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In Washington, real property must be transferred by deed. RCW 64.04. 010. The basic requirements for a Washington deed are that it must (1) be in writing, (2) be signed by grantor, (3) be acknowledged (i.e., notarized), and (4) contain a complete legal description of the property.

California mainly uses two types of deeds: the grant deed and the quitclaim deed. Most other deeds you will see, such as the common interspousal transfer deed, are versions of grant or quitclaim deeds customized for specific circumstances.

In Washington State, there are certain requirements for quit claim deeds; it must be in writing, a legal description of the property must be included, it must be signed by the grantor, and the signature must be notarized.

Deeds are required to have the name of the grantor, the name and address of the grantee, the name of the preparer and an acknowledgment by a notary. Once the deed is properly drafted and signed, it must be recorded with the register of deeds in the county in which the property is located.

In Washington, the requirements for a Quitclaim deed are simple: it must be in writing, contain a legal description of the property, be signed by the grantor, and the grantor's signature must be notarized.

After you have completed the forms, signed them, had them notarized, the documents must be taken/sent to the County Recorder/Assessor in which the property is located. At the time of writing of these instructions the fee to file a Quitclaim Deed in most counties is between $200 and $350.

Today, Californians most often transfer title to real property by a simple written instrument, the grant deed. The word grant is expressly designated by statute as a word of conveyance. (Civil Code Section 1092) A second form of deed is the quitclaim deed.