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A conveyance of real estate is a transfer from one person to another.  A deed is one form of conveyance.  It transfers title of real estate from one person to another.  Title means ownership of real estate.  The person transferring title is known as the �grantor,� and the person receiving the title is known as the �grantee.�  There are several types of deeds.  One type is known as a quit claim deed.  In a quit claim deed, the grantor transfers all the right, claim, or interest in the real estate to the grantee.  It does not contain any of the covenants or warranties found in a warranty deed.  It does not covenant or warrant that the grantor's interest in the real estate is valid, but simply transfers any interest, claimed by the grantor, to the grantee.

All states require that a quit claim deed must be in writing and must be signed.  It must be recorded to put third persons such as creditors and subsequent purchasers on notice as to the transfer.  For further information, see the subtopic �Deeds.�  Please see specific state for details and/or differences.

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 GEORGIA | HAWAII | IDAHO | ILLINOIS | INDIANA | IOWA | KANSAS | KENTUCKY | LOUISIANA | MAINE | MARYLAND 
 MASSACHUSETTS | MICHIGAN | MINNESOTA | MISSISSIPPI | MISSOURI | MONTANA | NEBRASKA | NEVADA 
 NEW HAMPSHIRE | NEW JERSEY | NEW MEXICO | NEW YORK | NORTH CAROLINA | NORTH DAKOTA | OHIO 
 OKLAHOMA | OREGON | PENNSYLVANIA | RHODE ISLAND | SOUTH CAROLINA | SOUTH DAKOTA | TENNESSEE 
 TEXAS | UTAH | VERMONT | VIRGINIA | WASHINGTON | WEST VIRGINIA | WISCONSIN | WYOMING

ALABAMA
Alabama Code �35-4-271.

ALASKA
Alaska Code �34.15.050.

ARIZONA
Arizona Code �42-1612.

ARKANSAS
Arkansas Code �18-12-102.

CALIFORNIA
In California, a quit claim deed must be in writing, signed, and delivered. California CC �1113.

COLORADO
Colorado Code �38-30-116.

CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Code �47-5(b), 36(c).

DELAWARE
Delaware Code �25-121 onward.

FLORIDA
Florida Code �689.01 onward.

GEORGIA
In Georgia, a quit claim deed must be in writing, must be signed and must also be attested by two witnesses. Georgia Code �44-5-30 onward.

HAWAII
Hawaii Code �501-82 onward.

IDAHO
Idaho Code �32-912; 55-601, 605, 609, 612, 805, 812.

ILLINOIS
Illinois Code �765-5/35c;  765-5/10.

INDIANA
Indiana Code �32-1-2-12, 18;  32-1-2-11; 6-1.1-5.5-3.

IOWA
Iowa Code �622.32-35;  558.41.

KANSAS
Kansas Code �58-2203, 2204.

KENTUCKY
Kentucky Code �371.010;  382.030-.040, .110, .135, .270.

LOUISIANA
Louisiana T.35, �12, 17;  T.9, �2721;  T.47, �2328;  CC �2442.

MAINE
Maine T.33, �761-775.

MARYLAND
Maryland Real Prop. Art. �3-103, 4-101.

MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts C. 183, �1, 4, 6, 6B, 29 and Appendix.

MICHIGAN
In Michigan, a quit claim deed must be in writing, signed, and witnessed by at least two (2) individuals.  Michigan CLA �565.152.

MINNESOTA
Minnesota Code �507.07, .091-.092, .24, .34.

MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Code �89-1-3 onward.

MISSOURI
Missouri Code �442.010 onward.

MONTANA
Montana Code �70-20-101 onward; 70-21-203 onward.

NEBRASKA
Nebraska Code �76-211 onward.

NEVADA
Nevada Code �111.105 through .330.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire C. 477, �1-28.

NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Code �46-3-13; 46-15-1.1; 46-22-1.

NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Code �47-1-5; 14-8-4; 14-9-1, 3.

NEW YORK
New York G.O.L. �5-703; R.P.L. �243-44, 258, 291.

NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina Code �39-1, 7; 47-17, 18; Common Law.

NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota Code �47-10-01 onward; 47-19-03, 29, 41.

OHIO
In Ohio, a quit claim deed must be signed in the presence of two witnesses.  Ohio Code �5301.01 through 5301.25;  5302.02 through 5302.30(D).

OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Code �16-2 through 95.

OREGON
Oregon Code �93.010 onward.

PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Code �21-2 onward; 21-351.

RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Code �34-11-1 onward.

SOUTH CAROLINA
In South Carolina, a quit claim deed must be signed by the grantor and at least two (2) witnesses.  South Carolina Code �27-7-10 through 30; 30-7-10.

SOUTH DAKOTA
South Dakota Code �43--28-8; 43-25-1 through 26; 7-9-1, 7.

TENNESSEE
Tennessee Code �66-22-105; 66-26-101.

TEXAS
Texas Prop. Code �5.021 through .023, 11.001, 12.001, 13.001.

UTAH
Utah Code �25-5-1; 57-3-1 through 10.

VERMONT
In Vermont, a quit claim deed must be signed in the presence of two (2) or more witnesses.  Vermont Code �27-305, 341, 342, 348.

VIRGINIA
Virginia Code �55-49 through 113.

WASHINGTON
Washington Code �26.16.010-.030; 64.04.030-.050; 64.08.070.

WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Code �36-1-1; 36-4-1 onward; 39-1-2.

WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Code �706.02.10.

WYOMING
Wyoming Code �34-1-102 onward.