California Quitclaim Deed

When a loan on a property secured by a Deed of Trust is paid back in full, the title must be transferred back to the owner under this California Deed of Reconveyance.

• The provisions of the Deed of Trust require the lender to transfer the title from the trustee back to the borrower, but the borrower is usually responsible for paying the costs of the conveyance.
• The digital file includes a Request for Reconveyance form which the lender uses to instruct the trustee to reconvey the title back to the owner.
• The property is transferred back to the owner without warranty.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of California.

This California Deed of Trust is based on the Fannie Mae / Freddie Mac form and contains all the required standard and non-standard covenants and provisions.

• A Deed of Trust takes the place of a mortgage in California and is used to secure repayment of a home loan.
• Title to the property is transferred to a neutral third party trustee, who holds the title until the loan is paid or the borrower defaults in payment.
• If a borrower breaches the terms of the Deed of Trust and, after receiving written notice of the breach from the lender, has failed to remedy the breach, the lender can accelerate repayment of the balance owing plus costs.
• The lender has the right to invoke a power of sale and have the trustee sell the property at public auction to the highest bidder.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in the State of California.

Transfer ownership of a real estate property in California from one party to another with this California Grant Deed.

• The party selling the property (the grantor) grants and transfers the property to the buyer (the grantee).
• The form also contains a declaration by the grantor setting out how the documentary transfer tax is computed.

• joint tenancy to community property; or
• joint tenancy to tenancy in common; or
• one spouse to both spouses; or
• one spouse to the other spouse; or
• to relinquish any community interest and to vest the property in the name of the grantee as his/her sole and separate property.

Transfer title for a California real estate property to a new owner with this downloadable California Special Warranty Deed form.

• Under a Special Warranty Deed, the seller (grantor) warrants or guarantees the title only against defects arising during his/her ownership of the property but not against title defects existing before that time.
• Title is transferred subject to current taxes and assessments, easements, encumbrances, liens and liabilities.
• Special warranty deeds are often used by executors and trustees to transfer estate property to a beneficiary.
• This form is a downloadable legal document in MS Word format.
• Intended for use only in the State of California.