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706.085

706.085 Correction instruments.

706.085(1)

(1) Entitled to be recorded; purposes. An instrument correcting a previously recorded conveyance shall be entitled to record in accordance with s. 706.05 in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the conveyance is recorded and shall include one or more of the following:

706.085(1)(a)

(a) The correction of a legal description, including a distance; angle; direction; bearing; chord; lot, block, unit, or building number or letter; appurtenant easement; section number; township name or number; municipality, county, or state name; range number or meridian; certified survey map number; or subdivision or condominium name.

706.085(1)(b)

(b) The addition, correction, or clarification of information other than a legal description, including any of the following information:

706.085(1)(b)1.

1. A party's name, including the spelling of the name; a first or middle name or initial; a name suffix, such as senior or junior; alternate names by which the party is known; or a description of an entity as a corporation, company, or similar identifier.

706.085(1)(b)2.

2. A party's marital status.

706.085(1)(b)3.

3. The date on which the conveyance was executed.

706.085(1)(b)4.

4. Whether the property is a homestead.

706.085(1)(b)5.

5. The tax parcel number.

706.085(1)(b)6.

6. The identity of the drafter.

706.085(1)(b)7.

7. The recording data for an instrument referenced in the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)8.

8. The nature and purpose of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)9.

9. The title of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)10.

10. Facts relating to the acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(c)

(c) The addition of an acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(d)

(d) The disclaimer by a grantee under a deed of that party's interest in the real property that is the subject of the deed.

706.085(1)(e)

(e) The addition of a mortgagee's consent or subordination.

706.085(2)

(2) Execution requirements.

706.085(2)(a)

(a) A correction instrument shall be acknowledged or authenticated in accordance with s. 706.06 or 706.07. It shall recite the document number of the conveyance, the names of the grantor and grantee, and, if given on the conveyance, the volume and page numbers.

706.085(2)(b)

(b)

706.085(2)(b)1.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a correction instrument that is executed after May 28, 2010, may be executed by a person having personal knowledge of the circumstances of the conveyance and of the facts recited in the correction instrument, including the grantor, the grantee, the person who drafted the conveyance that is the subject of the correction instrument, or the person who acted as the settlement agent in the transaction that is the subject of the conveyance, and shall recite the basis for the person's personal knowledge. A correction instrument that was executed before May 28, 2010, is not rendered ineffective by reason of the instrument's failure to recite that the maker had the knowledge or capacity required under this subdivision.

706.085(2)(b)2.

2. A correction instrument that makes the correction under sub. (1) (e) shall be signed by the consenting party, or an heir, successor, or assignee of the party.

706.085(2)(b)3.

3. A correction instrument that adds, removes, or replaces a divisible parcel in a conveyance shall be signed by the following persons:

706.085(2)(b)3.a.

a. If the correction instrument supplies a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter that was omitted from a conveyance, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(b)3.b.

b. If a parcel is being added to a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantor.

706.085(2)(b)3.c.

c. If a parcel is being removed from a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.d.

d. If a lot or unit number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is also owned by the grantor, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.e.

e. If a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is not also owned by the grantor, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(c)

(c) A person who executes and records a correction instrument shall send notice of that fact by 1st class mail to all parties to the transaction that was the subject of the conveyance at their last-known addresses.

706.085(3)

(3) Effect of record. All of the following apply to the record of a correction instrument that complies with this section, or a certified copy of the record:

706.085(3)(a)

(a) It is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the instrument; is presumed to be true, subject to rebuttal; and constitutes notice to a purchaser under s. 706.09 of the facts recited in the instrument.

706.085(3)(b)

(b) It may be asserted by a purchaser for a valuable consideration against any person making an adverse or inconsistent claim under s. 706.09 (1) (i).

706.085(4)

(4) Previously recorded instruments are valid. Any instrument recorded before May 28, 2010, that purports to correct a previously recorded conveyance and that would have been a valid correction instrument under this section had this section been in effect when the instrument was recorded is hereby validated.

