Get NC General Warranty Deed 2005-2023

A warranty deed (sometimes called a general warranty deed) is a form of deed that provides a full guarantee of title to real estate. This guarantee covers acts taken by all previous owners in the chain of title.

A general warranty deed does not now include a covenant against encumbrances. Because the grantor is making numerous present and future covenants about the title of the property being conveyed, a general warranty deed is the kind of deed that offers the most comprehensive level of protection to the buyer.

In order to be recorded in North Carolina, a warranty deed must be signed and properly acknowledged by the grantor before an officer authorized by the state to take acknowledgments of deeds. An individual form for acknowledgment by a grantor is presented in 47 38 of the North Carolina Statutes.

A traditional deed simply transfers the ownership of a property from one party to another (in other words, the seller to the buyer.) Whoever legally holds the deed is the rightful owner of the property. A warranty deed, on the other hand, contains special assurances that the seller makes to the buyer.

General warranty deeds give the grantee the most protection, special warranty deeds give the grantee more limited protection, and a quitclaim deed gives the grantee the least protection under the law.

Updated May 14, 2022. A North Carolina general warranty deed is used to legally transfer property in North Carolina from one person to another. A warranty deed comes with a guarantee from the seller that the property has clear title.

A special warranty deed typically includes the same protections given in a general warranty deed, but in a special warranty deed these protections only exist for defects in the title that are a result of actions of your seller, or arose during the possession of your seller.

A general warranty deed transfers real property from the buyer to the seller with the guarantee that the seller holds clear, unencumbered legal title to the property.