Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Mesa County
Just Got Married
Adding a name to a title you already hold is one of the more painless pieces of post-wedding paperwork, and a quitclaim deed is the document that does it.
Going Through a Divorce
A property that stayed jointly titled through a divorce doesn't fix itself — a quitclaim deed is what finally separates it.
Inherited Property
An estate's paperwork can take a while to close, but the deed update itself — a quitclaim deed — is usually one of the shorter steps.
Gifting to Family
Some families gift a share of a property gradually, using a quitclaim deed each time ownership shifts a bit further.
About the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder
Grand Junction was founded in 1881 at the confluence of the Gunnison and Colorado (then Grand) Rivers, and its name reflects that meeting point in the heart of the Grand Valley. William Pabor began planting orchards near Fruita in 1883, and later federal irrigation projects -- delivering water to the valley starting in 1915 -- turned the surrounding area into one of Colorado's premier fruit-growing regions, home today to the Grand Valley AVA wine region and the annual Palisade Peach Festival. To the southwest, the towering red-rock canyons of Colorado National Monument, championed by local homesteader John Otto and established in 1911, remain one of the county's defining landmarks and a major draw for tourism alongside the flat-topped Grand Mesa to the east.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Mesa County, this is the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Grand Junction (county seat), Fruita, Palisade, Collbran, De Beque.
Unincorporated communities: Clifton, Whitewater, Loma, Gateway, Mesa.
Office Details
Address: 200 S. Spruce Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone: 970-244-1679
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Recording Fee: The fee structure is set statewide by Colorado law: a flat per-document recording fee, plus -- for deeds conveying real property -- an additional documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the sale price.
E-recording: Mesa County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.
Good to know before you go: Mesa County's Recording Department keeps its own hours that run shorter than the main Clerk and Recorder office -- 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM rather than the 8:00-5:00 posted for the department overall -- so it's worth timing an in-person visit for document recording specifically around that earlier close.
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 Mesa 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 Mesa 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 Mesa 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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