Fillable Printable Application for Transfer of Land - Alberta

Application for Transfer of Land - Alberta

APPLICATION FOR TRANSFER OF LAND

Before submitting documents to the Land Titles Office, please enclose the following:

•

A Foreign Ownership Declaration (if required). The declaration must be sworn before a

Commissioner for Oaths who must print his/her name and expiry date or a Notary Public who

must affix his/her seal.

AND

The original Transfer of Land as well as, all applicable affidavits and an electronic on-line

the DRR button on the SPIN 2 Menu Bar, see DRR Help files for additional information.

NOTE:

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The Dower Affidavit OR Consent of Spouse AND Certificate of Acknowledgement by Spouse

must be completed if there is “only” one transferor (current owner) on title.

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Clauses #2 AND#3 of the Affidavit Re Value of Land must be completed.

If attending the Land Titles Office and swearing an affidavit before a Land Titles Commissioner

for Oaths, you must produce proper identification (e.g., a valid driver's license, passport or an

identification card issued by Alberta Registries).

Registration Fees

Base Fee $50.00

plus $1.00 for each $5,000.00 (or portion thereof) of the value of the land

Extra title(s) affected $15.00 per title

Certified copy of title(s) $10.00 per title

•

Please enclose a cheque or money order payable to the Government of Alberta. The

completed transfer of land, applicable affidavits, appropriate fees and DRR can be mailed to

either address:

Land Titles Office Land Titles Office

Box 7575 or Box 2380

Calgary AB T2P 2R4 Edmonton AB T5J 2T3

If you have any further questions, please call or visit at:

Alberta Government Services Bldg. John E. Brownlee Building

Floor, 710-4

Avenue SW 10365-97

Street

Calgary AB T2P 0K3 or Edmonton AB T5J 3W7

(403) 297-6511 (780) 427-2742

The above information is only a guideline and is not intended as an exhaustive listing

Document Registration Request (DRR) form; Logon to SPIN 2,www.spin.gov.ab.ca, then click

Land Titles

Transfer of Land

FORM 8

Land Titles Act

Section 64

being registered owner of an estate in fee simple (leasehold, life estate), subject to registered encumbrances, liens

and interests, if any, in all that land described as follows:

do hereby, in consideration of (the sum of)($ ) Dollars

transfer to:

all my (our) estate and interest in that piece of land.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I (we) have hereunto subscribed (affixed) my (our, its) name(s) (and corporate seal by its

proper officers).

this .

SIGNED by the above named

in the presence of

(Transferor sign here)

(Witness sign here)

Consent of Spouse

FORM A

Dower Act

Sections 4 and 6

I, being married to the above named

do hereby give my consent to the

disposition of our homestead, made in the instrument, and I have executed this document for the purpose of giving

up my life estate and other dower rights in the property given to me by the DOWER ACT, to the extent necessary

to give effect to the disposition.

(Signature of Spouse)

Certificate of Acknowledgement By Spouse

FORM C

Dower Act

Sections 5, 6 and 9

1. This document was acknowledged before me by

apart from her husband (or his wife).

2. acknowledged to me that she (or he):

(a) is aware of the nature of the disposition,

(b)

is aware that the DOWER ACT gives her (or him) a life estate in the homestead and the right to prevent

disposition of the homestead by withholding consent,

homestead given to her (or him) by the DOWER ACT to the extent necessary to give effect to the

said disposition,

(d) is executing the document freely and voluntarily without any compulsion on the part of her husband

(or his wife).

DATED at

in the

this day of ,

(Title of officiating officer)

(A person authorized to take proof of execution of

instruments under the Land Titles Act)

(Print name of Officiating Officer) (Expiry date of Commission or Office)

Dower Affidavit

FORM B

Dower Act

Section 4

of in the

make oath and say:

1. I am the transferor (or the agent under power of attorney in my favour registered in the Land Titles Office

on as instrument number

granted by the transferor(s) named in the within instrument.

2. I am (or My principal is) not married.

- OR -

Neither myself nor my spouse (or my principal nor my principal’s spouse) have resided on the within

mentioned land at any time since our (or their) marriage.

- OR -

I am (or My principal is) married to

being the person who executed the release of dower rights registered in the Land Titles Office on

as instrument number .

- OR -

A judgement for damages was obtained against me by the spouse (or my principal by my principal’s

spouse) and registered in the Land Titles Office on as

Instrument number.

SWORN before me at

in the

this day of ,

(Signature)

(A Commissioner, Etc. (or as the case may be))

(Print or Stamp Name of Commissioner)

(Expiry Date of Commission or Office)

Affidavit of Attestation of an Instrument

Form 31

Land Titles Act

Sections 155 and 156

of in the

make oath and say:

1. I was personally present and did see

who is (are) known to me to be the person(s) named in the within instrument, duly sign the instrument;

I was personally present and did see

who, on the basis of the identification provided to me, I believe to be the person(s) named in the within instrument, duly

sign the instrument;

2. The instrument was signed at , in the

and I am subscribing witness thereto;

3. I believe the person(s) whose signature I witnessed is (are) at least eighteen (18) years of age.

SWORN before me at

in the

this

day of

(A Commissioner, Etc. (or as the case may be)) (Witness Sign Here)

(Print or Stamp Name of Commissioner) (Expiry Date of Commission or Office)

Affidavit Re Value Of Land

Form 32

Land Titles Act

Section 164

of in the

make oath and say:

1. I am (one of) the transferee(s) (or agent of the transferee(s) named in the within transfer and I know the land therein

described;

2. I know the circumstances of the said transfer, and the true consideration paid by me (us) is as follows

3. The current value * of the land **, in my opinion is

* “value” means the dollar amount that the land might be expected to realize if it were sold on the open market by a

willing seller to a willing buyer.

** “land” includes buildings and all other improvements affixed to the land.

SWORN before me at

in the

this

day of

(A Commissioner, Etc. (or as the case may be)) (Signature of Transferee or Agent or Solicitor)

(Print or Stamp Name of Commissioner)

(Expiry Date of Commission or Office)

Affidavit of Minors for Estates

Schedule A

Land Titles Act

Sections 120(1)(d)

, in the

make oath and say:

1. THAT I am the Administrator (or Executor) for the Estate of

late ofin the ,

Deceased and as such have a personal knowledge of the facts hereinafter deposed to.

2. THAT there are no minors interested in the said Estate nor were there any minors interested in the Estate at the time of

the death of the said deceased.

SWORN before me at

in the

this

day of

(A Commissioner, Etc. (or as the case may be)) (Signature)

(Print or Stamp Name of Commissioner) (Expiry Date of Commission or Office)