Anne Arundel County Quitclaim Deed Form

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Anne Arundel County Quitclaim Deed Form

Anne Arundel County Quitclaim Deed Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed form formatted to comply with all Maryland recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 7/25/2026
Anne Arundel County Quitclaim Deed Guide

Anne Arundel County Quitclaim Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed form.

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Anne Arundel County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed Document

Anne Arundel County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed Document

Example of a properly completed Maryland Quitclaim Deed document for reference.

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Important: Your property must be located in Anne Arundel County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Clerk of the Circuit Court: Land Records Department

Address:
8 Church Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21404

Hours: Telephone Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 pm / Walk In Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 pm

Phone: 410-222-1425

Mailing Address for Land Records: Robert P. Duckworth, Clerk Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County ATTN: Land Records Department

Address:
8 Church Circle
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Hours:

Phone: 410-222-1425

Recording Tips for Anne Arundel County:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Bring extra funds - fees can vary by document type and page count
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned

Cities and Jurisdictions in Anne Arundel County

Properties in any of these areas use Anne Arundel County forms:

  • Annapolis
  • Arnold
  • Baltimore
  • Churchton
  • Crofton
  • Crownsville
  • Curtis Bay
  • Davidsonville
  • Deale
  • Edgewater
  • Fort George G Meade
  • Friendship
  • Galesville
  • Gambrills
  • Gibson Island
  • Glen Burnie
  • Hanover
  • Harmans
  • Harwood
  • Laurel
  • Linthicum Heights
  • Lothian
  • Mayo
  • Millersville
  • Odenton
  • Pasadena
  • Riva
  • Severn
  • Severna Park
  • Shady Side
  • Tracys Landing
  • West River

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Anne Arundel County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Anne Arundel 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 Anne Arundel 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. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). 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 Anne Arundel County?

Recording fees in Anne Arundel County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 410-222-1425 for current fees.

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The Maryland Quitclaim Deed (Individual Grantor) is a fill-in-the-blank instrument for one owner conveying alone: a single grantor releases to a named grantee whatever right, title, and interest the record gives the grantor, with no covenant or warranty of title. The form follows Maryland recording practice from the first page down, and the grantee receives exactly what the grantor can convey, whether that is the whole parcel, an undivided fractional share, or nothing at all.

A release of interest, not a promise of title

Maryland deeds carry no implied warranty. Warranty exists only where a deed speaks it in express covenant words, such as warrant generally or warrant specially, and a quitclaim deed contains no covenant at all. The conveyance paragraph of this deed uses the customary Maryland release words, remises, releases, and forever quitclaims, and then states plainly that the grantor conveys only the interest held at delivery and makes no warranty. Under Real Property Article Section 4-101, a deed is sufficient when it names the grantor and grantee, describes the property with reasonable certainty, and states the interest conveyed; the form collects each of those elements in numbered sections, from the parties through the liber and folio reference of the vesting deed.

One grantor, one signature, one certificate

The form recites exactly one grantor, signing personally, with one acknowledgment certificate and a certificate of preparation. The patterns that present a single releasing owner run all through Maryland land records: a former co-owner releasing an undivided half after a buyout, a parent passing a home to an adult child as a gift, an owner moving a parcel into a revocable living trust, and a divorce settlement in which one former spouse releases the marital home. The form is not set up as a two-grantor instrument, and it recites a personal-capacity signer rather than a trustee, personal representative, or attorney-in-fact.

The consideration section is drafted around Tax-Property Article Section 12-104, which requires the consideration payable, including any assumed mortgage debt, to be described in the deed's recitals or acknowledgment or in an accompanying affidavit. A gift transfer states zero consideration in the blank, the same statement the completed example carries, and the recordation and transfer taxes compute from what the section states.

Built for Maryland's recording counter

Several Maryland recording rules are visible on the face of the form. A certificate of preparation appears above the grantor's signature because Real Property Article Section 3-104(f) bars a deed from record without a certification that it was prepared by a party named in the instrument or by, or under the supervision of, an attorney admitted to the Maryland Bar. A printed name line sits beneath each signature, the placement Section 3-104(d) describes. The first page reserves a full 3 inch top margin for the clerk, with 1 inch side margins and 12 point type, comfortably above the 8 point statutory floor, since a nonconforming instrument can draw a treble recording charge or be refused. The acknowledgment certificate follows the State Government Article Section 18-216 short form, and Maryland authorizes remote online notarization when the statutory conditions are met.

At the counter, the deed travels with a completed Land Instrument Intake Sheet, the separate cover form prescribed for change-of-ownership instruments, which carries the consideration, the taxes, any exemption citations, and the grantee's tax bill mailing address. Recordation tax rates are set county by county per $500 of consideration, the state transfer tax generally runs 0.5 percent, and county transfer taxes vary; a quit claim deed given without consideration states zero and computes the consideration-based taxes accordingly.

What arrives with the download

The download delivers three pieces: the blank fillable Maryland quitclaim deed formatted for one grantor, a completed example showing an Anne Arundel County gift transfer entry by entry, and a plain-language guide that walks every section of the form, the signing formalities, and the county recording workflow. The materials describe Maryland law and the form itself; they are informational and are not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Anne Arundel County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Quitclaim Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Anne Arundel County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Anne Arundel 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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