Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

In filling out a "Quit Claim Deed" - the property is in a brother and sister's name (with only sister residing at the property)- to remove brother's name from deed should the quit claim form read the undersigned "GRANTORS" (both our names as the deed is currently written) not GRANTOR". That doesn't seem right either.

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT:

FOR A VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, in the amount of TEN AND NO/100 DOLLARS

($10.00) in hand and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which

is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned, _________________________________________

(�Grantor�), hereby REMISES, RELEASES, AND FOREVER QUITCLAIMS to

_________________________________________(�Grantee�), all right, title, interest and claim to the following real property in the City


Asked on 9/14/11, 12:51 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Miriam Jacobson Retired from practice of law

Consult with a lawyer to help you with this. By filing a deed that isn't properly completed, you may mess up the legal title so that it will be necessary to undertake expensive and lengthy litigation to clear it up. It's worth a small legal fee to avoid the problems later.

THIS RESPONSE IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE, SINCE I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE INFORMATION THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED, AND I DO NOT HAVE A REPRESENTATION AGREEMENT WITH YOU.

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Answered on 9/14/11, 2:46 pm


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