Arizona Quitclaim Deed

Arizona wrote the quitclaim deed into statute as a single sentence. Under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 33-402, a deed reciting that the grantor, for a stated consideration, quit claims to the grantee all of the grantor's interest in described real property is sufficient to convey that interest. This form prepares that instrument: a conveyance of whatever interest the grantor holds at delivery, carrying no covenant or warranty of title.

Interest, not promises

A quitclaim deed passes the grantor's present interest, if any, and promises nothing about what that interest is. The grantee receives no covenant that the grantor owns the property or that the title is clear. That bare mechanism is what gives the deed its everyday work in Arizona practice: it moves an interest between parties who already know the condition of the title, and it takes a claimed or possible interest off the record so a cloud disappears. Where a transaction calls for title covenants, the statute supplies different words: Section 33-402 pairs its conveyance form with the warranty against all persons whomsoever, and permits other, limited words of warranty reaching only claims arising by, through, or under the grantor. The quitclaim carries none of them.

The affidavit, the exemption code, and a two dollar fee

Arizona has no documentary stamp or transfer tax. A two dollar real estate transfer fee under Section 11-1132 is folded into the flat thirty dollar recording fee of Section 11-475, uniform in every county. What the recorder does police is the Affidavit of Property Value: under Section 11-1133, a deed transferring title is refused unless a completed affidavit is appended or the face of the deed carries an exemption notation under Section 11-1134. A quitclaim deed executed for no monetary consideration is itself an exempt instrument under Section 11-1134(A)(4), noted in the Department of Revenue's style, A.R.S. 11-1134 A4, beneath the legal description. The form carries a dedicated line for that notation, and the completed example shows it in place.

Community property and the second signature

Arizona presumes property acquired during marriage is community property, and Section 25-214(C) requires both spouses to join in a disposition or encumbrance of community real property. The Arizona Supreme Court treats a transfer lacking one spouse's joinder as voidable by the nonjoining spouse. The form carries a second grantor signature block and a matching acknowledgment certificate for exactly this situation.

Recording and the 2026 anti-fraud changes

The deed is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the property is located. An unrecorded deed binds the parties, but Section 33-412 makes it void as to creditors and subsequent purchasers for value without notice. The form is drafted to the Section 11-480 format standards, with the caption, type size, and reserved first page top margin the recording statutes describe, and its first page carries the requesting party and return address in the left portion of that reserved area, the placement Section 11-480(C) allows. Deeds notarized on or after September 12, 2026 also feel Senate Bill 1479: the notary journal gains a thumbprint requirement for deed signers, in-person recording requires photo identification, and recording a groundless document becomes a class 5 felony.

The download includes the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example for a Maricopa County parcel, and a plain language guide that walks through every section of the form, the signing formalities, and recording. The materials are informational; they are not legal advice.