How to Transfer Title to Land

This blog post touches on a few different scenarios of the same topic but the

how do you transfer real estate from the name of a deceased person?

If a real property is held in the name of one person, and that person dies, how do you transfer the deed to the name of a new person?

quit claim real estate in arizona

To quitclaim real estate means to transfer your interest or ownership in the property to a third-party without making any guarantees or warranties about the property’s title.

In other words, a quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest or title the grantor (the person transferring the property) has in the property to the grantee (the person receiving the property), but does not make any promises or guarantees about the title’s validity or any outstanding liens or encumbrances on the property.

This type of deed is often used in situations where the grantor is not making any monetary or other consideration for the transfer, such as transferring property between family members, or to clear up any potential disputes over ownership. It’s important to note that a quitclaim deed does not provide any protection to the grantee, and they will assume any risks or legal issues related to the property’s ownership after the transfer.

how to transfer the title if it had been held in a trust and the trustee has passed away?

If a real property is held in a trust and the trustee dies. How do you change the name on the deed?

  • Affidavit of Death of Joint Tenant– In a Joint Tenant in a Right of Survivorship.
    • Record the Affidavit . Automatically becomes the sole owner of the property.

what if one of the trustees is still living?

If the real property is held as Community Property or as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship then when on of the property owner dies, their ownership portion is automatically transferred to the person still living.

Many people who are the survivors of the real property that is held as Community Property or as Joint Tenants with Rights of Survivorship want the deed to be changed to reflect that they now own the real property as a single person.

If you have questions about changing the name on an Arizona deed then contact the Arizona real estate attorneys at the Dunaway Law Group at 480-389-6529 or message us HERE.

how to rename a deed if a person changed their name

It is quite common for woman to take the last name of their husband when their are married, how can you change the name of the property into the spouse’s new name?

Affidavit of Name Change

*** IT IS IMPORTANT TO TAKE NOTE THAT THIS BLOG POST APPLIES ONLY TO REAL PROPERTIES IN ARIZONA. ***
*** AS A COMMUNITY PROPERTY STATE ARIZONA HAS VERY UNIQUE LAWS WHEN IT COMES TO REAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ***

Author: Clint Dunaway

Arizona attorney.