QUIT CLAIM DEED

The quit claim deed is a legal document (deed) used to transfer interest in real estate from one person or entity (grantor) to another (grantee).

A quitclaim deed passes the prior owner’s interest in real estate to the new owner, but makes no guarantees that the owner has an interest in the property or has good title to the property.

When property is transferred by quitclaim deed, the person who receives the property (grantee) gets whatever title the transferor (grantor) has.

But the grantor is not responsible if there are any problems with the title (or if it turns out that the grantor did not have title at all).

If the prior owner has title to the property, the quitclaim deed will transfer title to the grantee named in the deed. But if the prior owner did not own the property—or if the prior owned the property, but there are issues with title—there is nothing that the grantee can do. Because there is no warranty of title, the grantee cannot sue the grantor for failure to convey clear title.