How to Transfer Ownership of a Burial Plot Step 1 – Get the Deed From the Cemetery. Step 2 – Review the State and Local Laws. Step 3 – Prove You Are the Current Owner. Step 4 – Fill Out the Cemetery Plot Deed Transfer Form. Step 5 – Complete the Transfer and Get the New Deed.
No. Cemetery property is owned by the cemetery corporation. The real property is not sold. The lot “owner” receives three privileges: the right of burial, the right to memorialize and the right to vote at lot owner meetings.