Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Gunnison County
Just Got Married
Blending finances after a wedding usually includes the property title — a quitclaim deed is the tool for adding a spouse's name to it.
Going Through a Divorce
A quitclaim deed doesn't reopen the divorce settlement — it simply carries out what the settlement already decided about the property.
Inherited Property
If a parent's estate left you the house, a quitclaim deed is the typical way that ownership gets formalized on paper.
Gifting to Family
If you're combining a property into a family trust or handing it to a relative outright, a quitclaim deed is often the tool used.
About the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder
Named for explorer John W. Gunnison and established in 1877, the county drew placer gold miners to streams like Washington Gulch and Gold Creek in the 1860s before cattle ranching, coal, and the 1911 opening of what is now Western Colorado University sustained the region through the twentieth century. Crested Butte, once a coal-mining camp, reinvented itself as a ski destination after its resort opened in 1961, and tourism -- anchored by Crested Butte Mountain Resort, the Black Canyon of the Gunnison, and Curecanti National Recreation Area -- now drives roughly a quarter of county employment.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Gunnison County, this is the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Gunnison (county seat), Crested Butte, Mt. Crested Butte.
Unincorporated communities: Almont, Pitkin, Ohio City, Doyleville, Marble.
Office Details
Address: 221 N Wisconsin St, Suite C, Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone: (970) 641-1516
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM (closed for lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 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: Gunnison County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.
Good to know before you go: Walk-ins are welcome for recording during regular business hours and no appointment is needed (appointments are required only for marriage licenses), but the office closes for a lunch hour (noon-1 PM) and stops accepting same-day recordings at 4:00 PM.
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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison 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 Gunnison 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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