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Iowa deed packet
An Iowa warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed, official Form 57-006 and official DNR Form 542-0960, 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 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.
IOWA WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: a 3-inch County Recorder stamp band, plus return-to, prepared-by, and taxpayer fields below that band.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, vesting, and parcel identifier as required by Iowa practice.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration) and a § 428A.2 exemption-citation line so a truly exempt deed can skip Declaration of Value Part I.
Page 2 continues: Iowa’s statutory short-form warranty — convey and warrant the title against all persons whomsoever — plus the groundwater-hazard choice block.
About this Iowa form
An Iowa warranty deed transfers Iowa real estate with general warranty protection. Iowa's statutory warranty deed language warrants the title against all persons whomsoever, so it should not be described as a limited or special warranty deed unless the actual document is separately revised and relabeled.
A warranty deed gives broader title-warranty protection than a quitclaim deed. A quitclaim deed transfers only whatever interest the grantor has, without warranties. Iowa also has a deed in fee simple without warranty, but Iowa does not have a separate statutory grant-deed category.
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.
Iowa Code section 558.19(3) uses the statutory short form: the grantor conveys and warrants the title against all persons whomsoever. That is Iowa’s general warranty. This deed does not add a six-covenant or further-assurances list.
No. Iowa deeds must be acknowledged before a notarial officer, but Iowa does not require witnesses for an ordinary acknowledged deed.
A nonexempt Iowa transfer requires official Form 57-006. This packet includes that form. The DOV-exempt list is not identical to the transfer-tax-exempt list. When a DOV is required, use either the deed’s first-page no-known-hazard statement or Form 542-0960; DOV-exempt transfers require neither.
No. Iowa does not recognize transfer-on-death deeds for real estate.
PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, or recording guidance, consult an attorney, title company, or the local recording office. Recording offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets.
No. A deed transfers title to real property. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage or deed of trust, remove liens, or replace lender consent, payoff, refinance, or assumption requirements.
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.