Quitclaim Deed in Iowa

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 Iowa law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be acknowledged before a notary or other notarial officer (Iowa Code chapter 9B) to be recorded. It is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the land is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against later buyers who pay value without notice. A declaration of value signed by a seller or buyer is submitted when most deeds are recorded. Iowa's real estate transfer tax is 80 cents per $500 of consideration over $500; deeds with no consideration, deeds between spouses or parent and child without consideration, and deeds distributing estate assets to heirs or devisees are among the exemptions. Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.41, 558.42, 428A.1, 428A.2
Transfer-on-death deed	Iowa law does not provide for a transfer-on-death deed for real estate. Bills to adopt one (for example House File 125 in 2025) were introduced but not enacted. Common alternatives include joint tenancy with right of survivorship and living trusts. Check for later legislation before relying on this. Source: Iowa Legislature, 91st General Assembly, House File 125

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be acknowledged before a notary or other notarial officer (Iowa Code chapter 9B) to be recorded. It is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the land is located; an unrecorded deed is not valid against later buyers who pay value without notice. A declaration of value signed by a seller or buyer is submitted when most deeds are recorded. Iowa's real estate transfer tax is 80 cents per $500 of consideration over $500; deeds with no consideration, deeds between spouses or parent and child without consideration, and deeds distributing estate assets to heirs or devisees are among the exemptions.

Source: Iowa Code §§ 558.20, 558.41, 558.42, 428A.1, 428A.2

Transfer-on-death deed

Iowa law does not provide for a transfer-on-death deed for real estate. Bills to adopt one (for example House File 125 in 2025) were introduced but not enacted. Common alternatives include joint tenancy with right of survivorship and living trusts.

Check for later legislation before relying on this.

Source: Iowa Legislature, 91st General Assembly, House File 125

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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.