How Do You Transfer A House Deed To A Family Member?
Transfer of any real property, including a house located on the real property, must be done according to the statute of frauds. The deed to transfer the real property can be a general warranty deed (which protects against both past actions and future actions), the special warranty deed (which protects the transferee from any defects that occurred while the person had the property) and a quitclaim deed, which transfers only the person’s interest in the property and nothing more. Comply with the statute of frauds by including the necessary elements in a deed. A deed must be written and must identify the grantee. The grantee is the person to whom the property is being deeded. The grantee can be a family member. Simply identifying the grantee with their name and birth date usually will suffice. The deed should also identify the property being transferred. This description can be as simple as an address or as complex as a full legal description of the metes and bounds of the land. Deliver t
