Transfer on Death Deed for Androscoggin County, Maine

In Maine, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notary, then recorded with the county before the owner's death. In Androscoggin County, the Registry of Deeds records it for $40 flat, regardless of page count.

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Maine provides a statutory form, and a deed in substantially that form is accepted. The deed must state that the transfer to the designated beneficiary is to occur at the transferor's death (18-C M.R.S. 6-409(2)).

A Maine transfer on death deed is recorded with the County Registry of Deeds for the county where the property sits and must be on record before the owner's death to take effect. The deed must be recorded in the registry of deeds in the county where the property is located before the transferor's death. After the owner's death, the beneficiary records the notice of death affidavit to put the death on the land records.

Co-owners may sign one deed together. The deed is signed by every owner whose interest it transfers.

Maine lapses the share of a beneficiary who dies before the owner. The deed can name a successor beneficiary to take in that case. A beneficiary's interest is contingent on that beneficiary surviving the transferor; the interest of a beneficiary who does not survive the transferor lapses (18-C M.R.S. 6-413(1)(B)).

The beneficiary takes the property subject to the mortgages, liens and other encumbrances on it at death. A transfer on death deed does not affect eligibility for public assistance during the transferor's life (18-C M.R.S. 6-412(4)), but the property stays within MaineCare estate recovery, which reaches assets passing to a survivor, heir or assign by any arrangement other than joint tenancy in real property (22 M.R.S. 14(2-I)(B)(2), (F)(2)). The deed moves this parcel alone; a revocable living trust set up with SimplyTrust carries the rest of the estate.

Recording a Transfer on Death Deed in Androscoggin County

A transfer on death deed for Androscoggin County property is recorded with the Registry of Deeds at 2 Turner Street, Unit 4, Auburn, ME 04210. Phone: 1-207-782-0191. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM.

Recording costs $40 flat, regardless of page count; a 2-page TOD deed records for $40; TOD deeds are exempt from transfer tax. Page count, cover sheets, and any local transfer-tax add-ons can change the final amount, so confirm the total with the Registry of Deeds before submitting. Androscoggin County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.

Before recording, a Maine transfer on death deed needs notary acknowledgment. The deed must be recorded before the owner's death to take effect.

After the owner's death, the beneficiary records the notice of death affidavit with the Registry of Deeds to put the death on the land records: prepare it for Androscoggin County.

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(3)·Updated October 16, 2026

SimplyTrust Editorial

18-C M.R.S. 6-401 to 6-420
33 MRSA 751; 33 MRSA 752
androscoggincountymaine.gov

Data sourced from Maine statutes and official state code and Registry of Deeds primary sources (2 pages reviewed). How we research.

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