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Clay County
Recorder
807 11th St. N.
P. O. Box 280
Moorhead
Minnesota
56560
Phone
218.299.5031
Fax
218.299.7500 |
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Torrens Recording Requirements
DO
NOT USE WHITE OUT, IT CAN EASILY BE SCRAPED OFF. If there needs
to be a correction made, use XXXXs or a solid line to show the error, type corrections,
and include initials by parties involved.
| Requirements
When Recording Deeds |
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Recording Fee |
see
Fees Schedule on the Recorder Real
Estate page. |
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Affidavit
of Purchaser |
No longer required (as of 08/01/03). |
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Title
of Document |
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Certificate of Real Estate Value |
Required if consideration
is over $1,000.00. Form can be
completed online through the
Minnesota Department of Revenue web site. |
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State
Deed Tax |
see
Deed Tax on the Treasurer
Deed Tax page. |
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Well
information |
if
a Certificate of Real Estate Value (CRV) is required. See Well
Disclosure Certificates on the Recorder Real Estate page. |
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Complete
legal description |
(Legal
descriptions on tax statements are often only abbreviated versions
and not considered complete) |
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“Send
Tax Statements to:” |
Name and Address,
Minnesota Statute
507.092
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“Drafted
By” statement:
Signatures of Grantors |
Name
and Address,
Minnesota Statute 507.091 and marital status.
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Complete
Acknowledgement |
Venue
(State & County where acknowledgment took place) Date, Notary
Seal, Notary Signature, Notary Commission Expiration, Names &
Marital Status of signatures being acknowledged or if a Corporate
acknowledgment business name, who signs & their titles. |
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Delinquent
Real Estate Taxes |
must be paid.
Contact Clay County Auditor’s Office with questions.
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Septic
Certification |
Non Residential/Non Commercial or Non
Rural - Septic Certificate NOT required.
Rural Residential/Commercial -
Septic Certificate IS required from Environmental
Health (299-7195), but recording WILL NOT be delayed.
The Environmental Health Office will be
notified.
Clay County Environmental Health
has information on Clay County septic
requirements.
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Split
in tax parcel |
Current taxes must be paid in full and
a survey may be required.
Moorhead
City Planning & Zoning has information on the
development
process when dividing real estate parcels within 2 miles of
Moorhead or within the City of Moorhead.
Clay
County Planning & Zoning
has information on the requirements when dividing real estate
parcels in rural Clay County. |
| Requirements
When Recording Mortgages |
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Recording
Fee |
see
Fees Schedule on the Recorder Real
Estate page. |
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Title
of Document |
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Mortgage Registry Tax (MRT) |
See Mortgage
Registry Tax on the Treasurer MRT page. |
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Complete
legal description |
(Legal
descriptions on tax statements are often only abbreviated versions
and not considered complete) |
“Drafted
By” statement:
Signatures of Mortgagors |
Name
and Address,
Minnesota Statute 507.091 |
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Complete
Acknowledgement |
Venue
(State & County where acknowledgment took place) Date, Notary
Seal, Notary Signature, Notary Commission Expiration, Names &
Marital Status of signatures being acknowledged or if a Corporate
acknowledgment business name, who signs & their titles. |
Requirements
When Recording Real Estate Documents That Are Not
Deeds or Mortgages |
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Recording
Fee |
See
Fees Schedule on the Recorder Real
Estate page. |
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Title
of Document |
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Complete
legal description |
if document is to be indexed against a
parcel of land. (Legal descriptions on tax statements are often
only abbreviated versions and not considered complete.)
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“Drafted
By” statement:
Appropriate Signatures
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Name
and Address,
Minnesota Statute 507.091 |
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Complete
Acknowledgment |
Venue (State & County where
acknowledgment took place) Date, Notary Seal, Notary Signature,
Notary Commission Expiration, Names & Marital Status of
signatures being acknowledged or if a Corporate acknowledgment
business name, who signs & their titles.
Affidavits
require a "subscribed and sworn to" format instead of a
complete acknowledgement. |
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