Quitclaim Deed in West Virginia

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 West Virginia law says

Signing and recording a deed	The clerk of the county commission records a deed when it has been acknowledged by the signer, or proved by two witnesses before the clerk. A quitclaim deed without consideration, or a deed for property valued at $100 or less on which no transfer excise tax is paid, must also be signed and acknowledged by the grantee, except for transfer on death deeds and gift transfers between spouses, parents and children (and their spouses), or grandparents and grandchildren (and their spouses) for less than $2,000; a deed recorded in violation of this rule is void. A state excise tax of $1.10 per $500 of value applies, plus a county excise tax (55 cents per $500, which counties may raise up to $1.65 per $500), generally paid by the grantor. Section 39-1-2 was amended in 2025; check with the county clerk for current recording requirements and fees. Source: W. Va. Code § 39-1-2; § 11-22-2
Transfer-on-death deed	Yes. West Virginia 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 transferor's death, and be recorded before the transferor's death in the office of the clerk of the county commission where the property is located. The transferor needs the same capacity as for a will. Recording it is exempt from the real estate transfer excise tax because no interest passes until death and the deed remains revocable. Source: W. Va. Code § 36-12-8; § 36-12-9

Signing and recording a deed

The clerk of the county commission records a deed when it has been acknowledged by the signer, or proved by two witnesses before the clerk. A quitclaim deed without consideration, or a deed for property valued at $100 or less on which no transfer excise tax is paid, must also be signed and acknowledged by the grantee, except for transfer on death deeds and gift transfers between spouses, parents and children (and their spouses), or grandparents and grandchildren (and their spouses) for less than $2,000; a deed recorded in violation of this rule is void. A state excise tax of $1.10 per $500 of value applies, plus a county excise tax (55 cents per $500, which counties may raise up to $1.65 per $500), generally paid by the grantor.

Section 39-1-2 was amended in 2025; check with the county clerk for current recording requirements and fees.

Source: W. Va. Code § 39-1-2; § 11-22-2

Transfer-on-death deed

Yes. West Virginia 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 transferor's death, and be recorded before the transferor's death in the office of the clerk of the county commission where the property is located. The transferor needs the same capacity as for a will. Recording it is exempt from the real estate transfer excise tax because no interest passes until death and the deed remains revocable.

Source: W. Va. Code § 36-12-8; § 36-12-9

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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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