Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Montrose County
Just Got Married
If your spouse's name isn't on the title yet and you'd like it to be, a quitclaim deed is usually the fastest way to make that happen.
Going Through a Divorce
Whether your divorce took months or years, the deed update at the end usually takes one quitclaim filing.
Inherited Property
If the family agreed on who keeps the inherited property, a quitclaim deed is what turns that agreement into a recorded fact.
Gifting to Family
A quitclaim deed is the usual way to add someone to a title as a gift without involving a lender or a purchase agreement.
About the Montrose County Clerk and Recorder
Montrose County was established in 1883 in the wake of the Ute people's removal from western Colorado following the 1879 Meeker Incident, and agriculture quickly became the driving force in its economy. That agricultural base owes much to the Gunnison Tunnel, a nearly six-mile irrigation tunnel completed by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in 1909 that diverts water from the Gunnison River, through the Black Canyon, into the Uncompahgre Valley -- a project dedicated in person by President William Howard Taft. The Black Canyon of the Gunnison, protected as a national monument in 1933 and redesignated a national park in 1999, remains one of the county's defining landmarks, alongside continued fruit and vegetable farming in the valley the tunnel made possible.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Montrose County, this is the Montrose County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Montrose (county seat), Olathe, Naturita, Nucla.
Unincorporated communities: Bedrock, Redvale, Paradox.
Office Details
Address: 317 South 2nd Street, Montrose, CO 81401
Phone: (970) 249-3362
Hours: Monday & Wednesday: 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM; Tuesday & Thursday: 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM; closed Friday
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: Montrose County accepts e-recording through Simplifile.
Good to know before you go: Montrose County maintains a satellite West End Services office in Nucla in addition to the main Montrose location, and the main office's daily hours vary slightly by weekday (opening at 7:00 AM on Tuesdays and Thursdays versus 7:30 AM on Mondays and Wednesdays), with the office closed entirely on Fridays.
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 Montrose 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 Montrose 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. ยง 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 Montrose 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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