Quitclaim Deed

Simply complete the Quitclaim Deed form below and click View Results to see your completed contract.

LawDepot's Quitclaim Deed:

  • Is used to transfer the entire interest that a person has in real property.
  • Is perfect for transferring real property between people who are well-known to one another, such as family members or divorcing spouses.
  • Is also good for clearing up questions of full title when a person has a possible, but undetermined interest in a property.

A Quitclaim Deed does not warrant that there are no encumbrances other than those listed on the deed. If you wish to warrant good clear title free from any encumbrances that are not listed on the deed, please use our Warranty Deed form.

If you want the property to go to the surviving title holders upon the death of one of them, use Lawdepot's Survivorship Deed.

We regularly maintain this contract. Last Modified: August 2009
Quitclaim Details
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Property is located in:

Number of Sellers:

Number of Purchasers:
Consideration (the amount that the Grantor is selling the property to the Grantee for.)

Cash value:
Q. What is the consideration?

A. The consideration entered on a deed document should be the actual value paid by the Grantee to the Grantor in monetary terms. If no consideration is being provided, such as in the case of a gift, then 10.00 can be entered as the standard consideration. (e.g. 145,000.00, 10.00, etc.)
If the property is being transferred as a gift or for a nominal amount, then use $10.00 as the consideration.
Transfer Fee

Is the transaction exempted from transfer fee? Pursuant to 43-4-21 of South Dakota Codified Laws, the Grantor has to pay a transfer fee at the rate of 50 cents for each 500 dollars of value, unless the transfer falls under one of the exemptions in 43-4-22.
Yes
No
See South Dakota Codified Laws if transfer fee is exempted for your transaction.
Transfer fee exempted based on section:
Transfer fee amount:
Signing Details
Transaction Date:
Will the Grantee be signing the deed?
Yes No Q. Does the Grantee need to sign the deed?

A. In most states, the Grantee does not need to sign a quitclaim deed. However, some states and counties require that the deed be signed by the Grantee in addition to the Grantor.
(In some counties, the county recorder's office requires the Grantee to sign.)
Do you want to vary the margins?
The blank spaces required for recording stamps and notes vary between counties. Leaving insufficient space can result in delays and/or additional fees. It is recommended that you contact the recorder's office in the county in which the property is located, in order to find out the margin requirements for that office. This form will default to a 3 inch margin at the top of the first page, with a 1 inch margin everywhere else.