Quitclaim Deed

Quitclaim Deed in the United States

Quitclaim Deed in Connecticut

A deed entitled ‘Quitclaim Deed’, when duly executed, has the force and effect of a conveyance to the releasee of all the releasor’s right, title and interest in and to the property described therein except as otherwise limited therein, but without any covenants of title. A ‘Quitclaim Deed’ may be used as a release of a mortgage (more about mortgages in the U.S.), attachment, judgment lien or any other interest in real property (more in the United States here). General Statutes of Connecticut (U.S.) § 47-36f (2011).

Force and effect of words “with quitclaim covenants”

In any conveyance of real property (more in the United States here) the words ‘with quitclaim covenants’ have the full force, meaning and effect of the following words: ‘The releasor, for himself and for his heirs and assigns, executors and administrators, covenants with the releasee and his heirs and assigns, that he and any other person or persons in his name and behalf or claiming under him shall not or will not hereafter claim or demand any right or title to the premises or any part thereof, but they and each of them shall be excluded and forever barred therefrom except as therein set forth.’ General Statutes of Connecticut (U.S.) § 47-36g (2011).

Concept of Quitclaim Deed in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Quitclaim Deed: A deed operating as a release; intended to pass any title, interest, or claim which the grantor may have in the property, but not containing any warranty of a valid interest or title in the grantor.

Concept of Quitclaim Deed in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Quitclaim Deed: A deed operating as a release; intended to pass any title, interest, or claim which the grantor may have in the property, but not containing any warranty of a valid interest or title in the grantor.