Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Routt County
Just Got Married
A spouse joining an existing title isn't a sale or a refinance — it's a quitclaim deed, filed once and done.
Going Through a Divorce
If the settlement is signed and all that's left is updating who's on the deed, a quitclaim deed is a quick way to finish that.
Inherited Property
Some families discover an inherited property's deed was never updated after a prior generation's death — a quitclaim deed resolves that too.
Gifting to Family
Some people gift a share of property to a sibling to even out an earlier, unequal arrangement — a quitclaim deed records the correction.
About the Routt County Clerk and Recorder
Routt County's first year-round non-Native settlers were the Crawford family, who arrived in the Yampa Valley after the Civil War, and Steamboat Springs itself was founded in 1884 and incorporated in 1900. Ranching drove the early economy -- by 1910 the county carried more than 94,000 head of cattle -- and growth accelerated after the Moffat Road railroad reached Steamboat Springs in 1908, letting coal, cattle, and farm goods move to outside markets; the county seat moved to Steamboat Springs in 1912 as the Yampa Valley became the county's economic center. Agriculture and mining remained the backbone of the local economy until the early 1970s, when the expansion of the Steamboat ski area launched the county's shift toward recreation and tourism, which today accounts for a substantial share of the local economy.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Routt County, this is the Routt County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Steamboat Springs (county seat), Hayden, Oak Creek, Yampa.
Unincorporated communities: Clark, Hahns Peak, Milner, Phippsburg, Toponas, Stagecoach.
Office Details
Address: 522 Lincoln Avenue, Suite 21, Steamboat Springs, CO 80487 (mailing: PO Box 773598, Steamboat Springs, CO 80477)
Phone: (970) 870-5556
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Recording Fee: a flat statewide per-document recording fee set by Colorado statute, the same regardless of page count, plus a small state technology surcharge, and a separate documentary fee calculated as a percentage of the sale price on deeds transferring real property
E-recording: Yes -- Routt County accepts e-recording through multiple vendors, including Simplifile, CSC (erecording.com), ePN (eRecording Partners Network), Indecomm, and GovOS.
Good to know before you go: The Clerk and Recorder's office closes early, from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM, on the first Thursday of every month for a staff meeting -- worth building into your schedule if you're planning a document drop-off or pickup that 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 Routt 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 Routt 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 Routt 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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