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Quit Claim Deed

A conveyance of real estate is a transfer from one person to another. A deed is one form of conveyance. It transfers title of real estate from one person to another. Title means ownership of real estate. The person transferring title is known as the “grantor,” and the person receiving the title is known as the “grantee.” There are several types of deeds. One type is known as a quit claim deed. In a quit claim deed, the grantor transfers all the right, claim, or interest in the real estate to the grantee. It does not contain any of the covenants or warranties found in a warranty deed. It does not covenant or warrant that the grantor's interest in the real estate is valid, but simply transfers any interest, claimed by the grantor, to the grantee.

All states require that a quit claim deed must be in writing and must be signed. It must be recorded to put third persons such as creditors and subsequent purchasers on notice as to the transfer. For further information, see the subtopic “Deeds.”

Black’s Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition.

Alabama:	Alabama Code §35-4-271.
Alaska:	Alaska Code §34.15.050.
Arizona:	Arizona Code §42-1612.
Arkansas:	Arkansas Code §18-12-102.
California:	In California, a quit claim deed must be in writing, signed, and delivered. California CC §1113.
Colorado:	Colorado Code §38-30-116.
Connecticut:	Connecticut Code §47-5(b), 36(c).
Delaware:	Delaware Code §25-121 onward.
Florida:	Florida Code §689.01 onward.
Georgia:	In Georgia, a quit claim deed must be in writing, must be signed and must also be attested by two witnesses. Georgia Code §44-5-30 onward.
Hawaii:	Hawaii Code §501-82 onward.
Idaho:	Idaho Code §32-912; 55-601, 605, 609, 612, 805, 812.
Illinois:	Illinois Code §765-5/35c; 765-5/10.
Indiana:	Indiana Code §32-1-2-12, 18; 32-1-2-11; 6-1.1-5.5-3.
Iowa:	Iowa Code §622.32-35; 558.41.
Kansas:	Kansas Code §58-2203, 2204.
Kentucky:	Kentucky Code §371.010; 382.030-.040, .110, .135, .270.
Louisiana:	Louisiana T.35, §12, 17; T.9, §2721; T.47, §2328; CC §2442.
Maine:	Maine T.33, §761-775.
Maryland:	Maryland Real Prop. Art. §3-103, 4-101.
Massachusetts:	Massachusetts C. 183, §1, 4, 6, 6B, 29 and Appendix.
Michigan:	In Michigan, a quit claim deed must be in writing, signed, and witnessed by at least two (2) individuals. Michigan CLA §565.152.
Minnesota:	Minnesota Code §507.07, .091-.092, .24, .34.
Mississippi:	Mississippi Code §89-1-3 onward.
Missouri:	Missouri Code §442.010 onward.
Montana:	Montana Code §70-20-101 onward; 70-21-203 onward.
Nebraska:	Nebraska Code §76-211 onward.
Nevada:	Nevada Code §111.105 through .330.
New Hampshire:	New Hampshire C. 477, §1-28.
New Jersey:	New Jersey Code §46-3-13; 46-15-1.1; 46-22-1.
New Mexico:	New Mexico Code §47-1-5; 14-8-4; 14-9-1, 3.
New York:	New York G.O.L. §5-703; R.P.L. §243-44, 258, 291.
North Carolina:	North Carolina Code §39-1, 7; 47-17, 18; Common Law.
North Dakota:	North Dakota Code §47-10-01 onward; 47-19-03, 29, 41.
Ohio:	In Ohio, a quit claim deed must be signed in the presence of two witnesses. Ohio Code §5301.01 through 5301.25; 5302.02 through 5302.30(D).
Oklahoma:	Oklahoma Code §16-2 through 95.
Oregon:	Oregon Code §93.010 onward.
Pennsylvania:	Pennsylvania Code §21-2 onward; 21-351.
Rhode Island:	Rhode Island Code §34-11-1 onward.
South Carolina:	In South Carolina, a quit claim deed must be signed by the grantor and at least two (2) witnesses. South Carolina Code §27-7-10 through 30; 30-7-10.
South Dakota:	South Dakota Code §43--28-8; 43-25-1 through 26; 7-9-1, 7.
Tennessee:	Tennessee Code §66-22-105; 66-26-101.
Texas:	Texas Prop. Code §5.021 through .023, 11.001, 12.001, 13.001.
Utah:	Utah Code §25-5-1; 57-3-1 through 10.
Vermont:	In Vermont, a quit claim deed must be signed in the presence of two (2) or more witnesses. Vermont Code §27-305, 341, 342, 348.
Virginia:	Virginia Code §55-49 through 113.
Washington:	Washington Code §26.16.010-.030; 64.04.030-.050; 64.08.070.
West Virginia:	West Virginia Code §36-1-1; 36-4-1 onward; 39-1-2.
Wisconsin:	Wisconsin Code §706.02.10.
Wyoming:	Wyoming Code §34-1-102 onward.

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