Georgia Warranty Deed

Georgia Warranty Deed — What This Package Is For

Georgia deed package last revised: July 2, 2026.

Use a Georgia warranty deed when the grantor intends to transfer Georgia real property with broad general warranty covenants. The form is built around Georgia deed language and warranty concepts, including O.C.G.A. § 44-5-62 covenants for the grantor’s right to sell, the grantee’s quiet enjoyment, and freedom from encumbrances except as stated in the deed.

This is the broadest warranty deed in the Georgia suite. It is different from a Georgia special warranty deed, which limits warranty promises to claims by, through, or under the grantor, and different from a Georgia quitclaim deed, which gives no title warranty.

What You Receive

• Editable Georgia Warranty Deed: a Word document for a general warranty conveyance, with grantor/grantee, consideration, exceptions, vesting, execution, and Exhibit A legal-description sections.
• Separate instructions and recording checklist: a Word checklist that explains completion, signing, PT-61/eFiling, recording, and stop-condition issues. The instructions are separate so they are not accidentally recorded as part of the deed.

Key Georgia Signing and Recording Points

• Witnesses: ordinary Georgia deeds require the grantor to sign in the physical presence of an authorized officer, usually a notary public, and one additional unofficial witness. The officer and unofficial witness should be different people, and neither should be a party or beneficiary.
• Recording office: record with the Clerk of Superior Court in the Georgia county where the real property is located. Property in more than one county can require more than one recording.
• Legal description: use the complete legal description from a reliable title source. A street address, tax parcel number, map number, or online property summary is not a substitute.
• PT-61 and eFiling: a PT-61 Real Estate Transfer Tax Declaration is generally required for deeds passing title, even when an exemption applies. Self-filers generally use the GSCCCA eFiling portal with identity verification.
• Closing review: Georgia attorney-closing, title-insurance, lender, tax, entity, trust, probate, divorce, bankruptcy, and disputed-title issues can require professional help.

When to Stop Before Using This Form

Do not use a general warranty deed if the grantor intends only limited warranty protection, no warranty, a security deed, deed in lieu of foreclosure, trustee or fiduciary deed, probate/estate instrument, or a transfer with unresolved title, lender, capacity, or court issues.