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Louisiana Quitclaim Deed

A Louisiana quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest the grantor may have, if any, without title warranties. Download the editable Word deed and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.

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Is this the right deed type? A quitclaim deed transfers only the interest the grantor may have, if any — it includes no title warranties.

Included documents

This download includes 2 documents in editable Word format. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.

  • Louisiana Quitclaim Deed (blank form) Core deed document — the recordable instrument Word (.DOCX)
  • Deed completion and recording checklist Guidance — do not record Word (.DOCX)

Packet is delivered in Word format; no blank PDF of the deed is included.

How your Louisiana deed gets completed and recorded

A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.

1

Prepare

Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.

2

Execute

Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.

3

Record

Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.

This packet contains a PublicLegal-authored Louisiana deed, not a county-issued form. Record the completed deed with the recording office serving the place where the property is located. County, city, or town cover sheets, transfer or tax forms, fees, and filing procedures may apply. Only the documents listed under Included documents are included.

Preview the Louisiana Quitclaim Deed

See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.

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About this Louisiana form

What Is a Louisiana Quitclaim Act?

Louisiana is a civil-law jurisdiction. A Louisiana quitclaim-style transfer is best described as a transfer of rights under Civil Code Article 2502: the transferor transfers whatever rights the transferor has in immovable property without warranting that those rights exist. It is not a common-law quitclaim deed form.

When to Use a Louisiana Quitclaim Act

  • Clearing a title issue or releasing a possible claim when a transfer-of-rights instrument is appropriate.
  • Handling a known-party or family transfer where the parties understand that no warranty of the transferred rights is being given.
  • Using Louisiana counsel, title, or notarial support when the transfer involves succession, donation, community property, mineral rights, trusts, or contested ownership.

Louisiana Requirements for Quitclaim Acts

  • Signing: Louisiana transfer-of-rights acts generally identify and are signed by both the transferor and transferee. If the property is a Louisiana community immovable, both spouses generally must concur in the alienation unless a specific exception applies.
  • Authentic Act: Louisiana immovable transfers are usually handled as an authentic act signed before a notary public and two witnesses. An act under private signature may be valid in limited circumstances, but it does not provide the same full-proof status as an authentic act.
  • Remote Online Notarization: Remote online notarization cannot produce a Louisiana authentic act. Use Louisiana counsel, title, or notarial support before relying on remote execution for an immovable-property transfer.
  • Recording: Record the act in the conveyance records of the parish where the property is located. Orleans Parish uses the Land Records Division of the Clerk of Civil District Court.
  • Transfer Tax / Recording Fees: Louisiana does not impose a state real estate transfer tax on deeds. Parish recording fees apply and vary by parish.
  • Legal Description: Use the full legal description for the immovable property from a prior recorded act, title commitment, survey, or other reliable title source. A street address alone is usually not enough.

Quitclaim Act vs Act of Sale with Warranty in Louisiana

A Louisiana transfer of rights under Civil Code Article 2502 transfers whatever rights the transferor has without warranty that those rights exist. A Louisiana act of sale with warranty is based on the Civil Code sales-warranty system, especially Civil Code Article 2500's warranty against eviction. Louisiana has no separate “grant deed” category.

PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.

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ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.

Frequently Asked Questions About Louisiana Quitclaim Deed Forms

No. Louisiana uses civil-law acts for immovable-property transfers. The Louisiana quitclaim-style concept is a transfer of rights under Civil Code Article 2502.

An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other authorized officer, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, each witness, and the notary or officer. It is the standard Louisiana execution structure for immovable-property transfers.

No. Louisiana law provides that remote online notarization cannot produce an authentic act. An remotely notarized instrument may have different status and should be reviewed with Louisiana counsel, title, or notarial support before recording.

Record the act in the conveyance records of the parish where the immovable property is located. Orleans Parish uses the Land Records Division of the Clerk of Civil District Court.

PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, tax, notarial, settlement, or recording guidance, consult a Louisiana attorney, title company, tax professional, Louisiana notary, or the appropriate parish recording office.

No. A transfer act changes title to immovable property. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage, remove liens or privileges, or replace lender consent, payoff, refinance, or assumption requirements.

A quitclaim deed transfers whatever right, title, or interest the grantor may have in the property, if any. It does not include warranties about ownership or title condition, so the grantee accepts the title risk.

Quitclaim deeds are commonly used between parties who already know each other — for example certain family transfers, moving property into a trust, or adding or removing a name — where everyone understands there are no title warranties. They are often not the first choice for an arm's-length sale.

The packet includes the blank state-specific deed in editable Word format plus a separate completion instructions and checklist document. A completed sample PDF may be offered as an optional add-on.

Recording offices review formatting, execution requirements such as notarization, and any required supplemental forms or fees, which vary by county. The included instructions cover the general process; confirm your county's current requirements before you record.