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Maryland law requires all deeds to include the names of the grantor (the seller) and grantee (the buyer), a description of the property, and the interest that you intend to convey. All deeds must be recorded with the Department of Land Records in the county where the property is located.

When adding someone to a title, or changing names on a title, people will generally record a conveyance document/deed. You can get blank legal documents at a stationery or office supply store. It needs to be completed and notarized. The Recorder's Office cannot help with filling out your deed.

A quitclaim deed literally allows one person or legal entity to "quit their claim" on a piece of real estate. They are offering no guarantees that the title is clear, they are merely recording a deed stating that they release all legal claims on a property and transfer them to a grantee.

The original property owner adds a new co-owner by recording a deed that transfers the property to the original owner and the new co-owner. The deed must choose a form of co-ownership that includes a right of survivorship.

To change the names on a real estate deed, you will need to file a new deed with the Division of Land Records in the Circuit Court for the county where the property is located. The clerk will record the new deed.

A Maryland deed of trust is used to secure a loan by placing the borrower's property in a trust until the lender has been repaid. This type of arrangement primarily differs from a mortgage in that a disinterested third party will be appointed as the trustee to hold the property title.

An individual (i.e., a "natural person") appointed as trustee in a deed of trust or as a substitute trustee shall conduct the sale of property subject to a deed of trust. The individual need not be a Maryland resident. For use in Maryland only.

The reasons most homeowners want to add someone to their deed are to avoid probate and to ensure that, upon their death, their home will go to their loved one. Unless the homeowner is prepared to deed his entire interest, adding another owner does not avoid probate, it complicates it.

A house deed is the legal document that transfers ownership of the property from the seller to the buyer. In short, it's what ensures the house you just bought is legally yours.

A deed that conveys an interest in your real estate ownership (adds someone on) has the legal effect of giving that additional person the same bundle of rights to which you are entitled. Once the conveyance happens, it cannot be undone except with that other additional owner's consent.