706.085 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 348.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Wisconsin > 706 > 706.085

706.085

706.085 Correction instruments.

706.085(1)

(1) Entitled to be recorded; purposes. An instrument correcting a previously recorded conveyance shall be entitled to record in accordance with s. 706.05 in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the conveyance is recorded and shall include one or more of the following:

706.085(1)(a)

(a) The correction of a legal description, including a distance; angle; direction; bearing; chord; lot, block, unit, or building number or letter; appurtenant easement; section number; township name or number; municipality, county, or state name; range number or meridian; certified survey map number; or subdivision or condominium name.

706.085(1)(b)

(b) The addition, correction, or clarification of information other than a legal description, including any of the following information:

706.085(1)(b)1.

1. A party's name, including the spelling of the name; a first or middle name or initial; a name suffix, such as senior or junior; alternate names by which the party is known; or a description of an entity as a corporation, company, or similar identifier.

706.085(1)(b)2.

2. A party's marital status.

706.085(1)(b)3.

3. The date on which the conveyance was executed.

706.085(1)(b)4.

4. Whether the property is a homestead.

706.085(1)(b)5.

5. The tax parcel number.

706.085(1)(b)6.

6. The identity of the drafter.

706.085(1)(b)7.

7. The recording data for an instrument referenced in the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)8.

8. The nature and purpose of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)9.

9. The title of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)10.

10. Facts relating to the acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(c)

(c) The addition of an acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(d)

(d) The disclaimer by a grantee under a deed of that party's interest in the real property that is the subject of the deed.

706.085(1)(e)

(e) The addition of a mortgagee's consent or subordination.

706.085(2)

(2) Execution requirements.

706.085(2)(a)

(a) A correction instrument shall be acknowledged or authenticated in accordance with s. 706.06 or 706.07. It shall recite the document number of the conveyance, the names of the grantor and grantee, and, if given on the conveyance, the volume and page numbers.

706.085(2)(b)

(b)

706.085(2)(b)1.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a correction instrument that is executed after May 28, 2010, may be executed by a person having personal knowledge of the circumstances of the conveyance and of the facts recited in the correction instrument, including the grantor, the grantee, the person who drafted the conveyance that is the subject of the correction instrument, or the person who acted as the settlement agent in the transaction that is the subject of the conveyance, and shall recite the basis for the person's personal knowledge. A correction instrument that was executed before May 28, 2010, is not rendered ineffective by reason of the instrument's failure to recite that the maker had the knowledge or capacity required under this subdivision.

706.085(2)(b)2.

2. A correction instrument that makes the correction under sub. (1) (e) shall be signed by the consenting party, or an heir, successor, or assignee of the party.

706.085(2)(b)3.

3. A correction instrument that adds, removes, or replaces a divisible parcel in a conveyance shall be signed by the following persons:

706.085(2)(b)3.a.

a. If the correction instrument supplies a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter that was omitted from a conveyance, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(b)3.b.

b. If a parcel is being added to a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantor.

706.085(2)(b)3.c.

c. If a parcel is being removed from a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.d.

d. If a lot or unit number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is also owned by the grantor, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.e.

e. If a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is not also owned by the grantor, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(c)

(c) A person who executes and records a correction instrument shall send notice of that fact by 1st class mail to all parties to the transaction that was the subject of the conveyance at their last-known addresses.

706.085(3)

(3) Effect of record. All of the following apply to the record of a correction instrument that complies with this section, or a certified copy of the record:

706.085(3)(a)

(a) It is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the instrument; is presumed to be true, subject to rebuttal; and constitutes notice to a purchaser under s. 706.09 of the facts recited in the instrument.

706.085(3)(b)

(b) It may be asserted by a purchaser for a valuable consideration against any person making an adverse or inconsistent claim under s. 706.09 (1) (i).

706.085(4)

(4) Previously recorded instruments are valid. Any instrument recorded before May 28, 2010, that purports to correct a previously recorded conveyance and that would have been a valid correction instrument under this section had this section been in effect when the instrument was recorded is hereby validated.

706.085 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 348.

