DOES A QUITCLAIM DEED HAVE TO BE RECORDED TO BE LEGAL?
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no
Keith J. Kanouse / Kanouse & Walker, P.A.
Answered 3 years ago
This attorney is licensed in Florida
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No but you better record it or later purchasers from your seller or liens would adversely affect your interest.
Keith Kanouse, Boca Raton, FL
M.D., Member, California And New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 3 years ago|
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All deeds should be recorded, including a quitclaim. The reason - a recorded deed notifies the world that you are the owner of the property. An unrecorded deed is vulnerable to being lost/ destroyed (in which event if the grantor dies or changes their mind you have no proof of ownership), made invalid (if a new deed to a new grantee is recorded before yours) or made subordinate to any future lien that may be placed against the property (in the case of a judgement lien, for example).
