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Tennessee Recording Requirements |
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BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
| | FORM REQUIREMENTS:
| | Paper: | - 8 1/2" by 11" accepted
- 8 1/2" by 14" (maximum accepted)
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| Deeds:
| - No form required
- Oath of Value (Consideration for Transfer)
- Legal Description (legible)
- Previous Recorded Information Required
| Non-Standard Fee:
| | | Margins: | - First Page: 3" Top; 3" Bottom; 1" other sides
- Other Pages: 1"
| | Lost Affidavit:
| | Print: | - Black Ink Only
- 10 point font minimum
| | Death Certificate:
| | Preparer Info:
| | | Power of Attorney: | | Vesting: | - Trustee name must be listed
- No unique requirements
| | COMMON REJECTION REASONS:
| Martial Status:
| | | - Legal Description missing/inadequate
| APN/PID Number:
| | | - Maximum Principal Debt amount missing
| Witnesses:
| - Two (2) witnesses required (if not acknowledged by notary)
| | - Notary stamp/seal missing
| Printed Names: | - Required below all signatures
| | - Derivation Clause incomplete/missing (see example attached)
| Legal: | - Map and Parcel Number
- Include State, County, and Municipality in 1st paragraph
- Must accompany all instruments
| | | Notary: | - Date of Acknowledgment
- Expiration Date of Notary
- Stamp or Seal
| | | SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS: Maximum Principal Debt must be listed on the first page Derivation Clause must be complete with prior recorded information listed (see example attached) Robertson County will accept lost affidavits |
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