2011 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 382 CONVEYANCES AND ENCUMBRANCES 382.135 Statement of consideration or market value and mailing and in-care-of addresses required in deed to real property -- Exceptions -- Affidavit of personal representative -- Clerk prohibited from filing noncompliant deed.
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382.135 Statement of consideration or market value and mailing and in-care-of
addresses required in deed to real property -- Exceptions -- Affidavit of
personal representative -- Clerk prohibited from filing noncompliant deed.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
In addition to any other requirement imposed by law, a deed to real property shall
contain the following:
(a) The mailing addresses of the grantor and grantee;
(b) A statement of the full consideration;
(c) A statement indicating the in-care-of address to which the property tax bill for
the year in which the property is transferred may be sent; and
(d) 1.
In the case of a transfer other than by gift, or with nominal or no
consideration a sworn, notarized certificate signed by the grantor or his
agent and the grantee or his agent, or the parent or guardian of a person
under eighteen (18) years old, that the consideration reflected in the deed
is the full consideration paid for the property; or
2.
In the case of a transfer either by gift or with nominal or no
consideration, a sworn, notarized certificate signed by the grantor or his
agent and the grantee or his agent, or the parent or guardian of a person
under eighteen (18) years old, stating that the transfer is by gift and
setting forth the estimated fair cash value of the property.
The deed filing requirements listed in subsection (1)(b), (c), and (d) of this section
shall not apply to:
(a) Deeds which only convey utility easements;
(b) Deeds which transfer property through a court action pursuant to a divorce
proceeding;
(c) Deeds which convey rights-of-way that involve governmental agencies;
(d) Deeds which convey cemetery lots;
(e) Deeds which correct errors in previous deeds conveying the same property
from the same grantor to the same grantee; or
(f) Deeds which convey real property to a local airport board.
In the case of an exchange of properties, the fair cash value of the property being
exchanged shall be stated in the body of the deed.
In the event of a transfer of property by will or under the laws of intestate
succession, the personal representative of the estate, prior to closing out the estate,
shall file an affidavit with the county clerk of each county in which any of the
property is located, which shall contain the following:
(a) The names and addresses of the persons receiving each property passing by
will or intestate succession; and
(b) The full or fair market value of each property as estimated or established for
any purpose in the handling of the estate, or a statement that no such values
were estimated or established.
(5)
No county clerk or deputy clerk shall lodge for record, and no county clerk or
deputy shall receive and permit to be lodged for record, any deed that does not
comply with the provisions of this section.
Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 32, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended
2008 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 3, effective August 1, 2008. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts
ch. 171, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 263, sec. 8,
effective July 14, 1992. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 411, sec. 4, effective July 13,
1990.
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