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Alabama deed packet
An Alabama warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed, the official Sales Validation Questionnaire, 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 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.
ALABAMA WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: a house 3-inch Judge of Probate stamp band, plus return-to / prepared-by fields. That band is house chassis, not an Alabama margin statute.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, vesting, and the prepared-by statement required by Ala. Code § 35-4-110.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration) and a § 40-22-1 / Form RT-1 line for recordation tax and proof of price or value.
Page 2 continues: express general-warranty covenants — not the § 35-4-271 statutory short form — plus Exhibit A.
About this Alabama form
An Alabama warranty deed transfers Alabama real estate with broad deed-warranty protection. It is commonly used for ordinary sale, lender, title-insurance, and open-market transactions when the grantor intends to provide general warranty covenants.
A general warranty deed gives broader warranty protection than a quitclaim deed. Alabama statutory warranty deed wording is a separate limited-covenant path based on “grant, bargain, sell” language. A quitclaim deed provides no deed warranty and is more often used for known-party transfers.
Alabama deeds are recorded at the county level. Formatting rules, legal-description requirements, homestead facts, marital-status recitals, validation-form requirements, recordation tax, and county fees can affect recordability. Confirm current Judge of Probate recording details 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.
Yes. Alabama charges deed recordation tax on most recordings, currently $0.50 per $500 or fraction of value, plus county recording fees. A Real Estate Sales Validation Form or proof of value is usually required. Narrow statutory exemptions may apply.
Record the original notarized deed with the Judge of Probate in the Alabama county where the property is located.
If the property is a married person’s homestead, the spouse must voluntarily sign and assent on the same deed under Ala. Code § 6-10-3. A titled spouse signs as a Grantor. The labeled block is homestead assent only. Separate deeds are not enough.
This product is a general warranty deed: seisin, right to convey, freedom from encumbrances except as stated, warrant generally, and quiet possession. It is not the Ala. Code § 35-4-271 statutory short form and does not add further assurances.
No. This is a PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form, not an Alabama probate judge, recorder, or government-issued form. Confirm current recording requirements before recording.
No. A deed transfers title to real property. It does not release the borrower from an existing mortgage or change lender rights unless the lender separately agrees.
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.