Columbia County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Last validated September 3, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Formatted for recording in Columbia County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Aristes, Benton, Berwick, Bloomsburg, Catawissa, Lightstreet, Mifflinville, Millville and 4 more.

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Columbia County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

Columbia County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form

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

Document last validated 9/3/2026
Columbia County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

Columbia County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide

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Document last validated 7/28/2026
Columbia County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Columbia County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document

Example of a properly completed Pennsylvania Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.

Document last validated 8/21/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Recorder of Deeds - County Courthouse

Address:
35 West Main St
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815

Hours: 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday - Friday

Phone: (570) 389-5632

Recording Tips for Columbia County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Documents must be on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording

Cities and Jurisdictions in Columbia County

Properties in any of these areas use Columbia County forms:

  • Aristes
  • Benton
  • Berwick
  • Bloomsburg
  • Catawissa
  • Lightstreet
  • Mifflinville
  • Millville
  • Numidia
  • Orangeville
  • Stillwater
  • Wilburton

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Columbia County

How do I get my forms?

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

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Columbia 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 Columbia 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 Columbia County?

Recording fees in Columbia County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (570) 389-5632 for current fees.

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The grantee line is what makes this Pennsylvania quitclaim deed its own instrument. It names a person, the fiduciary office that person occupies, and the trust that office answers to, and the section beneath it pins the trust down by name and by the date of its instrument. One record owner releases whatever interest that owner holds, it lands in a trustee rather than in an individual, and no warranty of title travels with it.

A grantee with an office, a trust, and a date

Three facts identify a trustee grantee, and the deed collects them before it conveys anything: the trustee's name and address, the name of the trust, and the date the trust instrument was executed. The last two are the facts a certification of trust under 20 Pa.C.S. Section 7790.3 opens with, which is what a title examiner usually asks for. The deed then adds what a bare grantee name cannot: title vests in the capacity stated on its face and not individually, and runs to each successor trustee in office, so a change of trustee later does not leave the record naming someone who has left the job. The beneficial side stays out of the county index by design: 21 P.S. Section 358 provides that a trust beneficiary does not have to be indexed for constructive notice.

The transfer tax rule turns on who the grantor is

Pennsylvania taxes a transfer to a trust by looking through it rather than at the deed. Under 61 Pa. Code Section 91.156(c)(1), a transfer for no or nominal actual consideration to a trustee of a living trust from its settlor is excluded from realty transfer tax. Where the grantor is not the settlor, subsection (c)(2) taxes the transfer in full unless it would have been wholly excluded moving directly from that grantor to the settlor, and a trust outside the regulation's living trust definition runs through the beneficiary look-through of subsection (a). Subsection (g) adds the practical condition: no exemption is granted under that section unless the recorder of deeds is presented with a copy of the trust agreement. A REV-183 Statement of Value ordinarily rides along on a no-consideration transfer, and the deed's label settles nothing: a quitclaim deed is taxable on the same basis as another deed where an actual conveyance occurs (61 Pa. Code Section 91.164).

One releasing owner, one trustee grantee

The architecture is narrow. A single grantor block names the releasing owner, a single grantee block names the trustee and states the capacity, one signature line and one acknowledgment certificate carry the execution under the short form of 57 Pa.C.S. Section 316, and the closing certificate of residence is signed by the trustee. Ownership patterns that present this configuration recur in Pennsylvania record rooms: an owner moving a parcel to the trustee of a trust created under an estate plan, a co-owner releasing an undivided share to the trustee of a trust that already holds the rest of the parcel, and an owner clearing up land a trust was meant to hold on a funding deed that never reached the counter. The form recites one releasing owner and one trustee taking a single fiduciary title; a trust whose cotrustees take title together follows a grantee arrangement this quit claim deed does not print.

Words that release, covenants that stay behind

The conveyance section releases in the words 21 P.S. Section 6 supplies, then states its limits: no grant and convey, so none of the covenants of 21 P.S. Section 3, and neither the general warranty of Section 4 nor the special warranty of Section 5. The trustee takes the parcel as the record holds it, liens, easements, and any severance of coal or minerals included.

What the county counter looks for

The final section carries the grantee residence certificate that 16 P.S. Section 9781 makes a condition of recording, signed here by the trustee, and a parcel identifier entry serves the ordinance counties. Trust paperwork draws county-specific handling: Delaware County treats trust documents as non-recordable while allowing copies as Statement of Value attachments, and Montgomery County publishes that deeds involving trusts go by mail or in person.

The download holds the blank quitclaim deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example following a Northampton County owner placing a home in the trust she settled, and a plain-language guide to the twelve sections, notarization, the trust tax rules, and county recording. The materials describe Pennsylvania law in general terms and are not legal advice.

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

This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Columbia County.

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