Cascade County, MT · Cascade County
Realty Transfer Certificate
This certificate reports a real estate transfer and is completed by a party transferring property or presenting a deed or instrument for recording.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Cascade County · Cascade County, Cascade County, Montana
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- cascadecountymt.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
The Realty Transfer Certificate records information about a real estate transfer and helps the Department of Revenue update property ownership records. File it with the County Clerk and Recorder when presenting a deed or instrument for recording; transfers by operation of law require filing with the local Department of Revenue office. It asks for transfer, party, property, sale and water-right details, and supporting documents may be required.
Who needs it
Any party transferring real property or presenting a deed or instrument evidencing a transfer for recording must file this certificate.
How to submit it
File the completed certificate with the County Clerk and Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording. For a transfer by operation of law, file it with the local Department of Revenue office with required supporting documents.
About notarization
This certificate is signed without a notary; the related Form 640 includes a certification under penalty of false swearing and must be signed and dated by its required signers.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download the Certificate
Download the Realty Transfer Certificate PDF.
- 2
Complete the Form
Enter the transfer date, party and property information, transfer details, applicable sale information, and water-right disclosure.
- 3
Gather Required Attachments
Include applicable supporting documents. If water rights are divided or reserved, the form says Form 640 must also be completed and signed.
- 4
File the Certificate
File it with the County Clerk and Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording, or with the local Department of Revenue office for a transfer by operation of law.
Frequently asked questions
- Who files the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- Any party transferring real property or presenting a deed or other instrument evidencing a real estate transfer for recording must file the certificate.
- How do I submit the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- File it with the County Clerk and Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording. For a transfer by operation of law, file it with the local Department of Revenue office and include required supporting documents.
- Do I need a notary for the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- No. This certificate is signed without a notary. If applicable, related Form 640 includes a certification under penalty of false swearing and requires signatures from its listed signers.