Colorado Deeds

When do you need a deed?
Perhaps you are selling your house, want to add your new spouse or family member as part-owner or need to remove someone from your current deed. Or you might need to disburse property from an estate or trust. All these situations call for a certain type of deed, a legal form that changes ownership on a property’s title.

Learning About Deeds
There are more than 20 different kinds of warranty deeds and quitclaim deeds, each right for a particular situation. Whether you are an individual home owner, an attorney or a realtor, Bradford’s Guide to Understanding Colorado Quitclaim and Warranty Deeds explains the difference between these various deeds, helping you get the deed you need.

Colorado Quitclaim Deeds

A quitclaim deed is a legal instrument by which the owner of a piece of real property, called the grantor, transfers his interesst to a recipient, called the grantee. The owner/grantor terminates ("quits") his right and claim to the property, thereby allowing claim to transfer to the recipient/grantee.

Colorado Warranty Deeds

A general warranty deed is a type of deed where the grantor (seller) guarantees that he or she holds clear title to a piece or real estate and has a right to sell it to the grantee (buyer). The guarantee is not limited to the time the grantor owned the property, it extends back to the property's origin.

Special Warranty Deeds

A General Warranty Deed warrants title for the entire life of the property. A Special Warranty Deed only warrants title relative to the time that the current owner has owned the property.

Special Purpose Deeds

The most commonly used deeds are quitclaim and warranty Deeds, although there are situations where a more specific deed is required.
Bradford provides a variety of deeds, including special purpose deeds like, mining deeds, a mineral deed, confirmation deeds, a bargain and sale deed and personal representative deeds.