Quitclaim Deed in District of Columbia

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 District of Columbia law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be executed, acknowledged before a notary or other authorized officer, and certified as D.C. law requires, then delivered to the grantee. To protect against creditors and later buyers, it must be recorded with the D.C. Recorder of Deeds. Each deed must be filed with a recordation tax return signed by all parties; the recordation tax on a deed is generally 1.1% of the consideration or fair market value, plus an additional 0.35% for most deeds except residential transfers under $400,000. A separate D.C. deed transfer tax also applies to many transfers; some transfers are exempt. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: D.C. Code §§ 42-401, 42-1103
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes. An owner with the capacity needed to make a will may sign a transfer on death deed. It must have the elements and formalities of a recordable deed, state that the transfer happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the Office of the Recorder of Deeds before the owner dies. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: D.C. Code §§ 19-604.08, 19-604.09

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be executed, acknowledged before a notary or other authorized officer, and certified as D.C. law requires, then delivered to the grantee. To protect against creditors and later buyers, it must be recorded with the D.C. Recorder of Deeds. Each deed must be filed with a recordation tax return signed by all parties; the recordation tax on a deed is generally 1.1% of the consideration or fair market value, plus an additional 0.35% for most deeds except residential transfers under $400,000.

A separate D.C. deed transfer tax also applies to many transfers; some transfers are exempt. Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: D.C. Code §§ 42-401, 42-1103

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes. An owner with the capacity needed to make a will may sign a transfer on death deed. It must have the elements and formalities of a recordable deed, state that the transfer happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the Office of the Recorder of Deeds before the owner dies.

Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: D.C. Code §§ 19-604.08, 19-604.09

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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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