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Minnesota deed packet
A Minnesota 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.
MINNESOTA WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: a house recording-stamp band, plus county, return-to / drafter, tax-statement addressee, grantor marital-status, and abstract-or-Torrens fields. Record with the County Recorder or Registrar of Titles. Minnesota has 87 counties.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting. Homestead conveyance generally requires both spouses to join (Minn. Stat. § 507.02). Minnesota does not recognize tenancy by the entirety or community property.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration), plus the § 287.241 state-deed-tax due or exemption statement and eCRV / well-disclosure note. This packet does not include official eCRV or well-disclosure blanks.
Page 2 continues: statutory “conveys and warrants” and the five § 507.07 covenants, not six Washington covenants. Ordinary acknowledged deeds need no witnesses.
About this Minnesota form
A Minnesota warranty deed transfers Minnesota real estate with statutory warranty covenants. Minnesota's statutory warranty form includes five covenant concepts: the grantor is lawfully seized in fee simple, has good right to convey, the property is free from encumbrances, the grantee will have quiet and peaceable possession, and the grantor will defend title against lawful claims. Do not assume additional covenants unless the completed deed expressly adds them.
A warranty deed provides statutory warranty protection. A quitclaim deed transfers only the grantor's interest without warranty covenants. Minnesota does not have a separate statutory grant-deed category; a “grant deed” label should not be assumed to provide a distinct Minnesota warranty category without reviewing the actual deed wording.
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.
Minnesota's statutory warranty form includes five covenant concepts: seisin in fee simple, good right to convey, freedom from encumbrances, quiet and peaceable possession, and defense of title. Further assurances are not part of the statutory form unless the deed expressly adds them.
No. Minnesota deeds recorded by acknowledgment require the grantor's signature and a notary or other authorized acknowledgment, not deed witnesses.
If the property is a married owner's Minnesota homestead, both spouses generally must sign the conveyance unless a statutory exception applies. This is a deed-validity issue that should be checked before recording.
The electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value is required for many Minnesota transfers over $3,000 unless an exemption applies. Minnesota well-disclosure rules may also require a certificate or a statement about wells on the property.
PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, tax, or recording guidance, consult an attorney, title company, tax professional, or the local recording office.
No. A deed transfers title to real property. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage, 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.