Free Maryland Quitclaim Deed Form

Maryland Quitclaim Deed Requirements

Before recording a quitclaim deed in Maryland, make sure the document meets these requirements:

• ✓Grantor and grantee full legal names, and a legal description sufficient to identify the property with reasonable certainty (Real Prop. §§ 4-101(a), 5-103)
• ✓Grantor's signature must be acknowledged before a notarial officer, and the acknowledgment must reflect that the act was performed using communication technology for a remotely located individual (State Gov't § 18-214(h)-(i))
• ✓Every signature, including the preparer certification signature, must have the signer's name typed or printed directly above or below it (Real Prop. § 3-104(d))
• ✓A consideration recital stating the actual consideration - including zero for a gift - plus the separately stated amount of any mortgage or deed of trust debt the Grantee assumes (Tax-Prop. § 12-104)
• ✓A certification stating who prepared the instrument, signed by a Grantor named in the deed (Real Prop. § 3-104(f)(1)) - our form only supports a Grantor preparer, never an attorney path
• ✓Page one needs a 3 inch clear top margin (Real Prop. § 3-104(e)) and 1 inch left and right margins, in at least 8 point black type
• ✓Montgomery County additionally requires the parcel identifier, tax account number if different, the property street address, the full name and address of every party, and any title insurer (Real Prop. § 3-501)
• ✓Prince George's County additionally requires the election district (Real Prop. § 3-104(f)(2))
• ✓Talbot County requires the name of every party and the nature of the instrument on the back of the deed - our form adds a trailing endorsement page to carry this (Real Prop. § 3-104(f)(3))

Maryland Quitclaim Deed FAQ

What to Bring When Recording Your Maryland Quitclaim Deed

Before you go to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, make sure you have everything on this list to avoid delays.

• 1Every deed must be accompanied at recording by Form AOC-CC-300, the Land Instrument Intake Sheet. It asks for the grantee's tax-bill mailing address, which this form does not collect - have that address ready when you complete the Intake Sheet.
• 2Record the deed with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the county (or Baltimore City) where the property is located. Baltimore City is its own independent recording jurisdiction, separate from Baltimore County. Before recording, the deed must first clear the county finance or treasurer office, which issues the tax collector certificate required by Real Prop. § 3-104(a).
• 3If the property crosses county lines, the deed must be recorded in every county the property lies in (Real Prop. § 3-103), not only the county selected in this form.
• 4An assumed mortgage or deed of trust debt is taxable in Maryland even when the stated consideration is zero. A gift deed with no cash changing hands can still owe recordation and transfer tax on the amount of debt the Grantee assumes.
• 5Expect to pay a recording fee, a $40 land records surcharge, recordation tax, State transfer tax, and county transfer tax. Rates and the base they apply to vary by jurisdiction - confirm the current amounts with the recording office before you go.
• 6A paper submission requires a copy of the deed for SDAT, and a copy of the survey if the property was surveyed and the survey is not already recorded.
• 7If any Grantor is a nonresident of Maryland, recording requires Form MW506NRS with payment, or Form MW506E where an exemption has already been approved, or the applicable residence affidavit. Form MW506AE is only the advance application for an MW506E exemption certificate - it is not a substitute for one of the above at the time of recording.
• 8If a Maryland attorney prepared this deed, the attorney supplies their own certification under Real Prop. § 3-104(f)(1) - this form is not the right tool for that path.