Calling all seasoned notaries Grant deed notary question

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Hi, Please see below and advise. I have signing seller package tomorrow in Florida new company deed involved.
NOTARY PUBLIC (signature)
Print Name: **ESCROW PARTIES NAME IS ALREADY PRINTED IN PLACE AS NOTARY AM I ADDING A SEPARATE CERTIFICATE FOR THE DEED?? **
My Commission Expires:
Stamp/Seal:

Also there is an address line below the sellers signature line. would this be the sellers current address OR the property in question which is already listed on top paragraph?
ps not shouting just copy pasted. Please advise.
Thanks

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You can either attach a separate cert or just line through the escrow party’s name and print your own name below the line. (If you attach a loose cert there will be additional recording fees).

Reading your second question, I’m assuming the seller is living at a different address than that being sold? If so, yes, have them add their current address. If I misunderstood I apologize.

Don’t forget two witnesses on that deed.

Good luck

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Thanks Linda, I really appreciate it. Although i know i can cross out I never like to make corrections on the notorial cert. I am going to email the title company to ask as well just to be on the safe side.
Thank you :slight_smile:

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Don’t forget two witnesses on that deed.

Hi LindaH.

I was just wondering about this because I’ve been doing this but I just did a FL sell where the sellers said they didn’t need any witnesses when they purchased. I chalked it up to the Title company possibly using their in-house personnel handling that part. However, last night I received an offer for an order for a FL purchase where it stated that ‘witnesses were not needed’. What situations are there in FL where witnesses wouldn’t be needed?

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@mjnotaryservices mortgages (such as in a purchase), by FL statute, do not require witnesses, but it varies by county as some counties have imposed their own witness requirements for recording of mortgages; however, all deeds of conveyance require two witnesses and notarization - that would be Warranty Deeds, Special Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds, Trust and Executor/Administrator/Personal Rep deeds - in other words, any deed conveying the property requires the witnesses.

In your case it was a purchase - no deed of conveyance involved; probably just a mortgage and their lender and/or the county did not require them.

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Hi LindaH:

Thank you so much! That makes perfect sense.