Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Broomfield County
Just Got Married
Want your spouse to co-own the home you already had before the wedding? A quitclaim deed is the usual route, and it's simpler than most people expect.
Going Through a Divorce
If the court or your settlement already decided who keeps the property, a quitclaim deed is what turns that decision into an updated title.
Inherited Property
Property that passes down through a family doesn't retitle itself — a quitclaim deed is the usual way heirs get the deed updated.
Gifting to Family
Some families use a quitclaim deed simply to add a relative to the title, well before any inheritance is on the table.
About the Broomfield County Clerk and Recorder
Broomfield began as a farming community named in 1884 for the broomcorn crop that grew well in the area, and it incorporated as a statutory city in 1961, billed at the time as Colorado's first planned community. Because the original city sprawled across parts of four separate counties, Broomfield voters pursued and won consolidation into a single city and county government, which officially took effect on November 15, 2001, making it the state's newest and, alongside Denver, only other consolidated city-county.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Broomfield County, this is the Broomfield County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated city: Broomfield (the consolidated city and county itself has no separate incorporated municipalities within it).
Broomfield is a consolidated city-county — the only one of its kind in Colorado outside Denver — so it has no separate incorporated cities or towns within its borders; the city and the county are the same government.
Office Details
Address: George Di Ciero City & County Building, One DesCombes Dr., Broomfield, CO 80020
Phone: 303-464-5109
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (excluding holidays)
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 — Broomfield accepts e-recording of most documents through its own self-service portal at selfservice.broomfield.org.
Good to know before you go: Recording sits within the George Di Ciero City & County Building, and the county's self-service portal allows e-recording of most documents without an in-person visit at all.
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 Broomfield 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 Broomfield 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 Broomfield 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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