A New Hampshire quitclaim deed is a written document that transfers whatever interest the grantor holds in real estate to the grantee, often between family members. Under N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 477:28, a deed in substantially the statutory form has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple. The grantor's covenants reach only claims made by, through, or under the grantor.[2]
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Compared with a quitclaim deed, other deeds such as a general warranty deed may include warranties about the title, so they can protect the buyer more. If the property is in another state, see the quitclaim deed forms for that state.
New Hampshire allows real estate to be conveyed by a deed executed by any person or by that person's attorney. The deed is acknowledged and recorded as directed in Chapter 477, without any other act or ceremony.[1] A deed in substantially the statutory form also carries specific covenants from the grantor, which are covered below.[2]
The statutory form closes with the line "(here add acknowledgment)," so the deed must be notarized.[2] A notary acknowledgment is the notary's written record that the signer confirmed signing the deed.
Every deed must be signed by the grantor and acknowledged by the grantor before a justice, notary public or commissioner, and it must show the mailing address of the grantee (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 477:3).[1]
The statute describes a deed that is acknowledged and recorded as directed in Chapter 477. Every deed must be recorded at length in the registry of deeds for the county where the land lies, and it is not effective against bona fide purchasers for value until it is recorded (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 477:3-a).[1] It helps to check that county's website first to see how it accepts new deeds.
The registry charges $10 for the first recorded page plus $4 for each additional page, and an additional $25 charge for recording each deed, which the grantee pays and which funds the land and community heritage investment program (N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 478:17-g).[3]
A deed in substantially the statutory form has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple once it is duly executed and delivered. The deed runs to the grantee and the grantee's heirs, successors, and assigns, to their own use. The statute attaches two covenants from the grantor:
A deed in substance following the form appended to this section shall, when duly executed and delivered, have the force and effect of a deed in fee simple to the grantee, heirs, successors and assigns, to their own use, with covenants on the part of the grantor, for himself, or herself, heirs, executors and administrators with the grantee, heirs, successors and assigns, that at the time of the delivery of such deed the premises were free from all incumbrances made by the grantor, except as stated, and that the grantor will, and the heirs, executors and administrators shall, warrant and defend the same to the grantee and heirs, successors and assigns forever against the lawful claims and demands of all persons claiming, by, through or under the grantor, but against none other.
A quitclaim deed does not promise clean title. The grantor's covenants cover only claims that come from the grantor, so claims from anyone else are outside them.[2]
Fill in the New Hampshire quitclaim deed form from top to bottom. The steps below follow the order of the form itself, so keep the PDF open next to this page, and use the same spelling of every name throughout. You can type into the downloaded PDF with the online PDF editor, or answer a few questions in the document builder above.
A quitclaim deed conveys the interest the grantor holds in a property to the grantee. In New Hampshire, a deed in substantially the statutory form has the force and effect of a deed in fee simple. It ends with an acknowledgment, so the deed must be notarized.[2]
Yes, but only limited ones. The statutory form carries the grantor's covenant that the premises were free from incumbrances made by the grantor, except as stated. It also carries the grantor's covenant to warrant and defend against the claims of persons claiming by, through, or under the grantor, but against none other.[2]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
Unless noted otherwise, the sources below are from the N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann..
