San Diego County Quitclaim Deed Form
Last validated August 28, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in San Diego County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Alpine, Bonita, Bonsall, Borrego Springs, Boulevard, Camp Pendleton, Campo, Cardiff By The Sea and 44 more.
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San Diego County Quitclaim Deed Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed form formatted to comply with all California recording and content requirements.

San Diego County Quitclaim Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed form.

San Diego County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed Document
Example of a properly completed California Quitclaim Deed document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
San Diego Clerk/Recorder Main Office
San Diego, California 92101
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Phone: (619) 236-3771, 238-8158; (760) 630-1219 North County
Mail to: San Diego Assessor/Recorder/Clerk
San Diego, California 92112-1750
Hours: N/A
Phone: mailing address
El Cajon Branch Office
El Cajon, California 92020
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Phone: (619) 238-8158 or (619) 236-3771 Assessor
San Marcos Branch Office
San Marcos, California 92078
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Phone: (619) 238-8158 or (760) 630-1219 North County
Chula Vista Branch Office
Chula Vista, California 91910
Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays.
Phone: (619) 238-8158
Recording Tips for San Diego County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Ask if they accept credit cards - many offices are cash/check only
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
- Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
Cities and Jurisdictions in San Diego County
Properties in any of these areas use San Diego County forms:
- Alpine
- Bonita
- Bonsall
- Borrego Springs
- Boulevard
- Camp Pendleton
- Campo
- Cardiff By The Sea
- Carlsbad
- Chula Vista
- Coronado
- Del Mar
- Descanso
- Dulzura
- El Cajon
- Encinitas
- Escondido
- Fallbrook
- Guatay
- Imperial Beach
- Jacumba
- Jamul
- Julian
- La Jolla
- La Mesa
- Lakeside
- Lemon Grove
- Lincoln Acres
- Mount Laguna
- National City
- Oceanside
- Pala
- Palomar Mountain
- Pauma Valley
- Pine Valley
- Potrero
- Poway
- Ramona
- Ranchita
- Rancho Santa Fe
- San Diego
- San Luis Rey
- San Marcos
- San Ysidro
- Santa Ysabel
- Santee
- Solana Beach
- Spring Valley
- Tecate
- Valley Center
- Vista
- Warner Springs
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for San Diego County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The San Diego County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in San Diego County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in San Diego County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in San Diego County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. The free Adobe Acrobat Reader is recommended, and most PDF apps also work. You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in San Diego County?
Recording fees in San Diego County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (619) 236-3771, 238-8158; (760) 630-1219 North County for current fees.
Questions answered? Let's get started!
California wrote a statutory form for the grant deed and none at all for this one. The quitclaim deed lives on practice and decision instead, and what marks it is a word it never uses. This form prepares that instrument in its general configuration: one or two people, signing in their own names, releasing whatever interest they hold to one or two grantees, with nothing promised about the title.
The Word This Deed Leaves Out
Civil Code Section 1092 supplies a statutory deed built on the word grant, and Civil Code Section 1113 attaches two implied covenants to that word and, in its own terms, no others: against a prior conveyance of the same estate by the grantor, and against encumbrances the grantor made or suffered. Drop the word and both covenants fall away, and Section 1106, which carries after-acquired title where an instrument purports to grant a fee simple, stays on the far side of that line too. What the deed does convey is not small: the California Supreme Court has described a quitclaim as being as effective as any other deed to pass whatever title the grantor holds, fee simple included, the difference lying in the absence of warranties.
Open Blanks Instead of Preprinted Status
The form decides as little as possible for the parties. The grantor block is open text sized for two names, and the words beside a name, whether an owner writes an unmarried woman, a married man as separate property, or nothing at all, are the filler's own. The grantee block works the same way and holds the manner of taking title where the grantees state one, whether that reads as joint tenants, tenants in common, or community property with right of survivorship. Four count patterns fit those blocks: one grantor to one grantee, one to two, two to one, and two to two, all of them individuals signing in their own capacity. Two signature blocks follow, each under its own Civil Code Section 1189 acknowledgment certificate headed by the boxed identity notice that section requires; where one person conveys, the second block and its certificate stay blank. What it is not set up for is a signer acting through a corporate office, a management title, a partnership name, a fiduciary capacity, or a power of attorney.
A First Page Built Around Reserved Space
California recorders read page one before anything else, and Government Code Section 27361.6 tells a drafter where to stay out of the way: the top 2.5 inches belong to recording information, with the requester line and return address in the left 3.5 inches of that band. The form places both there and puts the document title immediately below, where Government Code Section 27324 puts the title the recorder indexes. Two more entries follow: the assessor's parcel number, and the address for future tax statements Government Code Section 27321.5 asks for before a fee title deed is accepted.
The Tax Line, and the Signature Under It
Section 1 carries the documentary transfer tax declaration. Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11911 sets the county rate at 55 cents for each 500 dollars of consideration or value above one hundred dollars, exclusive of liens remaining at sale, and Sections 11932 and 11933 want the amount on the face of the document over a declaration signed by the party who determined it, stating whether the taxed amount was or was not exclusive of those liens. Charter cities layer taxes of their own above that rate. Where an exemption applies, county practice enters its code section on the amount line instead of a figure, and the guide walks through the exemptions a quitclaim commonly meets.
What Recording Settles
Government Code Section 27287 makes the notarial acknowledgment the condition of recording, with subscribing witness proof unavailable for deeds. California then runs a race-notice rule: the deed binds the parties without recording under Civil Code Section 1217, while an unrecorded conveyance loses to a later good faith purchaser who records first. Recording proves nothing about the underlying title: Government Code Section 27201 keeps legal sufficiency out of what the recorder examines.
Three files arrive together: the quitclaim deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example worked through a Sonoma County release, and a plain language guide covering every section, the vesting choices on the grantee side, the certificates, and the fees. All of it sets out what California law provides in general terms, and none of it is legal advice about a particular parcel or title.
Important: Your property must be located in San Diego County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.
This Quitclaim Deed meets all recording requirements specific to San Diego County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable San Diego County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
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