A Rhode Island quitclaim deed is a written document in which the owner of real property (the grantor) releases whatever interest they hold in it to another person (the grantee). Rhode Island law gives a statutory quitclaim deed form in Section 34-11-12, and a deed that follows it is enough to convey the grantor's interest.[2] Download the free Rhode Island quitclaim deed form below, or build one online.
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Two sections of the Rhode Island General Laws matter most for a quitclaim deed. Section 34-11-12 gives the statutory quitclaim deed form, which ends with an acknowledgment. Section 34-11-1 covers how a conveyance of land is signed, acknowledged and recorded. The sections below explain each rule in plain words.[2][1.2]
Section 34-11-12 sets out a statutory form for a quitclaim deed. In it, the grantor grants the property "with quitclaim covenants," and the deed ends with an acknowledgment. A deed that follows the statutory form is enough to convey the grantor's interest in the property it describes. An equivalent deed that makes the parties' transaction plain is not invalid because its wording differs.[2]
The deed must be signed by the grantor, the party from whom the interest passes.[1.1] It must also be notarized, so the statutory form ends with a place to add the acknowledgment.[2] An acknowledgment is the signer's formal statement, made before a notary public, that the signature is their own. The FormsPal form has an acknowledgment block on page 5.
The signers and the notary must have their names typed or printed immediately beneath or next to their signatures. Leaving the names out does not affect the deed's validity, but it raises the recording fee (R.I. Gen. Laws 34-11-1.1).[3.1]
The notary confirms who is signing. Under R.I. Gen. Laws 34-12-1, the acknowledgment certificate must state that the signers were known to the officer taking it, known to be the parties executing the deed, and that they acknowledged it as their free act and deed.[4.1]
Recording is what protects the deed against third parties. Section 34-11-1 says a conveyance of land for a term longer than one year is void unless it is:
In practice, people take the signed and acknowledged deed to the town or city office that keeps those land evidence records.
The same section adds a proviso: a delivered deed is valid and binding between the parties and their heirs, and against those taking by gift or devise or with notice of it, even if it is not acknowledged or recorded (R.I. Gen. Laws 34-11-1).[1.3]
R.I. Gen. Laws 34-13-7 sets the recording fee for a quitclaim deed and allows the recording office a charge for each additional page, so check the current amounts with the town or city clerk.[5.1]
Gather the details below before you start, because the form asks for them. Having them on hand lets you complete the deed in one sitting and avoid blanks that you have to fix later.
The FormsPal form runs five pages. The fields are on pages 1, 2, 4 and 5, and page 3 is blank, so work through the parts below in the order they appear on the form. Start with our quitclaim deed form builder or the download above. You can fill in the PDF on screen with our PDF editor, or print it and write by hand.
Once the deed has its signatures and the acknowledgment, see the recording section above before you take it to the town or city office.
A quitclaim deed fits cases where ownership moves between people who already trust each other. Page 2 of the form says the property is quit claimed without any warranty. That suits a simple transfer where no one expects the signer to vouch for the title. The details still need to be accurate, because the deed changes who owns the property.
People commonly use a quitclaim deed for:
Signing is not the last task. After the notary completes the acknowledgment, a few more steps help make the transfer easy to prove later. Work through the short list below, and keep the recorded copy where you can find it.
In Rhode Island, a quitclaim deed is a deed that grants the property "with quitclaim covenants," the wording of the statutory form in Section 34-11-12. A deed that follows that form is enough to convey the grantor's interest in the property it describes.[2]
General information, not legal or tax advice.
