Quitclaim Deed in Ohio

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 Ohio law says

Signing and recording a deed	A deed must be signed by the grantor and acknowledged before a notary public, a judge or clerk of an Ohio court of record, a county auditor or engineer, or a mayor. Witnesses are not required. Before recording, the grantee files a statement of the value of the property conveyed with the county auditor on the form prescribed by the tax commissioner; the deed is then recorded with the county recorder. The conveyance fee rate is set by statute and county resolution and varies by county. Source: Ohio Rev. Code 5301.01; 319.202
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes. An owner of real property may sign a transfer on death designation affidavit naming one or more beneficiaries; a married owner's spouse also signs. The affidavit must be sworn before a person authorized to administer oaths and must be recorded with the county recorder where the property is located before the owner's death. It does not need delivery to, or consideration from, the beneficiaries. Source: Ohio Rev. Code 5302.22

Signing and recording a deed

A deed must be signed by the grantor and acknowledged before a notary public, a judge or clerk of an Ohio court of record, a county auditor or engineer, or a mayor. Witnesses are not required. Before recording, the grantee files a statement of the value of the property conveyed with the county auditor on the form prescribed by the tax commissioner; the deed is then recorded with the county recorder.

The conveyance fee rate is set by statute and county resolution and varies by county.

Source: Ohio Rev. Code 5301.01; 319.202

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes. An owner of real property may sign a transfer on death designation affidavit naming one or more beneficiaries; a married owner's spouse also signs. The affidavit must be sworn before a person authorized to administer oaths and must be recorded with the county recorder where the property is located before the owner's death. It does not need delivery to, or consideration from, the beneficiaries.

Source: Ohio Rev. Code 5302.22

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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.