Quitclaim Deed in Connecticut

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 Connecticut law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged (for example, before a notary), and signed by two witnesses. It must include the grantee's current mailing address. Deeds are recorded on the land records of the town where the land is located (with the town clerk). A real estate conveyance tax applies when the price is $2,000 or more: a state tax of 0.75% (residential homes over $800,000 pay 1.25% on the part from $800,000 to $2.5 million and 2.25% above $2.5 million; most nonresidential property pays 1.25%) plus a municipal tax of generally 0.25%. Some towns may charge an additional municipal conveyance tax, and certain transfers are exempt; ask the town clerk. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494
Transfer-on-death deed	Connecticut's statutes do not provide a transfer on death deed for real estate. Connecticut law allows transfer on death registration for securities and accounts. Common alternatives for real estate include joint ownership with right of survivorship and a living trust. Check for later legislation before relying on this. Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 802b (Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act)

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be in writing, signed by the grantor (or an authorized agent), acknowledged (for example, before a notary), and signed by two witnesses. It must include the grantee's current mailing address. Deeds are recorded on the land records of the town where the land is located (with the town clerk). A real estate conveyance tax applies when the price is $2,000 or more: a state tax of 0.75% (residential homes over $800,000 pay 1.25% on the part from $800,000 to $2.5 million and 2.25% above $2.5 million; most nonresidential property pays 1.25%) plus a municipal tax of generally 0.25%.

Some towns may charge an additional municipal conveyance tax, and certain transfers are exempt; ask the town clerk.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47-5, 47-10, 12-494

Transfer-on-death deed

Connecticut's statutes do not provide a transfer on death deed for real estate. Connecticut law allows transfer on death registration for securities and accounts. Common alternatives for real estate include joint ownership with right of survivorship and a living trust.

Check for later legislation before relying on this.

Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. Chapter 802b (Uniform Transfer on Death Security Registration Act)

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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.