Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Pueblo County
Just Got Married
Adding your spouse to a title you already hold is one of the more common quitclaim filings we see, wedding season or not.
Going Through a Divorce
If you're the one keeping the house post-divorce, don't assume the title updates itself — a quitclaim deed is what makes that happen.
Inherited Property
If you inherited a home and are unsure what to do with the deed, a quitclaim deed is usually the document that updates it into your name.
Gifting to Family
Some families use a quitclaim deed to shift a rental or second property to a adult child who's ready to manage it.
About the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder
The Pueblo area traces its roots to the 1840s, when traders and trappers built the El Pueblo trading post at the confluence of Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River. The city was incorporated in 1885, and its economy was transformed in 1892 when Colorado Fuel and Iron (CF&I) opened its steel mill on the south side of town; by 1920 CF&I had grown into the largest industrial corporation in the state and Pueblo had earned the nickname "Steel City." That industrial history is still visible downtown along the Union Avenue Historic District, home to the El Pueblo History Museum, while the county today spans everything from the dense urban core of Pueblo to ranchland and the mountain community of Rye near the Wet Mountains. Pueblo County is also home to the Colorado State Fair, held in the city each summer.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Pueblo County, this is the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Pueblo (county seat), Boone, Rye.
Unincorporated communities: Avondale, Beulah, Colorado City, Pueblo West, Vineland, Blende, Salt Creek.
Office Details
Address: 215 W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: 719-583-6507
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Recording Fee: a flat statewide per-document recording fee set by Colorado state statute, plus a separate documentary fee calculated as a percentage of the sale price when property is conveyed for consideration, with certain transfers exempt
E-recording: Pueblo County accepts e-recording through CSC eRecording Solutions, ePN (eRecording Partners Network), Indecomm Global Services, and Simplifile
Good to know before you go: Pueblo County's Recording division shares space with the Clerk to the Board on the 2nd floor of the county courthouse at 215 W. 10th St., and its posted hours (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM) run a half hour shorter at the end of the day than the county's general office hours, so documents should be brought in before 4:30 PM to be recorded same-day.
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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo 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 Pueblo 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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