Fill and Sign the Grant Deed from an Individual to Two Individuals or Husband and Wife New York Form

© 2016 - U.S. Legal Forms, Inc.       NEW YORK GRANT DEED [Individual to Husband and Wife / Two Individuals] Control Number: NY-038-78 I. TIPS ON COMPLETING THE FORMS The form(s) in this packet may contain “form fields” created using Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat (“.pdf” format). “Form fields” facilitate completion of the forms using your computer. They do not limit your ability to print the form “in blank” and complete with a typewriter or by hand. It is also helpful to be able to see the location of the form fields. Go to the View menu, click on Toolbars, and then select Forms. This will open the Forms toolbar. Look for the button on the Forms toolbar that resembles a shaded letter “a”. Click this button and the form fields will be visible. By clicking on the appropriate form field, you will be able to enter the needed information. In some instances, the form field and the line will disappear after information is entered. In other cases, it will not. The form was created to function in this manner. II. DESIGNATING HOW THE GRANTEES WILL HOLD THE PROPERTY: A. In the State of New York, real property can be held by more than one person (concurrent estates) in the following ways: 1. If the Grantees ARE NOT married to each other, they can hold the property as: a. Tenants in Common: a type of concurrent estate in which each party owns an undivided interest in the property that will pass to their heirs when the tenant in common dies. Generally their shares are “equal” but may differ in size. b. Joint Tenants with the Right of Survivorship ( JTWROS) : is a type of concurrent estate in which co-owners have a right of survivorship , meaning that if one owner dies, that owner's interest in the property will pass to the surviving owner or owners by operation of law, and avoiding probate. 2. If the Grantees ARE married to each other, they can hold the property as: a. Tenants in Common – See above b. Joint Tenants with the Right of Survivorship – See above c. Tenants by the Entirety - a type of concurrent estate generally available only to married couples, where ownership of property is treated as though the couple were a single legal person. Like a JTWROS, the tenancy by the entirety also encompasses a right of survivorship, so if one spouse dies, the entire interest in the property passes to the surviving spouse, without going through probate. 3. In the attached deed, the preparer will need to indicate how the Grantees will hold the property: as Tenants in Common; Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship; or, Tenants by the Entirety. B. For additional information on the above see the definitions at: http://lawdigest.uslegal.com/ C. For example: “. . . as tenants in common , . . .” OR “. . . as tenants by the entireties , . . .” OR “. . . as joint tenants with the right of survivorship and not as tenants in common .” III. 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OR ITS AGENTS OR OFFICERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OR PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF U.S. LEGAL FORMS, INC. HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. GRANT DEED [Individual to Husband and Wife / Two Individuals] THIS DEED , made the       day of       , 20       , BY AND BETWEEN:       , party of the first part, and       and       , parties of the second part. WITNESSETH , that the party of the first part, in consideration of Ten Dollars and other valuable consideration paid by the parties of the second part, do hereby grant and release unto the parties of the second part, the successors and assigns of the party of the second part forever, as tenants by the entireties , ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being more particularly described as: See Legal Description Attached as Exhibit A incorporated by reference as though set forth in full Legal Description:       TOGETHER with all right, title and interest, if any, of the party of the first part of, in and to any streets and roads abutting the above described premises to the center lines thereof; TOGETHER with the appurtenances and all the estate and rights of the party of the first part in and to said premises; TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the premises herein granted unto the party of the second part, the successors and assigns of the party of the second part forever. The party of the first part, in compliance with Section 13 of the Lien Law, covenants that the party of the first part will receive the consideration for this conveyance and will hold the right to receive such consideration as a trust fund to be applied first for the purpose of paying the cost of Grant Deed Page 1 of 2 the improvement and will apply the same first to the payment of the cost of the improvement before using any part of the total of the same for any other purpose. The party of the first part further covenants as follows: that said party of the first part is seized of the said premises in fee simple, and has good right to convey the same; that the said premises are free from encumbrances, except as aforesaid; and that the party of the first part will execute or procure any further necessary assurance of the title to said premises. IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the party of the first part has duly executed this deed the day and year first above written. Grantor’s Signature       Type or Print Name CERTIFICATE OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT Individual Capacity within the State of New York for Real Property State of New York, County of       , ss. On the       day of       in the year       before me, the undersigned, personally appeared       , personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity , and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual , or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument. Signature and Office of Person Taking Acknowledgement Type/Print Name:       Individual Capacity Outside the State of New York for Real Property State of New York, County of       , ss. On the       day of       in the year       before me, the undersigned, personally appeared       , personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity , and that by his signature on the instrument, the individual , or the person upon behalf of which the individual acted, executed the instrument and that such individual made such appearance before the undersigned in the       (insert the city or other political subdivision and the State or country or other place the acknowledgment was taken). Signature and Office of Person Taking Acknowledgement Grant Deed Page 2 of 2 Type/Print Name:       Grant Deed Page 3 of 2 EXHIBIT A Grantor:       Grantees:             Legal Description:       Exhibit A