Free Ohio Quitclaim Deed Form

Yes. Ohio requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public before the deed can be recorded. Online notarization through a service like NotaryLive is accepted in Ohio.

Ohio's statutory quitclaim form under R.C. 5302.11 requires the operative word "grant(s)" — this is the legally required verb for a valid Ohio quitclaim conveyance, even though the deed conveys property with no warranty of title, the same as any other quitclaim deed.

Dower is a spouse's statutory interest in real property owned by their married partner. Under R.C. 2103.02, a spouse may have dower rights in Ohio real property even if the spouse is not listed on the title — dower is not limited to the couple's marital residence. If the grantor is married, the non-owner spouse must join the deed solely to release dower rights. The releasing spouse signs and is separately notarized, but is not a co-grantor and holds no title interest being conveyed. Our form offers this option only when there is a single individual grantor who is married.

Ohio has a two-step process. You first take the deed to the County Auditor for review and the DTE Form 100 stamp, then file it with the County Recorder. Both offices are usually in the same county courthouse. Ohio has 88 counties, each with its own Auditor and Recorder. Recording fees vary by county.

Yes. Ohio imposes a Conveyance Fee (sometimes called a transfer tax) calculated at $1.00 per $1,000 of the value conveyed, collected by the County Auditor before recording. Some counties impose an additional permissive fee of up to $3.00 per $1,000 on top of the mandatory $1.00. Certain transfers are exempt from the conveyance fee, including transfers between spouses and transfers with no consideration.

Ohio grantees may hold title as tenants in common (the default) or with express survivorship language — "for their joint lives, remainder to the survivor" — under R.C. 5302.17/.20. Survivorship must be expressly declared; it is never inferred from "or" between grantee names. Our form prompts for this whenever two or more grantees are added.

Yes. Our Ohio form supports an LLC grantor (signed by an authorized member or manager) and an attorney-in-fact grantor acting under a recorded power of attorney (cited per R.C. 1337.04). The deed names the LLC or the principal as the record owner in the granting clause, and the individual signer in the signature and notary blocks.

DTE Form 100 is the Conveyance Fee Statement required to accompany every deed when it is presented to the County Auditor before recording. It discloses the parties, property address, legal description, consideration, and any claimed exemption from the Conveyance Fee. The Auditor reviews the form, calculates the fee (if applicable), stamps the deed, and then the deed can be taken to the County Recorder for recording. The form is available from each County Auditor's office and is filed separately from the deed itself.