How to Record a Land Transfer to a Corporation
Corporations are separate legal entities with rights and responsibilities similar to those of individual people. As a separate legal entity, a corporation may buy and sell property, among other things. If a corporation receives title to land, an officer or agent of the business should record the deed in the county property records office. Recording a deed keeps an accurate record of the chain of title. It puts the public on notice as to who owns what parcel of property.
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Draft a valid deed. In general, the deed must list the names and addresses of the grantor and grantee, state the payment price or acknowledge that consideration was given for the exchange and include a legal description of the land.
The grantor is the person giving up title; the grantee is the person or entity receiving it. If the grantee is a corporation, write the name and address of the corporation on the grantee line.
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Sign and notarize the deed. Most states only require the grantor's signature. If your state requires the grantee's signature, an authorized representative of the corporation -- such as an officer or director -- must sign on the corporation's behalf.
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Determine where the deed should be sent after it is recorded. Deeds usually have a box in the upper left corner with language such as "When recorded, mail document to:." If the deed is to be sent back to the corporate office, write the name of the corporation and its address in the space provided.
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Bring the deed to the property records office in the county where the land is situated. Ask the clerk to record the transfer. Pay the required recoding fee. Generally, the clerk will make a copy of the deed, update the property records, stamp the original copy to indicate that it has been recorded and send the original to the person or entity listed in the box at the upper left corner of the document.
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