➢ Beneficiary deeds are filed in the Maricopa County Recorder's Office.
Maricopa County Recorder's Office has two full service offices to record your quitclaim deed. The main office is located in downtown Phoenix. The Southeast office is in Mesa, Arizona.
Once you create a beneficiary deed, it needs to be recorded with the county recorder in the county where the property is located. Upon death, the death certificate of the deceased must be recorded with the same county recorder.
To create a beneficiary deed in Arizona, the deed must include the legal description of the property, the name of the beneficiary, and your signature. The deed must also be notarized and recorded in the county where the property is located. If these steps are not followed, the deed may not be legally valid.
You must sign the deed and get your signature notarized, and then record (file) the deed with the recorder's office before your death. Otherwise, it won't be valid. You can make an Arizona beneficiary deed with WillMaker.
Property classified as Legal Class 4.1 is not listed as a registered rental but still does not receive the State Aid to Education Tax Credit. An example of a property in Legal Class 4.1 is a secondary home.
Deed: The deed to the property contains the most authoritative legal description. This document is recorded with the local county office and serves as proof of ownership.
Documents recorded with the Maricopa County Recorder's Office are available and searchable through the Maricopa County Recorded Document Search. To locate a copy of your deed, search using your last name and first name. If you know when you recorded your document, you can use the dates to narrow your search.
Most Arizona county recorder offices or county assessors offices do have an online database property search. This source makes obtaining the Property Legal Description very easy. If you are online, merely go to the appropriate web address URL and run a search.
Property legal descriptions can be found on a property's officially recorded documents. A document search online or at the Recorder's Office may be necessary. Due to space limitations, the county is sometimes unable to use complete legal descriptions on the website, Assessor notices, and tax bills from the Treasurer.