HomeMy WebLinkAboutDeed Transaction FormOAKLAND CEMETERY DEED TRANSACTION FORM
(Other than re-sale to the City)
The use of this form is only for Duplicate Deed Copies, Transfers of Ownership, and Re-issuance of
Revised Deeds. Please refer to Complete Cemetery Regulations at www.icgov.org/Oakland.htm
Request for (check applicable box(es):
[ ] Duplicate copy of deed
[ ] Transfer of ownership/Quit Claim Deed
[ ] Re-issuance of revised deed to owner
Petitioner’s Name: __________________________________________________________
Petitioner’s Relationship to Lot Owner: _________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________
Phone (Day):____________________________ (Evening):__________________________
Petitioner’s Signature: _______________________________________________________
Block _________________ Lot _________________ Spaces _________________
Lot Owner’s Name(s): _______________________________________________________
Known Interments on Lot: ____________________________________________________
Deceased Names: ___________________________________________________________
Information concerning lot locations, interments and available space(s) may be requested from
Cemetery staff by phone (319)356-5105 or mail at Oakland Cemetery, 1000 Brown Street, Iowa
City, Iowa 52240. Please allow sufficient time (usually three days) for the necessary record
check.
The petitioner must circle and provide all of the necessary items:
1. A certified copy of a will bequesting the lot(s) if applicable and/or the original deed or a
previously issued duplicate copy, or a notarized statement that none of the above are in
existence.
2. Proof of identity (usually provided by the Administrator of the estate or the family
attorney). MUST BE NOTARIZED. May be included in Step #3.
3. A release statement signed by all possible heirs to the lot(s) or proof that you are the sole heir.
This statement must be notarized and must state “only surviving heir(s).”
4. Quit claim deed(s) if the lot(s) or spaces in the lot(s) are to be given to other than the
petitioner.
5. A check payable to the City of Iowa City for City Clerk’s services.
Duplicate deed - $10.00 each
Transfer or quit claim deed - $10.00 each
Re-issuance of revised deed to owner - $10.00
Oakland Cemetery Deed Transaction Form
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EXPLANATION OF REQUEST:
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
Cemetery Representative: ________________________ Date Initiated: ________________
Cemetery Representative: ________________________ Date Accepted: _______________
City Clerk: ____________________________________ Completion Date: _____________
Scale drawing of cemetery lot
By _________________________________________ Date ________________________
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