Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Eagle County
Just Got Married
A lot of couples wait until well after the wedding to update the title, and a quitclaim deed works just as well then as it would right away.
Going Through a Divorce
Some people are surprised a divorce decree alone doesn't update the deed — that last step is a quitclaim deed, filed separately.
Inherited Property
An inherited property's title doesn't update on its own — a quitclaim deed is the document that makes the county's records catch up.
Gifting to Family
If you're signing property over to a relative as a gift, a quitclaim deed is the document that records it with the county.
About the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder
Eagle County was formed in 1883 from part of Summit County, and its economy was originally built on gold- and silver-mining towns such as Redcliff, Gilman, and Fulford. The 1962 opening of Vail Ski Resort, followed by Beaver Creek Resort in 1972, transformed the region into a world-class tourism destination. Today the county's economy is dominated by tourism, hospitality, and real estate tied to the Vail and Beaver Creek resorts, which together draw more than 2.5 million visitors a year.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Eagle County, this is the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Eagle (county seat), Vail, Avon, Minturn, Gypsum, Red Cliff.
Unincorporated communities: Edwards, Eagle-Vail, Wolcott, Bond, McCoy, Dotsero.
Office Details
Address: 500 Broadway, Suite 101, Eagle, CO 81631
Phone: (970) 328-8710
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recording Fee: A flat, statewide per-document recording fee set by Colorado statute (the same amount applies in every county), plus small state technology surcharges. A separate state documentary fee applies to real estate transfers above a small statutory consideration threshold, calculated as a percentage of the sale price rather than a flat charge.
E-recording: Eagle County accepts e-recording through Simplifile and CSC.
Good to know before you go: Recording Division staff are not permitted to help complete legal forms, give legal advice, or perform record searches on a visitor's behalf under state statute -- documents can be dropped off in person or mailed to the Eagle office along with the recording fee and a contact phone number, and recorded documents appear in the county's free online search system immediately after recording.
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 Eagle 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 Eagle 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 Eagle 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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