How Do You Correct A Quit Claim Deed?
A quit claim deed is a document signed by one or more owners of a property. If you are an owner of the property as stipulated on the warranty deed, the quit claim deed allows you to relinquish your rights to the property and leave all control to the other owner or owners. Technically only someone who has a claim to the property can quit claim it to another one of the owners. A record of quit claims is kept in the county or city recorder’s office and becomes part of something called a chain of title. This is a record of the ownership of the property, and of any significant legal developments involving the property. The best way to “correct” a quit claim deed is to make a new one with all the updated information, if the quit claim deed has already been recorded. Gather all the parties involved. This includes the person quit claiming it (the grantor) and the recipient (the grantee). The person giving up his rights to the property should fully understand the implications of quit claiming i