State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Wisconsin > 706 > 706.085

706.085

706.085 Correction instruments.

706.085(1)

(1) Entitled to be recorded; purposes. An instrument correcting a previously recorded conveyance shall be entitled to record in accordance with s. 706.05 in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the conveyance is recorded and shall include one or more of the following:

706.085(1)(a)

(a) The correction of a legal description, including a distance; angle; direction; bearing; chord; lot, block, unit, or building number or letter; appurtenant easement; section number; township name or number; municipality, county, or state name; range number or meridian; certified survey map number; or subdivision or condominium name.

706.085(1)(b)

(b) The addition, correction, or clarification of information other than a legal description, including any of the following information:

706.085(1)(b)1.

1. A party's name, including the spelling of the name; a first or middle name or initial; a name suffix, such as senior or junior; alternate names by which the party is known; or a description of an entity as a corporation, company, or similar identifier.

706.085(1)(b)2.

2. A party's marital status.

706.085(1)(b)3.

3. The date on which the conveyance was executed.

706.085(1)(b)4.

4. Whether the property is a homestead.

706.085(1)(b)5.

5. The tax parcel number.

706.085(1)(b)6.

6. The identity of the drafter.

706.085(1)(b)7.

7. The recording data for an instrument referenced in the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)8.

8. The nature and purpose of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)9.

9. The title of the conveyance.

706.085(1)(b)10.

10. Facts relating to the acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(c)

(c) The addition of an acknowledgment or authentication.

706.085(1)(d)

(d) The disclaimer by a grantee under a deed of that party's interest in the real property that is the subject of the deed.

706.085(1)(e)

(e) The addition of a mortgagee's consent or subordination.

706.085(2)

(2) Execution requirements.

706.085(2)(a)

(a) A correction instrument shall be acknowledged or authenticated in accordance with s. 706.06 or 706.07. It shall recite the document number of the conveyance, the names of the grantor and grantee, and, if given on the conveyance, the volume and page numbers.

706.085(2)(b)

(b)

706.085(2)(b)1.

1. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, a correction instrument that is executed after May 28, 2010, may be executed by a person having personal knowledge of the circumstances of the conveyance and of the facts recited in the correction instrument, including the grantor, the grantee, the person who drafted the conveyance that is the subject of the correction instrument, or the person who acted as the settlement agent in the transaction that is the subject of the conveyance, and shall recite the basis for the person's personal knowledge. A correction instrument that was executed before May 28, 2010, is not rendered ineffective by reason of the instrument's failure to recite that the maker had the knowledge or capacity required under this subdivision.

706.085(2)(b)2.

2. A correction instrument that makes the correction under sub. (1) (e) shall be signed by the consenting party, or an heir, successor, or assignee of the party.

706.085(2)(b)3.

3. A correction instrument that adds, removes, or replaces a divisible parcel in a conveyance shall be signed by the following persons:

706.085(2)(b)3.a.

a. If the correction instrument supplies a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter that was omitted from a conveyance, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(b)3.b.

b. If a parcel is being added to a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantor.

706.085(2)(b)3.c.

c. If a parcel is being removed from a conveyance that also correctly conveys other land, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.d.

d. If a lot or unit number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is also owned by the grantor, only by the grantee.

706.085(2)(b)3.e.

e. If a lot, block, unit, or building number or letter is being corrected and the lot or unit incorrectly recited in the conveyance is not also owned by the grantor, by any party identified in subd. 1.

706.085(2)(c)

(c) A person who executes and records a correction instrument shall send notice of that fact by 1st class mail to all parties to the transaction that was the subject of the conveyance at their last-known addresses.

706.085(3)

(3) Effect of record. All of the following apply to the record of a correction instrument that complies with this section, or a certified copy of the record:

706.085(3)(a)

(a) It is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the instrument; is presumed to be true, subject to rebuttal; and constitutes notice to a purchaser under s. 706.09 of the facts recited in the instrument.

706.085(3)(b)

(b) It may be asserted by a purchaser for a valuable consideration against any person making an adverse or inconsistent claim under s. 706.09 (1) (i).

706.085(4)

(4) Previously recorded instruments are valid. Any instrument recorded before May 28, 2010, that purports to correct a previously recorded conveyance and that would have been a valid correction instrument under this section had this section been in effect when the instrument was recorded is hereby validated.

706.085 - ANNOT.

History: 2009 a. 348.