Quitclaim Deeds

Q. What is a Quitclaim Deed?
A. A Quitclaim Deed is a legal instrument that is used when someone wishes to "quit" (give up) his or her interest in a piece of property.

Q. Where can I get a Quitclaim Deed?
A. You can have an attorney prepare a Quitclaim Deed for you. Please be sure to ask how much the total cost is, including recording fees, doc stamps, postage, copies, etc., because these little things can add up. Alternately, you may prepare a Quitclaim Deed yourself by purchasing a blank form at a stationery store and filling in the blanks. This is of course much less expensive than having an attorney handle the transaction for you, but can be complicated when it comes to having the document recorded, submitting the correct forms with it, and so on. A third option is having us take care of the paperwork for you, for our costs (click here for prices). It costs much less for us to have a Quitclaim Deed prepared and recorded than most people would have to pay an attorney (and all costs are included, except Notary fees and postage when you send in the original request*), and we already have all the correct forms and paperwork needed.
*Exception: Normally we provide postage-paid envelopes to return documents to us. If you are outside the U.S., we are unable to do this. We do provide a self-addressed envelope, but you will have to add the stamp.

Q. I want you to handle the paperwork. What do I do?
A. Send us a letter, email, fax, or give us a call, and say you'd like to have a request form to change ownership. When you receive the form, write in the information about the new owner, and return it to us (this is where you pay postage) with your payment. When you receive the Quitclaim Deed, complete it and send it back to us in the envelope we will provide. We will then send the document to the County to be recorded. After it has been returned to us, we will make copies for our files, change our records, send the original to the new owner, and send a copy to you for your files.

Q. I've decided to have an attorney do the paperwork, or I did it myself. Now what?
A. Simply send us a copy of the recorded documents for our files, and we will update our records as to ownership.

NOTE: If you do your paperwork yourself or have your attorney handle it, please be sure that the entire, correct legal description of the property is included on the document. If it is not, the County may very well go ahead and record it, but we will not accept it for updating our records. If you are not sure about the legal description, please check your original deed or the public records of Broward County.