San Juan County Quitclaim Deed Form
Last validated September 3, 2026 by our Forms Development TeamFormatted for recording in San Juan County, for property anywhere in the county: rural and unincorporated areas as well as Blakely Island, Deer Harbor, Eastsound, Friday Harbor, Lopez Island, Olga, Orcas, Shaw Island and 1 more.
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San Juan County Quitclaim Deed Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed form formatted to comply with all Washington recording and content requirements.

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

San Juan County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed Document
Example of a properly completed Washington Quitclaim Deed document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
San Juan County Auditor: Recording
Friday Harbor, Washington 98250
Hours: 10:00 a.m until 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
Phone: (360) 378-2161
Recording Tips for San Juan County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Ensure all signatures are in blue or black ink
- Check margin requirements - usually 1-2 inches at top
- Leave recording info boxes blank - the office fills these
- Make copies of your documents before recording - keep originals safe
Cities and Jurisdictions in San Juan County
Properties in any of these areas use San Juan County forms:
- Blakely Island
- Deer Harbor
- Eastsound
- Friday Harbor
- Lopez Island
- Olga
- Orcas
- Shaw Island
- Waldron
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for San Juan County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The San Juan 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 Juan County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in San Juan 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 Juan 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 Juan County?
Recording fees in San Juan County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (360) 378-2161 for current fees.
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Washington keeps three deed forms in one chapter of its code, and what separates them is not what passes to the grantee but what travels alongside it. Chapter 64.04 RCW prints a warranty deed at RCW 64.04.030, a bargain and sale deed at RCW 64.04.040, and a quitclaim deed at RCW 64.04.050. This is the third, in its general configuration: natural persons conveying in their own names, promises left out, the interest measured on the day of delivery.
A statute that withholds two things
The operative phrase is conveys and quitclaims. A deed in the substance of the RCW 64.04.050 form is deemed a good and sufficient conveyance, release, and quitclaim of the rights the grantor holds in the premises it describes, and it withholds two things the neighboring forms supply. It attaches no covenant, so nothing in the deed answers for the condition of the title, where RCW 64.04.030 would add covenants of seisin, freedom from encumbrances, and quiet possession. It also stops at the title on hand: RCW 64.04.070 sends after acquired title to a grantee under a deed purporting to convey a greater estate, and RCW 64.04.050 excepts the quitclaim unless the parties add words asking for that reach. Those two absences are why the instrument, often searched as a quit claim deed, releases and reorganizes interests rather than selling with assurances.
Blanks that hold what the parties actually are
Washington characterizes property by the source of its acquisition rather than by the words on the last recorded deed, and this form prints no status or vesting language. Section 1 takes one or two grantors with any status they state, and Section 2 takes one or two grantees with any vesting designation they choose. Two signature blocks follow, headed GRANTOR and SECOND GRANTOR (if applicable), each carrying a printed name, a date, and its own acknowledgment certificate, so two signers may appear on different days or before officers in different counties; a single grantor leaves the second block and certificate blank. Four count patterns fit that architecture: one or two names conveying to one or two names. What the form is not set up as: an entity grantor signing through an officer in a stated capacity, a signer acting under a power of attorney or in a fiduciary office, or three or more record owners on either side.
What the grantees write after their names
The receiving side runs on statutory defaults. Under RCW 64.28.020 an interest created in two or more persons in their own right is an interest in common unless the instrument declares a joint tenancy, and RCW 64.28.010 makes an express written declaration the only route to survivorship. Where spouses or state registered domestic partners take as declared joint tenants, RCW 64.28.040 presumes the interest to be community property while still passing it to the survivor. RCW 11.04.071 abolished survivorship as an incident of tenancy by the entirety, so that designation now carries no effect.
Built for the auditor's first page
The first five numbered sections carry the content RCW 65.04.045(1) assigns to page one: the party names, an abbreviated legal description keyed to the complete one, the assessor's parcel or account number, and reference numbers of documents assigned or released. The return name and address sit at the statutory top left, inside the three inch band held for the auditor, the title directly beneath. Body type is set at 12 point against an 8 point statutory minimum, and no blank asks for a social security number, a birth date, or a parent's maiden name, which RCW 65.04.045(3) keeps off a recorded instrument.
The treasurer, then the auditor
A Washington deed reaches the recording counter second. WAC 458-61A-303 calls for an excise tax affidavit on a transfer of ownership, and under RCW 82.45.090 the auditor waits on the county treasurer, who verifies that the tax is paid or notes that none is owed. The state rate begins at 1.10 percent of the selling price and steps up through higher bands, a local rate rides on top, and an exemption is claimed by code. Counter cost turns on the page fees of RCW 36.18.010, the RCW 36.22.185 covenant homeownership assessment, and the RCW 36.22.250 surcharge.
The download holds the blank deed as a fillable PDF, a completed example prepared for a Thurston County conveyance, and a plain language guide covering the entries, the acknowledgment, the excise tax affidavit, and recording. This package describes Washington law in general terms and is not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in San Juan 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 Juan County.
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