Quitclaim Deed in Colorado

A quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest you have in real estate, with no promise that the title is good. Before you record it, check your state's signing rules below and your county recorder's formatting rules (margins, paper size, preparer and return-address blocks, transfer-tax forms) — recorders reject deeds that miss them.

What Colorado law says

Signing and recording a deed	Deeds are recorded with the county clerk and recorder of the county where the property is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against a later buyer who records first. A deed acknowledged before a notary or other proper officer in the statutory form is prima facie evidence of proper signing. Each deed must be accompanied by a Real Property Transfer Declaration signed by the grantor or grantee. A state documentary fee of one cent per $100 of consideration applies when the consideration is over $500 (none if $500 or less). Source: C.R.S. §§ 38-35-101, 38-35-109, 39-13-102, 39-14-102
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes, called a beneficiary deed. The owner signs a deed naming a grantee-beneficiary that says it 'conveys on death' or 'transfers on death' (or otherwise shows it takes effect at death) and records it with the county clerk and recorder before the owner dies. The beneficiary has no rights during the owner's life, and the owner can revoke or change it by recording a new instrument (not by will). The statute provides a form. Source: C.R.S. §§ 15-15-402, 15-15-404, 15-15-405, 15-15-406

Signing and recording a deed

Deeds are recorded with the county clerk and recorder of the county where the property is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against a later buyer who records first. A deed acknowledged before a notary or other proper officer in the statutory form is prima facie evidence of proper signing. Each deed must be accompanied by a Real Property Transfer Declaration signed by the grantor or grantee. A state documentary fee of one cent per $100 of consideration applies when the consideration is over $500 (none if $500 or less).

Source: C.R.S. §§ 38-35-101, 38-35-109, 39-13-102, 39-14-102

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes, called a beneficiary deed. The owner signs a deed naming a grantee-beneficiary that says it 'conveys on death' or 'transfers on death' (or otherwise shows it takes effect at death) and records it with the county clerk and recorder before the owner dies. The beneficiary has no rights during the owner's life, and the owner can revoke or change it by recording a new instrument (not by will). The statute provides a form.

Source: C.R.S. §§ 15-15-402, 15-15-404, 15-15-405, 15-15-406

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Recording requested by and return to: [name and mailing address]

QUITCLAIM DEED

For [consideration, e.g. $10 or 'no consideration — gift'], [grantor name(s)], of [grantor address] ("Grantor"), quitclaims to [grantee name(s)], of [grantee address] ("Grantee"), [how grantees take title, e.g. as joint tenants with right of survivorship], all of Grantor's interest in the following real property in [county] County, [state]:

Legal description: [full legal description copied from the current deed]

Commonly known as: [street address] Parcel / tax ID: [parcel number]

Signed on [date signed]. Grantor signature(s): ____________________

[Acknowledgment before a notary public, in the form your state requires, and any witness signatures your state requires]

Send tax statements to: [name and address for tax bills]

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General legal information, not legal advice. Laws change and local rules can differ; check the linked official source or talk to a lawyer about your situation.