full warranty covenants, agreeing to defend the title against all claims.
About this Tennessee form
A Tennessee warranty deed transfers Tennessee real estate with general warranty language. Tennessee's statutory warranty wording is commonly used when the grantor intends to warrant title broadly rather than transfer only a no-warranty quitclaim interest.
A Tennessee warranty deed provides warranty covenants. A Tennessee quitclaim deed transfers only the grantor's current interest, if any, without deed warranties. Tennessee does not authorize a real-property transfer-on-death deed and does not recognize a Lady Bird deed as a probate-avoidance substitute.
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.
This is a PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. It is not an official Tennessee state form.
A Tennessee deed is usually acknowledged before a notary or other authorized officer. If it is not acknowledged, it may be proved by two subscribing witnesses. A notarized deed normally does not need separate witnesses.
By statute, the grantee or transferee pays the realty transfer tax collected by the County Register. Parties may allocate closing costs by contract, but the statutory payer is the grantee or transferee.
Usually yes for freehold-estate transfers. Confirm the required oath-of-value wording, exemptions, and tax treatment with the County Register, title company, attorney, or tax professional.
Tennessee does not authorize real-property transfer-on-death deeds and does not recognize Lady Bird deeds. Use attorney-guided estate-planning tools such as a revocable trust or express survivorship planning when appropriate.
A warranty deed includes the grantor's warranty covenants — generally a promise that the grantor owns the property and will defend the title against claims, subject to any exceptions stated in the deed. It offers the grantee broader title protection than a quitclaim deed.
Warranty deeds are commonly used in arm's-length sales and other transfers where the grantee wants full title warranties from the grantor. Lenders and title insurers generally expect them for ordinary purchases.
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.
A warranty deed includes title warranties from the grantor; a quitclaim deed transfers only whatever interest the grantor may have, with no warranties at all. Compare the deed types available for Tennessee if you are unsure which fits your transfer.