After proper notarization, the quitclaim deed can be recorded at the Local County Recorder's office, typically either in person or by mail when the appropriate fees are included. If you need help getting the document recorded you can go to a notary at a place that provides them or order a roaming notary online.
Basic Recording Requirements Return Address (GC 27361.6) ... Name(s) of Person(s) Requesting Recording (GC 27361.6) ... Legibility/Photographability (GC 27361.7) ... English Language Translation (GC 27293; AG OPINION 82 – 1209; CC 2923.3) ... Title of Document (GC 27324) ... Names of Party(ies) to be Indexed (GC 27280.5)
If you haven't funded your real property into your Revocable Living Trust, you can do so by signing (before a notary public) a Quitclaim Deed and subsequently recording it locally with the San Diego Recorder's Office.
In most California counties, the seller typically pays for the transfer tax. But this can be negotiated between both parties and specified within the contract. RETTs are imposed by state and local governments in many parts of the United States, including California.
To have copies of recorded documents such as deeds, liens, and others mailed to you, go to the Official Records Index.
A documentary transfer tax is a tax, also known as a deed tax, stamp tax, excise tax, realty transfer tax, or real estate conveyance tax, imposed in most states (and in some municipalities) on the transfer of real property.
Here's How You Can File a San Diego Quitclaim Deed Once you have the quitclaim deed, please take it to the county recorder's office. Then, get the forms from the county where the property lies and fill out the Preliminary Change of Ownership Report, Documentary of Transfer Tax, and Notice of Exempt Transaction.
Assessor/Recorder/Clerk Office, County of San Diego | County Assessor, County Administration Center Room 103.