Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Quit Claim a house to one family member

When my mother died, the deed to her house was put into the names of my three sisters and myself. It has now been agreed that my one sister can have the house and the other three give up any interest in the property. Do we need to just submit a quit claim deed in the county the house resides, with the three sisters being the grantors and the one being the grantee? And can this be done by without needing to involve a lawyer?

Thank you!

Mrs. Ashe


Asked on 3/22/02, 4:42 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lynwood Jordan Lynwwod Jordan, Attorney at Law

Re: Quit Claim a house to one family member

You could certainly do it yourselves with a quitclaim deed; however, I am not sure what you mean by "...put into the names...." You don't want your sister to have any title problems at some point in the future. Perhaps it would be prudent to have an attorney do the work to make sure you don't need an Affidavit of Descent or some additional references in the quitclaim deed to clear up any potential title problems.

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Answered on 3/22/02, 5:04 pm


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