Quitclaim Deed in Washington
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 Washington law says
| Signing and recording a deed | A deed must be in writing, signed by the party bound, and acknowledged before a person authorized to take acknowledgments (such as a notary public). Deeds are recorded with the county auditor where the property is located. A real estate excise tax affidavit is generally required for any deed transferring ownership and is submitted with the deed and payment to the county treasurer. Gifts and transfers by inheritance or devise are among the listed exemptions, which are claimed on the affidavit. State real estate excise tax uses graduated rates on the selling price, and local rates may be added; a gift exemption requires a supplemental statement. See the Department of Revenue's real estate excise tax page (https://dor.wa.gov/taxes-rates/other-taxes/real-estate-excise-tax). Source: RCW 64.04.020; chapter 82.45 RCW |
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| Transfer-on-death deed | Yes. Washington has adopted the Uniform Real Property Transfer on Death Act. A transfer on death deed must contain the essential elements and formalities of a recordable deed, state that the transfer occurs at the owner's death, and be recorded with the county auditor where the property is located before the owner dies. It requires the same mental capacity as a will, needs no notice to, delivery to, or acceptance by the beneficiary, and needs no consideration. It is revocable, but only by a later recorded instrument (such as a revocation or a new deed) that is acknowledged and recorded before death. The beneficiary takes subject to existing liens and may be liable for allowed claims against the estate. |
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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.