New York Quitclaim Deed

New York Quitclaim Deed — What This Package Is For

New York deed package last revised: July 2026.

Use a New York quitclaim deed when the grantor intends to release whatever interest the grantor has in deeded New York real property, if any, without making any covenant or warranty of title.

A quitclaim deed is not a shorter bargain-and-sale deed. It gives no deed warranty and should generally be limited to known-party, title-clearing, family, trust, divorce-related, or counsel-reviewed transfers where that no-warranty result is intended.

What You Receive

• Editable deed form: Quitclaim-Deed-NY.docx, a Microsoft Word document prepared for customer completion and recording after appropriate review.
• Separate instructions and recording checklist: Quitclaim-Deed-NY-Instructions.docx, a Microsoft Word checklist covering completion, signing, acknowledgment, recording, transfer forms, and stop-condition issues. The instructions are separate so they are not accidentally recorded as part of the deed.

Key New York Signing and Recording Points

• New York deeds are recorded with the County Clerk in the county where the land is located. In Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens, recording is handled through the City Register / ACRIS system; Staten Island (Richmond County) records deeds with the Richmond County Clerk.
• A recordable deed generally needs an acknowledged grantor or transferor signature, a complete legal description attached as Exhibit A, a tax map / SBL or local parcel identifier where required, and legible black text suitable for optical imaging.
• Most present-transfer deeds require an online RP-5217 or RP-5217NYC transfer report and a TP-584 or TP-584-NYC transfer-tax return. Transfer-tax, exemption, nonresident withholding, LLC disclosure, mansion-tax, and local recording requirements are transaction-specific.
• New York does not treat co-op shares and proprietary leases as ordinary deeded real property. Use professional review for co-op, lender, title-insurance, fiduciary, probate, divorce, bankruptcy, capacity, tax, Medicaid, trust, entity, or disputed-title facts.

Common Uses

• known-party no-warranty transfers
• selected family, divorce-related, trust, or title-clearing transfers after review
• situations where the grantee understands that the deed gives no title warranty

When to Stop Before Using This Form

Do not use a quitclaim deed for an ordinary sale, title-insured closing, lender transaction, or any transfer where the grantee expects covenant or warranty protection unless a New York attorney or title professional confirms it is the right instrument.