South Carolina General Warranty Deed

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GENERAL WARRANTY DEED

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[Husband and Wife from Joint Tenants to Tenants in Common]

Control Number – SC - SDEED – 8-1

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AFFIDAVITS OF PROBATE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Documents must have either an “Affidavit of Probate” or an Acknowledgement following the Execution and Witness Signatures. The Probate provides for one of the two Witnesses to confirm to either the other witness or Notary, that he/she saw the Grantor(s) execute the document. The Acknowledgement provides for the Executing party to make oath to the Notary that he/she executed the document.

NOTES ON FILING THESE FORMS

Original Signatures of Executing Party(ies) & Date of Execution - Although documents may be a copy or a FAX, all required signatures must be originals. The Register of Deeds in South Carolina “encourage” use of BLUE INK for Signatures.

Subscribing Witnesses - Most documents require 2 witnesses’ original signatures.

Affidavits of Probate and Acknowledgements - Documents must have either this “Affidavit” or an Acknowledgement following the Execution and Witness Signatures.

Notary Public - Documents presented for filing, except as otherwise provided by law, must be “Notarized”, by a licensed Notary Public.

Description & Derivation Clause - Most documents must contain some legal description of the property involved and/or reference to an attached Plat.

Grantee’s/Mortgagee’s Address - The address of the Buyer (Grantee) on Deeds, and the Secured Party (Mortgagee) on Mortgages, must be clearly noted.

Preparation Clause - Deeds must have a clause that tells the name, and the address, of who prepared the document.

District, Map & Parcel No. - This information must be clearly noted somewhere on all Deeds and all Plats.

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GENERAL WARRANTY DEED

(From Tenants in Common to Joint Tenants)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:

FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION OF TEN DOLLARS ($10.00), and other good and valuable consideration, cash in hand paid, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,

County: , State of South Carolina, to-wit:

Describe Property of State “SEE DESCRIPTION ATTACHED”

Tax Map Number:

Prior instrument reference: Book , Page , Document No. , in the office of the Register of Deeds County, South Carolina.

SUBJECT to all easements, rights-of-way, protective covenants and mineral reservations of record, if any.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD same unto Grantee, and unto Grantees’ successors and assigns forever, with all appurtenances thereunto belonging.

WITNESS Grantor(s) hand(s) this the day of , 20.

STATE OF

COUNTY OF

The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this by and (name of persons acknowledged).

Notary Public:

Print Name:

My commission expires:

AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA : Date of Transfer of Title

COUNTY OF : (Closing Date)

Personally appeared before me the undersigned, who being duly sworn, deposes and says:

1. I have read the information on this Affidavit and I understand such information.

2. The property is being transferred BY TO on

3. Check one of the following: THE DEED IS

(a) Subject to the deed recording fee as a transfer for consideration paid or to be paid in money or money’s worth.

(b) Subject to the deed recording fee as a transfer between a corporation, a partnership, or other entity and stockholder, partner, or owner of the entity or is a transfer to a trust or as distribution to a trust beneficiary.

(c) Exempt, or partially exempt, from the recording fees because (exemption # )

(Explanation, if required)

4. Check one of the following if either item 3(a) or item 3(b) above has been checked.

(a) The fee is computed on the consideration paid or to be paid in money or money’s worth in the amount of $

(b) The fee is computed on the fair market value of the realty which is $

(c) The fee is computed on the fair market value of the realty as established for property tax purposes, which is $

5. Check YES or NO to the following: A lien or encumbrance existed on the land, tenement, or realty before the transfer and remained on the land, tenement, or realty after the transfer.

If “YES”, the amount of the outstanding balance of this lien or encumbrance is $

YES NO

6. The DEED Recording Fee is computed as follows:

(a) The amount listed in item 4 above

(b) The amount listed in item 5 (no amount place zero)

(c) Subtract Line 6(b) and place the result.

7. As required by Code Section 12-24-70, I state that I am a responsible person who was connected with the transaction as:

8. I understand that a person required to furnish this Affidavit who willfully furnished a false or fraudulent affidavit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than one thousand dollars or imprisoned not more than one year, or both.

PROBATE

State of South Carolina )

County of )

Personally appeared before me the undersigned witness, who on oath deposes and says that s/he saw the within named Grantor by their act and deed sign and seal the within deed and deliver the same, and s/he, with the other subscribing witness, witnessed the execution thereof.

Witness:

Sworn to before me this day of , 20.

Notary Public for

My Commission expires: