INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DOCUMENTS , PROCEDURES FOR SELLING HOME

The process of notarizing a house sale and purchase contract is very complicated with the preparation of many related legal documents. Through the article below, We will guide you through the notarization process and procedures home sale contract in a simple, easy to understand way.

Before going to the notary office, the seller and the buyer need to prepare all the documents listed below:

Documents the seller needs to prepare:

• First: Certificate of house ownership and land use right. If only part of the land area is sold, it is necessary to have an official letter from the Land Registration Office or the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, technical records of the land plot, and records of the current state of the house.
• Second: ID card or passport of the seller (both husband and wife).
• Third: Household book of the seller (both husband and wife).
• Fourth: Documents proving the marriage relationship of the seller (Marriage registration).

In case, the seller has only one person, the following documents are required: Certificate of marital status (if ever lived single); Certificate of marital status (if divorced); Death certificate of spouse; Papers proving that the separate property is due to a gift, a separate inheritance, or an agreement or judgment on the division of property; Sale authorization contract (If any).

The seller needs to prepare a variety of documents when notarizing the sales contract

Documents the buyer needs to prepare:

First: ID card or passport of the buyer (both husband and wife)
Second: Household book of the buyer (both husband and wife)
Third: documents proving the marital relationship of the buyer (marriage registration)
Fourth: Notarization request form and declaration;
Fifth: Purchase authorization contract (if any).
Notarization procedures

After preparing all relevant legal documents, the two parties bring them all to the nearest notary office to notarize the transaction contract and follow the instructions on the notarization procedure for house purchase and sale in the following order: :

• Submit the prepared documents to the notary office.
• The notary will check the documents, if valid, will draft a contract at the request of both parties.
• The notary will return the drafted contract to the home buyer and seller to re-read.
• If agreed, both parties sign and fingerprint the contract and return it to the notary.
• Finally, both parties pay the notarization fee and get back the main contract.

NOTE:  If the documents of either party are missing, the notary will ask for a full supplement, then notarize.

You should prepare all documents before going to the notary office to avoid wasting time for both parties

Notarization time is usually within a day (about 1-2 hours depending on the number of notaries at the notary office at that time). According to the law, the time limit for notarization is no more than two working days, for contracts with complicated contents, the time limit for notarization is no more than 10 days. When the notarization is completed, the seller will pay tax and transfer the name to the register to transfer the name to the buyer.