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In California, quitclaim deeds are commonly used between spouses, relatives, or if a property owner is transferring his or her property into his or her trust. A grant deed is commonly used in most arms-length real estate transactions not involving family members or spouses.

Virginia residents can get property records by querying their county's commissioner of revenue. Interested persons can request these records in person or in writing. Alternatively, most offices provide a searchable online database that the public can use to find records on the internet.

The public is able to access documents, such as deeds, birth and death certificates, military discharge records, and others through the register of deeds. There may be a fee to access or copy public records through the register of deeds.

A deed that transfers title to DC real estate must be filed with the recorder of deeds for recording to provide notice of a transfer to third parties. DC law requires a deed to be recorded within 30 days after it is signed and notarized.

The best place to find a legal description is usually the most recent deed to the property (the deed that conveyed the property to the current owner). The legal description is usually contained in the body of the deed.

You may obtain the deed book and page number by searching for the document in the Court Public Access Network (?CPAN?) on one of the public computers in the Land Records Research Room or through a subscription. Subscribers to CPAN are able to make non-certified copies from their own computer.

You may research this information at: Office of the Recorder of Deeds or Real Property Tax Database Search. The cost to purchase a copy is $2.25 per page plus ($2.25) per document for certification of a copied document. Your copies will be mailed promptly to you.