Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Alamosa County
Just Got Married
Adding your new spouse to the title after a wedding is one of the most common reasons people file here — it's a straightforward paperwork step, not a real estate transaction.
Going Through a Divorce
Divorce is one of the most common reasons people end up here — removing a former spouse from the title, once the settlement is final.
Inherited Property
Families dealing with an inherited property often end up here — a quitclaim deed can move title into an heir's name once the estate matters are settled.
Gifting to Family
Parents gifting property to their kids, or adding a family member to the title, typically use a quitclaim deed to make it official with the county.
About the Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder
Alamosa was founded in 1878 when the Denver & Rio Grande Railway reached the San Luis Valley — the story goes that nearly 100 buildings, including houses, stores, and churches, were loaded onto flatbed rail cars and hauled in to instantly populate the new townsite. The county was formally established in 1913 out of Costilla and Conejos counties. The San Luis Valley's economy, and Alamosa County's in particular, has long been anchored in irrigated agriculture, with the region ranking among the largest fresh-market potato producing areas in the country.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Alamosa County, this is the Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Alamosa (county seat), Hooper.
Unincorporated communities: Mosca.
Office Details
Address: 8999 Independence Way, Suite 101, Alamosa, CO 81101
Phone: 719-589-6681
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:15 PM (Elections, Marriage, and Recording)
Recording Fee: a flat, statewide per-document recording fee set by state statute (which includes a small technology/records-modernization surcharge), plus a separate documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the property's sale price on deeds transferring real estate for value
E-recording: Yes — Alamosa County accepts e-recording through four approved vendors: Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm Global Services, and eRecording Partners Network (ePN).
Good to know before you go: Within the same building, Motor Vehicle services keep shorter hours than Recording, Elections, and Marriage services (closing as early as 3:45 PM on some days), so if you're combining a vehicle-title errand with a recording visit, plan to handle recording separately from the DMV window.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Colorado requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder will accept a deed for recording. No witnesses are required beyond the notary, and the grantee doesn't need to sign at all -- just the person giving up their interest in the property.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy Colorado's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a metes-and-bounds description, a government survey reference, or a platted lot and block, depending on how the parcel was originally surveyed). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Complete a Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000): Colorado requires a separate Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000) to accompany most deeds when they're filed, signed by the buyer or seller. It's a distinct form with its own signature, not a box you check on the deed -- the Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder can provide the current version and confirm whether your situation qualifies for an exemption.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Colorado has permitted remote online notarization since Senate Bill 20-096 took effect on December 31, 2020 (C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5) -- so if getting to a notary's office in person is inconvenient, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment over live video with a Colorado-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Clerk and Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Transfer Declaration with the Alamosa County Clerk and Recorder for the county where the property sits. Colorado's recording fee is set by state statute -- a flat rate per document -- and on top of that, Colorado charges a documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the sale price, separate from the flat recording fee.
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Other Counties in Colorado
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