Quitclaim Deed in New Mexico

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 New Mexico law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be signed by the person transferring the property (or their authorized agent). It must be acknowledged before a notary to be recorded, and is recorded with the county clerk of the county where the land is. For residential property, a residential property transfer affidavit must be filed with the county assessor within 30 days of recording, with exceptions (for example, gifts, estate distributions, and transfers between spouses or parent and child for nominal consideration). Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: NMSA 1978, §§ 47-1-5, 14-8-4, 14-9-1, 7-38-12.1
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes. A transfer on death deed must contain the elements and formalities of a properly recordable deed, state that the transfer to the beneficiary happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the county clerk where the property is located before the owner's death. Re-verified 2026-10-27. Source: NMSA 1978, § 45-6-409

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be signed by the person transferring the property (or their authorized agent). It must be acknowledged before a notary to be recorded, and is recorded with the county clerk of the county where the land is. For residential property, a residential property transfer affidavit must be filed with the county assessor within 30 days of recording, with exceptions (for example, gifts, estate distributions, and transfers between spouses or parent and child for nominal consideration).

Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: NMSA 1978, §§ 47-1-5, 14-8-4, 14-9-1, 7-38-12.1

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes. A transfer on death deed must contain the elements and formalities of a properly recordable deed, state that the transfer to the beneficiary happens at the owner's death, and be recorded with the county clerk where the property is located before the owner's death.

Re-verified 2026-10-27.

Source: NMSA 1978, § 45-6-409

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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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