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Under Massachusetts law, if a grantor conveys ownership with quitclaim covenants, it must convey title that is free from all encumbrances made by the grantor. It must also defend against any claims to title that arose during its ownership, subject to any exceptions it makes.

If you held the property with your spouse as tenants by the entirety or joint tenants you should file a certified copy of the death certificate. The death certificate becomes part of the chain of title, but the deed remains the same.

Due to this, quitclaim deeds typically are not used in situations where the property involved has an outstanding mortgage. After all, it would be difficult for many grantors to pay off a mortgage without proceeds from the sale of the property.

Paper used for a Massachusetts deed must be white and at least 20-point weight. Individual sheets can be no larger than 8½ × 14 inches (legal size), and most deeds use 8½ × 11-inch paper (standard letter size). A deed should have text or other content on only one side of each page.

The way a quitclaim deed works is that this type of transfer makes no seller guarantees. It merely states that the seller transfers any ownership interest to the buyer. So if the seller has absolutely no ownership interest in the property, that's precisely what transfers in a quitclaim deed to any buyer.

A property owner transfers ownership of Massachusetts real estate by signing and delivering a deed. Massachusetts recognizes three basic types of deeds for transferring title to real estate: warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and release deeds.