Quitclaim Deed in Maryland
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 Maryland law says
| Signing and recording a deed | A deed must name the grantor and grantee, describe the property with reasonable certainty, state the interest granted, and be executed and acknowledged (notarized). It is recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court (land records) in the county where the property is located, accompanied by a completed intake sheet, with the county tax collector's certificate that current property taxes have been paid. Each signer's name must be typed or printed under the signature. State and county transfer and recordation taxes generally apply when a deed is recorded; rates and exemptions vary by county. Recording rules: § 3-104 (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=3-104&enactments=false). |
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| Transfer-on-death deed | Yes, under the new Maryland Transfer-on-Death Deed Act, which takes effect October 1, 2026. An owner may transfer real property to one or more beneficiaries effective at death. The deed must meet the normal deed requirements (signed and acknowledged), must state that the transfer occurs at the transferor's death, and must be recorded in the land records of the county where the property is located before the owner dies. No notice to, delivery to, acceptance by or payment from the beneficiary is needed. The owner needs the same mental capacity as for a will, and the deed can be revoked by a later recorded deed or recorded revocation. New law: applies to transferors who die on or after October 1, 2026. Before then, Maryland had no transfer-on-death deed statute. |
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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.