Official Records/Changing Title to Real Property

 

Please Note: For any legal information or questions as to how to transfer any property, please see your attorney. The personnel of this department are not qualified to give legal advice.

Title to real property in the State of Florida may be changed by a new deed from the present record title owners (Grantor) to the new owners (Grantee).

This deed must be:

  1. Signed by the present owners
  2. Have two witnesses to the Grantor's signature
  3. Acknowledged by a Notary Public. (Make certain the Notary affixes their seal & expiration date of their commission)

All deeds must contain the Grantor's and Grantee's address, and must be accompanied by a Transfer of Interest Form (DR219). Said deed must then be forwarded to the Clerk of Circuit Court with the proper recording costs. See Fee Chart.

In the event that a husband and wife own property jointly, and one becomes deceased, it is suggested that a certified copy of the Death Certificate be recorded with the Clerk's office. The Property Appraiser will be forwarded a copy and will subsequently change the tax roll to show the survivor as sole owner.

All documents presented for recording MUST be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the return of the documents. Documents may be mailed to:

  Edwin M. Fry, Jr., Clerk of Circuit Court
PO Drawer 700 - Room 109
Ft. Pierce, FL 34954

or, brought to the Courthouse or South County Annex for recording.