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Maine deed packet
A Maine 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.
MAINE WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: a house recording-stamp band, plus return-to / prepared-by fields, tax map and parcel, and the Aroostook-district line.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, and vesting.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration), plus value / Real Estate Transfer Tax under 36 MRS §§ 4641-A, 4641-C, and 4641-D.
Warranty conveyance — four statutory covenants: the grantor “grants … with Warranty Covenants” (33 MRS § 763 / § 775 Form 1). Four covenants only: seisin, free of encumbrances, right to convey, and warrant and defend.
About this Maine form
A Maine warranty deed transfers Maine real estate with the statutory warranty covenants in 33 MRS section 763: lawful seisin in fee, freedom from encumbrances, good right to sell and convey, and warranty and defense against lawful claims.
A Maine warranty deed gives broader covenants than a quitclaim/release deed. Maine quitclaim wording can mean a quitclaim with covenant or a no-covenant release deed, so the actual form wording matters. Maine does not have a 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.
A Maine warranty deed under 33 MRS section 763 includes covenants that the grantor is lawfully seized in fee, the premises are free of encumbrances, the grantor has good right to sell and convey, and the grantor and heirs will warrant and defend against lawful claims.
No. Maine requires acknowledgment before a notary or other authorized officer, but it does not require attesting witnesses for an ordinary warranty or quitclaim deed.
Maine real-estate transfer tax has a base rate of $2.20 per $500 and, for transfers on or after November 1, 2025, an additional $3.80 per $500 on value over $1,000,000. Exemptions and REW withholding should be checked carefully.
Maine generally does not require a non-owner spouse to sign solely because property is a homestead, but elective-share avoidance and recorded divorce lis pendens issues can require legal review.
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.