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Montana deed packet
A Montana warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed, the official Realty Transfer Certificate, 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 3 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.
WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: after-recording return-to / prepared-by block, beside a first-page County Clerk and Recorder stamp area that is left blank.
Recording and party information: the Montana county where the property is located; grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, marital status, and vesting; grantee mailing address; street address, geocode / tax ID, and tax-statement mailing address.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration). The confidential sale price stays on Form RTC, not on the deed face. Vesting of two or more grantees must be expressly declared (MCA § 70-1-307).
About this Montana form
A Montana warranty deed transfers Montana real estate with broad deed-warranty protection. It is the customary starting point for many ordinary arm's-length sale, lender, title-insurance, and open-market transactions. The grantor signs before a notary, and the completed deed is recorded with the county clerk and recorder where the property is located.
A warranty deed provides broader title-warranty protection and is the usual Montana deed choice for many ordinary sale transactions. A quitclaim deed provides no deed warranties and is more often used for known-party, family, trust, or title-clearing transfers. A Montana grant deed is a valid limited-covenant deed under MCA § 70-20-304, but it is not the same as a full warranty deed.
Montana deeds are recorded at the county level. Formatting rules, legal-description requirements, homestead facts, water-rights issues, and supplemental forms can affect recordability. Confirm current county recording details and required supplemental forms before relying on a completed deed.
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.
If the property is a married person's homestead, both spouses generally must execute and acknowledge the deed. A married person may convey non-homestead or separate property alone, but homestead and marital-title facts should be checked carefully.
The Realty Transfer Certificate, Form RTC V4 (12/2025), is the official Montana Department of Revenue form filed with the County Clerk and Recorder when a deed is recorded. The clerk shall not record without it. This packet includes that official form. Exceptions omit the sale price only — they do not skip the form. Do not use Form 488 (rev. 01/18).
No. Montana has no state or local real-property transfer tax. County recording fees still apply, and the official Form RTC remains a required recording companion. There is no transfer tax for anyone to pay.
Record the original notarized deed with the county clerk and recorder in the Montana county where the property is located.
No. This is a PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form, not an official Montana recorder or government form. Montana does require the separate Realty Transfer Certificate (Form RTC) when the deed is recorded.
No. A deed transfers title to real property. It does not release the borrower from an existing mortgage or trust indenture, and lender consent may be required for an assumption, refinance, or other loan change.
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.