Deed Transferring Real Property into Living Trust - New Jersey
[IF NEW CONSTRUCTION, REPLACE THIS LINE WITH "NEW CONSTRUCTION" AT THE TOP OF PAGE ONE AND APPEND THE GRANTOR'S AFFIDAVIT; OTHERWISE DELETE THIS LINE]
DEED TRANSFERRING REAL PROPERTY INTO LIVING TRUST
Prepared by: [NAME OF PERSON WHO PREPARED THIS DEED]
Return recorded deed to: [NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS]
Deed date: [__/__/____]
Grantor: [FULL LEGAL NAME OF CURRENT OWNER], [CAPACITY], mailing address [ADDRESS].
Grantee: [FULL LEGAL NAME OF TRUSTEE], as Trustee of the [EXACT TRUST NAME] dated [__/__/____], mailing address [ADDRESS].
Property municipality and county: [MUNICIPALITY], [COUNTY] County, New Jersey.
Tax map designation: Block [____], Lot [____], Qualifier [____]. [IF THE PROPERTY IS SUBDIVIDED, PREFIX THE APPLICABLE LOT WITH “PART OF”; IF NO DESIGNATION EXISTS, STATE THAT FACT.]
Street address (for identification only): [ADDRESS]. The complete legal description appears in Schedule A, incorporated into this deed.
For the true consideration of [AMOUNT AND DESCRIPTION, INCLUDING ANY DEBT OR OTHER VALUE THAT COUNTS AS CONSIDERATION], receipt of which Grantor acknowledges, Grantor grants and conveys to Grantee, in the stated trustee capacity, all of Grantor's right, title, and interest in the property described in Schedule A, together with its improvements and appurtenances.
Covenant as to Grantor's acts: Grantor covenants that Grantor has done no act to encumber the property, except [LIST ALL EXCEPTIONS ARISING FROM GRANTOR'S ACTS, OR STATE “NONE”]. This covenant concerns Grantor's own acts; it is not a general warranty of title.
Existing recorded matters, if any: [IDENTIFY MORTGAGES, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, OR OTHER MATTERS TO WHICH THIS CONVEYANCE IS SUBJECT]. Grantee does not assume any debt under this deed unless separately stated here: [TERMS OR “NO ASSUMPTION”].
Prior vesting deed: [COUNTY RECORDING OFFICE, BOOK/PAGE OR INSTRUMENT NUMBER].
Recording and tax classification: [STATE THE TRUE CONSIDERATION AND THE BASIS, IF ANY, FOR A REALTY TRANSFER FEE EXEMPTION OR REDUCTION]. [ATTACH THE COMPLETED RTF-1 IF CLAIMING AN EXEMPTION, THE APPLICABLE GIT/REP FORM, AND ANY OTHER REQUIRED STATE OR COUNTY FORM]. Transfer into a trust alone does not establish an exemption. Consider any debt or other value when determining consideration.
Executed on [__/__/____].
GRANTOR
Signature: ______________________________________
Printed name: [GRANTOR NAME]
Capacity, if applicable: [CAPACITY]
ADDITIONAL GRANTOR, IF REQUIRED
Signature: ______________________________________
Printed name: [NAME]
Capacity, if applicable: [CAPACITY]
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
State of [STATE]
County of [COUNTY]
On [__/__/____], [NAME(S) OF SIGNER(S)] personally appeared before me, proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identity to be the person(s) who signed this deed, and acknowledged executing it as [HIS/HER/THEIR] own act [OR, IF SIGNING IN A REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY, AS THE AUTHORIZED ACT OF [ENTITY]].
Signature of notarial officer: ______________________________
Printed name and title: [NAME AND TITLE]
Commission expiration, if applicable: [__/__/____]
[NOTARIAL SEAL, IF REQUIRED]
SCHEDULE A — COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION
[INSERT THE FULL DESCRIPTION FROM THE CURRENT VESTING DEED, CHECKED AGAINST TITLE AND SURVEY. A STREET ADDRESS OR TAX MAP NUMBER ALONE IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE.]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 26, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 26, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- New Jersey
- Category
- Estate Planning & Wills
Legal authority
- N.J.S.A. 25:1-11(a)(1) (signed writing identifying the transfer)
- N.J.S.A. 46:4-6 (effect of covenant as to grantor's acts)
- N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a) (recording prerequisites)
Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.
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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 26, 2026.
N.J.S.A. 46:15-6(c) (checked October 26, 2026): "If the transfer is of real property upon which there is new construction, the words "NEW CONSTRUCTION" in upper case lettering shall be printed clearly at the top of the first page of the deed, and an affidavit by the grantor stating that the transfer is of property upon which there is new construction shall be appended to the deed."
N.J.S.A. 25:1-11(a)(1) (checked October 16, 2026): "a description of the real estate sufficient to identify it, the nature of the interest, the fact of the transfer and the identity of the transferor and the transferee are established in a writing signed by or on behalf of the transferor"
N.J.S.A. 46:4-6 (checked October 16, 2026): "A covenant by the grantor in a deed "that he has done no act to encumber the said lands" , shall have the same effect as if he covenanted that he had not done or executed, or knowingly suffered to be done or executed, any act, deed or thing whereby the lands and premises conveyed, or intended so to be or any part thereof, are or will be changed, charged, altered, affected, defeated, or encumbered in title, estate or otherwise."
N.J.S.A. 46:26A-3(a) (checked October 16, 2026): "if the document is a deed conveying title to real property, it (a) fulfills the requirements of section 2 of P.L.1968, c.49 (C.46:15-6), (b) includes a reference to the lot and block number of the real property conveyed as designated on the tax map of the municipality at the time of the conveyance or the account number of the real property, (c) includes the name of the person who prepared the deed, and (d) includes the mailing address of the grantee"
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