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In order to convey any real property or an interest in property in Tennessee, the deed must be in writing, acknowledged by the grantor, and registered in the county where the property is located. The Annotated Code of Tennessee allows for the transfer of real property through the usage of a variety of deeds.

The public is able to access documents, such as deeds, birth and death certificates, military discharge records, and others through the register of deeds. There may be a fee to access or copy public records through the register of deeds.

Per Tennessee Code § 67-4-409, the state imposes a Realty Transfer Tax on most transfers of real property. For quitclaim deeds, the amount of the tax is at a rate of $0.37 per $100 of the property's purchase price.

The Tennessee State Library and Archives has microfilmed copies of older deeds for every county in Tennessee. The deeds records are arranged by the name of the seller/buyer (grantor/grantee).

$12.00 first two (2) pages. $ 5.00 each additional page. $ 5.00 each additional reference.

A quitclaim deed transfers the title of a property from one person to another, with little to no buyer protection. The grantor, the person giving away the property, gives their current deed to the grantee, the person receiving the property. The title is transferred without any amendments or additions.

Tennessee does not allow real estate to be transferred with transfer-on-death deeds.

In the State of Tennessee, a quitclaim deed must be either notarized by a Notary Public or signed by the seller of the property in front of two witnesses (§ 66-22-101). Once one of these criteria has been met, the document must be filed with the Register of Deeds Office along with the proper filing fees (§ 66-5-106).

The Register of Deeds files certain legal documents mainly pertaining to or affecting real estate and provides public access to these records.

If it meets legal requirements for validity, the deed of trust has no automatic expiration. It will be valid until either the borrower repays the loan the trust deed is security for or if the property is sold in a foreclosure action.