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Preparation & Execution MUST be completed prior to attempting to record the document in the Register of Deeds. Please note: South Carolina is an Attorney State when it comes to Deed preparation. Any preparation by an individual is considered an unauthorized practice of law.

When adding someone to a title, or changing names on a title, people will generally record a conveyance document/deed. You can get blank legal documents at a stationery or office supply store. It needs to be completed and notarized. The Recorder's Office cannot help with filling out your deed.

The new owner or other person requesting recording must present to the register of deeds a completed affidavit for taxable or exempt transfers when filing a South Carolina deed. The affidavit calculates the deed recording fee?attesting to the property's value or the reason the deed is tax-exempt.

The fee is $1.85 on realty value of $100-$500 and $1.85 ($1.30 for state portion and $0.55 for county portion) for each $500 increment afterwards.

To add a name to your property you must sign a new deed conveying interest to an individual. To take someone's name off property they must sign a new deed conveying their interest to someone else.

A general warranty deed must include the following to be valid: The name and address of the seller (called the grantor) The name and address of the buyer (called the grantee) A legal description of the property (found on the previous deed) A statement that the grantor is transferring the property to the grantee.

In South Carolina, the grantor must sign the deed in front of two witnesses and in the presence of an individual authorized by the state to administer an oath. Record the completed deed at the local county Recorder's office, along with an Affidavit of True Consideration (S.C. Code Ann.