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The Grant Deed (also purchasable at most office supply or stationery stores) is completed and signed by the grantor, whose signature must be notarized.

The Grant Deed (also purchasable at most office supply or stationery stores) is completed and signed by the grantor, whose signature must be notarized. If you determine there is no documentary transfer tax required, an exemption statement must appear on the document.

The deed was forged; The deed was induced by fraud, misrepresentation, coercion, duress, or undue influence; The deed was not delivered, or not delivered properly, and there was no acceptance by the grantee.

The answer is c. The grantor's signature, not the grantee's signature, is necessary. It's not a requirement for the grantee to sign since they're the property recipients. All of the components of a valid deed are outlined below.

California mainly uses two types of deeds: the ?grant deed? and the ?quitclaim deed.? Most other deeds you will see, such as the common ?interspousal transfer deed,? are versions of grant or quitclaim deeds customized for specific circumstances.

While recording a deed does not affect its validity, it is extremely important to record since recordation protects the grantee. If a grantee fails to record, and another deed or any other document encumbering or affecting the title is recorded, the first grantee is in jeopardy.

Today, Californians most often transfer title to real property by a simple written instrument, the grant deed. The word ?grant? is expressly designated by statute as a word of conveyance. (Civil Code Section 1092) A second form of deed is the quitclaim deed.