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• About Quitclaim Deeds
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• States with more specific Quitclaim Deeds

What is a Quitclaim Deed?

A Quitclaim Deed transfers ownership of real property from one party to another, and it is most often used for transfers that do not involve a sale or purchase of the property.

It offers little protection to the person receiving the interest, so it is most often used between family members who have already established trust (such as gifting a house to a close relative).

When can you use a Quitclaim Deed?

• You are passing your rights in a piece of property to a spouse or ex-spouse.
• You are gifting your property to another person or family member.
• You are transferring ownership in a property to a trust.
• You are correcting the spelling of a name in a previous deed.
• You are changing tenancy (how the property is owned) between owners.
• You are clarifying if the property is community or separate property after marriage.
• You own a business and you want to buy or sell real property.

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Find the sources and laws relevant to your Quitclaim Deed below:

• Alabama laws: Alabama Code Section §§ 40-22-1, 35-4-50, 35-4-20, 35-4-271
• Alaska laws: AS Code §§ 34.15.010 - 34.15.345, 34.15.150
• Arizona laws: AZ Rev Stat § 11-468, 33-401, 33-402
• Arkansas laws: Arkansas Code §§ 14-15-404, 18-12-104,
• California laws: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1195, 1170, 1169, 1189, 27361
• Colorado laws: CRSA §§ 38-30-113(1)(d), 38-35-103, 38-30-126
• Connecticut laws: Conn. Gen. Stat §§ 47-36f, 47-36g, 47-5
• Delaware laws: 75 Del. Laws, c. 321, § 121, 122
• District of Columbia laws: D.C. Code, Title 42, Chapter 4, § 401, 818.02
• Florida laws: F.S.A. §§ 695.26, 695.09(2), 695.02
• Georgia laws: Ga. Code Ann., §§ 44-5-30, 44-2-15, 48-4-44, 44-2-14
• Hawaii laws: HAR §§ 502-41, 42, 45
• Idaho laws: Idaho Code §§ 55-805, 55-898 55-612
• Illinois laws: 765 ILCS §§ 5/20, 5/10
• Indiana laws: Indiana Code §§ 32-21-2-3, 32-21-1-15
• Iowa laws: I.C.A. §§ 558.31, 558.19
• Kansas laws: K.S.A. §§ 58-2204, 58-2205
• Kentucky laws: K.R.S 382.130, 382.135
• Louisiana laws: Louisiana Civil Code 1839
• Maine laws: 33 M.R.S.A §§ 203, 161, 4641
• Maryland laws: MD Code Real Property § 3-104
• Massachusetts laws: M.G.L.A 183 §§ 11, 29
• Michigan laws: M.C.L.A §§ 565.152, 565.201
• Minnesota laws: M.S.A §§ 507.07, 507.0944, 507.24
• Mississippi laws: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-5-1, 89-3-7, 27-3-51(2)
• Missouri laws: V.A.M.S. §§ 442.400, 442.130 (St. Louis Exception 15.152.030)
• Montana laws: M.C.A. §§ 70-21-201, 70-21-203, 15-7-305
• Nebraska laws: Neb. Rev. St. §§ 23-1510, 76-211, 76-238
• Nevada laws: N.R.S. §§ 111.312, 111.105, 111.315, 111.312, 375.060
• New Hampshire laws: N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 477:28, 277:3, 477:3-a
• New Jersey laws: N.J.S.A §§ 46:5-3, 46:4-1, 46:5-5
• New Mexico laws: N.M.S.A §§ 47-1-30, 47-1-44, 14-9-1
• New York laws: N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 258, 306, 291
• North Carolina laws: N.C.G.S.A §§ 47H-2(d), 47-38
• North Dakota laws: NDCC §§ 47-10-15, 47-19-03, 47-19-07
• Ohio laws: R.C. §§ 5302.11, 5301.01, 5301.25
• Oklahoma laws: 6 Okl. St. Ann. §§ 41, 26, 16
• Oregon laws: O.R.S §§ 93.865, 93.410, 93.750, 93.040
• Pennsylvania laws: 21 P.S. §§ 7, 10
• Rhode Island laws: RI Gen. Laws 1956, § 34-11-17, 34-11-1, 34-11-1.1
• South Carolina laws: SC Code 1967 § 27-7-20, 30-5-30, 30-7-30
• South Dakota laws: SDCL § 43-25-7, 43-25-26, 43-28-1, 7-9-7
• Tennessee laws: T.C.A § 66-5-103(2), 66-22-101, 66-5-10
• Texas laws: V.T.C.A., Property Code § 13.006, 12.001, 11.001
• Utah laws: U.C.A. 1953 § 57-1-13
• Vermont laws: 27 V.S.A. §§ 301, 342,402
• Virginia laws: VA Code Ann. § 55.1-300, 55.1-600, 55.1-407(A), 17.1-223
• Washington laws: RCW 64.04.050, 64.04.020, 65.08.070, 65.04.045
• West Virginia laws: W. Va. Code, § 36-3-5, 39-1-2, 40-1-9, 39-1-2
• Wisconsin laws: W.S.A. 706.10(4), 706.06, 706.05
• Wyoming laws: W.S. 1977 § 34-2-104 -106, 34-1-142, 34-1-113, 34-1-118

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