Freeborn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Last validated September 17, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Formatted for recording in Freeborn County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Albert Lea, Alden, Clarks Grove, Conger, Emmons, Freeborn, Geneva, Glenville and 4 more.

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Freeborn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Freeborn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) form formatted to comply with all Minnesota recording and content requirements.

Document last validated 9/17/2026
Freeborn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

Freeborn County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

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Freeborn County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document

Freeborn County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Document

Example of a properly completed Minnesota Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) document for reference.

Document last validated 9/11/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Freeborn Recorder/Registrar

Address:
411 S Broadway / PO Box 1147
Albert Lea, Minnesota 56007

Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm Monday through Friday

Phone: (507) 377-5130

Recording Tips for Freeborn County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
  • Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs

Cities and Jurisdictions in Freeborn County

Properties in any of these areas use Freeborn County forms:

  • Albert Lea
  • Alden
  • Clarks Grove
  • Conger
  • Emmons
  • Freeborn
  • Geneva
  • Glenville
  • Hartland
  • Hayward
  • Hollandale
  • Twin Lakes

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Freeborn County

How do I get my forms?

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Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Freeborn County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Freeborn 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 Freeborn County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

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Are there any recurring fees?

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How much does it cost to record in Freeborn County?

Recording fees in Freeborn County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (507) 377-5130 for current fees.

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Record title sits in a trust, and a trustee is the one holding the pen. The Minnesota Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) prepares a quitclaim conveyance out of a trust: one trustee is named as Grantor, one signature block and one acknowledgment certificate close the instrument, and a numbered section states where the signer's power to convey already appears in the county index. What the Grantee receives is measured by what the trust actually held, because the deed makes no promise about title.

Where a trustee's power to convey actually lives

A trustee's authority is not visible on the face of a deed, and Minnesota answers that with two recordable instruments. Section 501C.1013 authorizes a certificate of trust, an abstract of the trust instrument that subdivision 2 permits to be used for conveying or mortgaging an interest in real property. Subdivision 4 gives a recorded certificate its weight: it documents the trust's existence, the identity of the trustees, and the trustees' powers and their limits as though the whole trust instrument had been recorded. Section 501C.1014 adds the affidavit of trustee, proof that the trust is valid, that it has not terminated, that the powers reach the described land, and that the requisite number of trustees executed and delivered the conveyance. Section 4 of this form takes the instrument relied on, its document number, and the office holding it, so the deed and its authority read together in the record.

One trustee signs, and signs as trustee

The form recites a single Grantor, identified by name and by trustee capacity, with the trust named in Section 3 along with the date of the trust instrument and its settlors. Section 8 speaks the section 507.07 words conveys and quitclaims from that trustee and states in the same breath that the trustee acts solely as trustee and not individually. That sentence works rather than decorates: section 501C.1010, paragraph (a), provides that a trustee is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in a fiduciary capacity while administering the trust if the trustee disclosed that capacity in the contract. The certificate follows the same logic, its blank carrying the signer's name together with the authority under which the signature was made, in the representative-capacity pattern of the section 358.66 short forms. Three transactions present this configuration: a successor trustee selling trust land after the settlor's death, a trustee distributing a parcel to a beneficiary, and a trustee of a revocable trust conveying back to the settlor who created it. One conveying trustee is what the form recites, so it is not set up for cotrustees who each need a signature block, nor for a conveyance into a trust.

The deed tax line runs both directions

Conveying land out of a trust does not always mean paying the percentage rate. Section 287.20, subdivision 3a, clause (4), defines a designated transfer as a transfer between a revocable trust and its own grantor, and the word between is what matters: the trip back out to the settlor qualifies just as the trip in did, so section 287.21 taxes it at $1.65 rather than 0.0033 of net consideration. A sale to a buyer and any conveyance out of an irrevocable trust sit outside the definition. Section 287.241, subdivision 1, keeps the arithmetic on the instrument by barring the recording of a taxable deed that states neither the tax due nor an exemption.

Registered land answers to the examiner first

The Abstract or Registered entry in Section 7 decides more than which office takes the deed. Section 508.62 provides that an instrument executed by an owner whose fee title to registered land is held in trust, and which transfers the land, is not registered without the written certification of the examiner of titles that the execution matches a power conferred in the trust instrument, evidenced in a certificate of trust, or otherwise authorized by law. Section 508A.62 repeats the rule for land registered under sections 508A.01 to 508A.85.

A certificate of trust and an affidavit of trustee are separate instruments, prepared and recorded on their own, and neither rides along here. A trustee's deed, a quit claim deed from a trust, and a Minnesota deed out of a living trust all name this same instrument. The package delivers the fillable form, a completed example built on a Stearns County sale by a successor trustee, and a guide covering each numbered section and the chapter 501C provisions behind it. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Freeborn County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the county recording office listed above.

This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) meets all recording requirements specific to Freeborn County.

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