{"id":10977,"date":"2022-12-26T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juradolawfirm.com\/?p=10977"},"modified":"2022-12-30T15:02:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T15:02:56","slug":"florida-quit-claim-deed-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juradolawfirm.com\/florida-quit-claim-deed-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Quit Claim Deed Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Florida law has solid provisions to protect its residents’ right to own, occupy, sell, gift, or transfer the ownership of real property. The state has a set of statutory rules to ensure legal compliance in any document affecting property ownership.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, you will find the legal requirements to execute a quitclaim deed in Florida<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Quit Claim Deed Requirements – The Basics  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The basic elements in a quitclaim deed include the names and addresses of the grantor (the person transferring ownership of the property) and the grantee (the new owner of the property being transferred). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though quitclaim deeds are rarely used in transactions involving the exchange of money, the grantor can include a consideration to describe the amount of money paid by the grantee. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document must include a formal written description of the property, which cannot be confused with the property’s USPS address. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the quitclaim deed is filled out, the grantor must sign the document with two witnesses and a notary. The deed must be recorded at the county where the property is located to guarantee an uninterrupted chain of title and publicly notify the change of ownership.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the property being transferred is a homestead and the grantor is married, the spouse must sign the deed<\/a> \u2013 regardless of whether the property is legally titled in the name of both spouses.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Florida Quit Claim Deed Requirements – As Provided by Law <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As provided by Florida Statutes \u00a7695.26 (1), “no instrument by which the title to real property or any interest therein is conveyed, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of shall be recorded by the clerk of the circuit court unless: <\/p>\n\n\n\n