Legal Question in Real Estate Law in New Mexico
Quit Claim Deeds
If a quit Claim deed for property is signed by both parties and notarized but not recorded, is it still good?
Asked on 5/28/08, 6:51 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall
Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC
Re: Quit Claim Deeds
It is still valid unless one or both of the parties have deeded the property to someone else or in some other fashion such as a warranty deed. There is usually no valid reason to fail to record a deed, and one runs the risk of one party taking some action which would render the quit claim deed worthless.
Answered on 5/28/08, 7:26 pm