SELLERS SERVICES

Legal services for sellers primarily involve preparing the conveyance documents necessary to complete the sale. In a typical real estate transaction the seller's attorney will perform the following functions:

* Prepare or review the Purchase and Sale Contract
* Prepare or review the Vermont lead paint Disclosure for properties built before 1978
* Prepare the Warranty Deed
* Prepare the Vermont Property Transfer Tax Return
* Prepare the Vermont Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector Certificate
* Prepare the Vermont Land Gains Tax Return for properties owned less than six years
* Resolve any title problems
* Prepare power of attorney for sellers unable to attend closing

Note: If the property consists of a dwelling built prior to 1978, then the seller must provide the following Lead Paint forms:

* Vermont Lead Law Disclosure (Single Family Dwellings)
* Vermont Lead Law Disclosure (Any Properties with Rential Unit)
* Lead Hazards Brochure
* Real Estate Transactions and Vermont Lead Law
* Lead Hazards in Housing
* Don't Spread Lead Booklet

[If property includes a rental unit, then seller must also provide:]

* Essential Maintenance Practices & the Vermont Lead Law
* Essential Maintenance Practices Compliance Statement