An Alaska quitclaim deed is a document that passes the grantor's interest in real estate, if any, to the grantee with no promise about the title. The grantor gives up the interest and the grantee receives it. A deed in the statutory form is a sufficient conveyance of the grantor's existing legal and equitable rights.[1] Download the free form below or build it online.
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Alaska sets out a statutory form for a quitclaim deed, and a deed that follows it passes the grantor's existing rights to the grantee. The deed must also be acknowledged or proved and then recorded.[1][2] Each rule is explained below in plain words. For the general idea behind this type of deed, see our guide to quitclaim deeds.
A deed substantially in the statutory form, once it is otherwise duly executed, is considered a sufficient conveyance, release and quitclaim to the grantee and the grantee's heirs and assigns. It covers all the existing legal and equitable rights the grantor has in the property described in the deed. A deed that makes the parties' transaction plain is not invalid just because it lacks the statutory wording.[1]
A quitclaim passes only what the grantor holds. The statutory wording conveys all interest which the grantor has, if any, in the described real estate, so the grantee gets nothing beyond that interest. Unless the statute provides otherwise, the deed also implies no covenant or warranty of title.[1]
Alaska law sets out the wording of a quitclaim deed in AS 34.15.040.[1] In plain words, the statutory form has room for:
The grantor (here insert the name or names and place of residence), for and in consideration of (here insert consideration) conveys and quitclaims to (here insert grantee's name or names) all interest which I (we) have, if any, in the following described real estate (here insert description), located in the State of Alaska.
Under AS 34.15.010, the deed is signed and sealed by the person passing the interest, then acknowledged or proved and recorded as the chapter directs.[2]
A conveyance of land, or of an estate or interest in land, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, who is of lawful age, or by the lawful agent or attorney of the person, and acknowledged or proved, and recorded as directed in this chapter, without any other act or ceremony whatever.
The form on this page has a (SEAL) mark beside each grantor signature on page 4. Page 5 has an acknowledgment block for a notary public.
The deed must be acknowledged before a notary public or another officer authorized by AS 09.63.010, or proved by a subscribing witness (AS 34.15.150(a)). The officer certifies that the signer appeared and was known or proved to be the person who signed (AS 09.63.070).[3]
The officer taking the acknowledgment endorses a certificate of acknowledgment and its date on the deed (AS 34.15.150(a)). When the acknowledgment is taken by an Alaska notary public, the notary adds the official signature, the official seal and the commission expiration date (AS 09.63.100(b)).[4]
The statute says a deed is recorded as directed in the same chapter.[2] The deed may be recorded only in the recording district where the land is located (AS 40.17.020(a)). Take the signed and acknowledged deed to the office that serves that district, and ask what it needs before you go.[5]
Recording makes the deed public notice to later buyers and lenders (AS 40.17.080(a)). It is not what transfers ownership.[5]
Recording fees are set statewide by regulation (AS 40.17.030(a)(10)). Check the Department of Natural Resources Recorder's Office fee schedule before you record.[5]
Alaska's Recorder's Office is statewide. Electronic recording is available only through approved e-recording providers, usually title companies.[6]
The Alaska quitclaim deed form follows a fixed order. You fill in the header blocks, the date and consideration, the grantor, the grantee and the property on pages 1 and 2. Then the grantor signs on page 4, and the signature is acknowledged on page 5. The steps below take each part in that order.
Once the deed is signed and acknowledged, keep a copy for your records and record the original as described in the recording section above. The After Recording Return To block on page 1 shows where the recorded deed should be sent back.
A quitclaim deed is a type of deed that conveys whatever interest the grantor has in the property, if any, and nothing more. It carries no implied warranty of title.[1]
In Alaska, a quit claim deed in the statutory form is a sufficient conveyance, release and quitclaim of all the grantor's existing legal and equitable rights in the property described. The deed implies no covenant, and the grantor passes only the interest the grantor then holds.[1]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the Alaska Statutes.
