Newport County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Last validated September 9, 2026 by our Forms Development Team

Formatted for recording in Newport County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Adamsville, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Tiverton.

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Newport County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

Newport County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Form

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

Document last validated 7/28/2026
Newport County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

Newport County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantor) Guide

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

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

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

Document last validated 9/9/2026

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

Where to Record Your Documents

Jamestown Town Clerk

Address:
93 Narragansett Ave
Jamestown, Rhode Island 02835

Hours: 8:00am and 4:30pm M-F

Phone: (401) 423-9801

Little Compton Town Clerk

Address:
40 Commons / PO Box 226
Little Compton, Rhode Island 02837

Hours: 8:00am and 4:00pm M-F

Phone: (401) 635-4400

Middletown Town Clerk

Address:
Town Hall, 1st Floor - 350 E Main Rd
Middletown, Rhode Island 02842

Hours: 8:00am and 4:00pm M-F

Phone: (401) 847-0009

Newport City Clerk

Address:
43 Broadway
Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (401) 845-5334

Portsmouth Town Clerk

Address:
2200 E Main Rd
Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-W; 8:30 to 6:30 Thu; 8:30 to 2:30 Fri

Phone: (401) 683-2101

Tiverton Town Clerk

Address:
343 Highland Rd
Tiverton, Rhode Island 02878

Hours: 8:30 to 4:00 M-F

Phone: (401) 625-6703

Recording Tips for Newport County:
  • Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
  • Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
  • Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
  • Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection

Cities and Jurisdictions in Newport County

Properties in any of these areas use Newport County forms:

  • Adamsville
  • Jamestown
  • Little Compton
  • Middletown
  • Newport
  • Portsmouth
  • Tiverton

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How do I get my forms?

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

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

Recording fees in Newport County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (401) 423-9801 for current fees.

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One signature moves this deed, and one statute puts a second instrument into the record beside it. The granting side of this Rhode Island quitclaim deed belongs to a trustee: record title stands in a trustee of a named trust, that trustee signs once in the trust capacity and not individually, and a single acknowledgment certificate belongs to that signature.

A signature that carries both a capacity and a power

Section 34-11-11 provides that the statutory forms may be altered as circumstances require and are not exclusive, which is the authority for a deed pairing the quitclaim covenant phrase with the language of the fiduciary form, the deed of an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian, conservator, receiver, or commissioner. That form conveys by the power conferred by a named instrument and by every other power thereunto enabling. Section 1 gives the trustee's name and office, Section 2 the trust name, the date of the trust instrument as amended or restated, and the provision relied on, and Section 12 grants under that power, acting as trustee and not individually.

The companion recording a trust transfer calls for

Rhode Island puts a condition on this transaction that an ordinary deed never meets. Under Section 34-4-27, a transfer or mortgage of trust property by the trustees requires the recording of the trust instrument, as amended or restated, or, in the alternative, of an affidavit or memorandum of trust. It carries weight of its own: a third party without actual knowledge to the contrary may rely on its statements, and a later amendment or revocation is recorded to constitute notice to third parties. On a nominee trust, Section 34-4-30 asks the memorandum to carry the trustee's statement that each beneficiary consented. The form prints the requirement on page one and holds a blank in Section 2 for the recording reference; that companion instrument is drafted and recorded separately and is not included in this package.

Covenants measured against the trust's own tenure

A quitclaim deed here is a covenant instrument. Sections 34-11-17 and 34-11-18 give the phrase its content: fee simple passes, and the grantor answers for lawful claims of persons claiming by, through, or under the grantor, and nobody else. On a trustee's deed that boundary falls where the trust's chapter of the chain begins, so a mortgage the trustee granted sits inside the covenant and a defect predating the trust's acquisition sits outside it. Section 34-11-26 explains why the phrase matters: the word grant implies no warranty here. Section 34-11-27 sizes the transfer at whatever estate stands in the trustee's name at signing.

The patterns this configuration recites

The form recites one trustee as grantor, with a printed name beneath the signature line for Section 34-11-1.1 and one certificate carrying the substance Section 34-12-1 describes. Shapes like this reach the land evidence records regularly: a sole trustee selling the settlor's former residence, a successor trustee conveying to the persons entitled after the settlor's death, a trustee deeding a parcel back to the settlor individually. Co-trustees signing together fall outside the single grantor block, an owner conveying for that owner's own account signs without capacity language, and an entity grantor states authority of a different kind. Searchers reach the instrument as a trustee deed, a deed out of a living trust, or a quit claim deed from a trustee.

Filed with a town clerk, taxed by the state

Land evidence records are kept town by town, with no county office anywhere in the state, so the deed reaches one municipal clerk, carrying the grantee address Section 34-11-1.2 asks for and, on a sale, the price under Section 34-11-1.4. Fees come from the state statutes: eighty dollars for a quitclaim deed under Section 34-13-7, a dollar for each page, a ten percent municipal records surcharge, and the four dollar Historical Records Trust charge Section 42-8.1-20 adds. Conveyance tax runs at $3.75 for each $500 of consideration above one hundred dollars, with a second tier at that rate on residential consideration above $824,000 for 2026, and nothing in Section 44-25-2 exempts a conveyance for being a trustee's. A sale by a nonresident trust also meets the six percent withholding of Section 44-30-71.3.

The purchase downloads the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example worked through a North Kingstown sale by a family trust, and a plain language guide covering all thirteen sections, the acknowledgment, and municipal recording. The materials describe Rhode Island practice in general terms and do not give legal advice.

Important: Your property must be located in Newport 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 Newport County.

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