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Louisiana deed packet
A Louisiana 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.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details.
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 Louisiana form
Louisiana is a civil-law jurisdiction. The Louisiana instrument commonly comparable to a warranty deed is an act of sale with warranty for immovable property. Louisiana warranty protection is based on Civil Code Article 2500 and related sales-warranty articles, especially the seller's warranty against eviction by a third-party right existing at the time of sale and undisclosed encumbrances. It is not based on common-law covenants.
A Louisiana act of sale with warranty is based on the Civil Code sales-warranty system, not common-law covenants of seisin, further assurances, or warranty forever. A Louisiana quitclaim-style transfer is better described as a transfer of rights under Civil Code Article 2502: the transferor transfers whatever rights the transferor has without warranting that the rights exist. Louisiana has no separate “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.
No. Louisiana uses civil-law acts for immovable-property transfers. A Louisiana warranty product should be understood as an act of sale with warranty under the Louisiana Civil Code, not as a common-law covenant instrument.
An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other authorized officer, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, each witness, and the notary or officer. It is the standard Louisiana execution structure for immovable-property transfers.
No. Louisiana law provides that remote online notarization cannot produce an authentic act. An remotely notarized instrument may have different status and should be reviewed with Louisiana counsel, title, or notarial support before recording.
Record the act in the conveyance records of the parish where the immovable property is located. Orleans Parish uses the Land Records Division of the Clerk of Civil District Court.
PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, tax, notarial, settlement, or recording guidance, consult a Louisiana attorney, title company, tax professional, Louisiana notary, or the appropriate parish recording office.
No. A transfer act changes title to immovable property. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage, remove liens or privileges, 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.