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Warranty Deed // Quitclaim Deed

A warranty deed is a document often used in real estate that provides the greatest amount of
protection to the purchaser of a property. It pledges or warrants that the owner owns the
property free and clear of any outstanding liens, mortgages, or other encumbrances against it.

The two parties involved in a warranty deed are the seller or owner, also known as the grantor,
and the buyer or the grantee. Either party can be an individual or a business, and are often
strangers to each other.

There are other types of Warranty Deeds:

General Warranty Deed: the grantor is responsible for a breach of any warranties and guarantees,
even if the breach occurred without their knowledge or during a period when the grantor did not
own the property. The general warranty deed places a great amount of risk upon the grantor as
they become responsible for any breaches that may have occurred well beyond their knowledge
or ownership of the property.

Special Warranty Deed: is a deed in which the seller of a piece of property only warrants against
problems or encumbrances in the property title that occurred during his ownership. It is most
common with commercial real estate. (also termed as covenant deeds, grant deeds or limited
warranty deeds).

Translation Escritura de domino con garantía de título

limitada

Quitclaim deed: These deeds offer less protection than a warranty deed. They release the owner
or grantor's interest in the property and don't state whether they hold valid ownership in the first
place. Instead, the assumption is that if the grantor ever did own it, any claim to the property is
relinquished when the deed is signed. This type of deed also prevents the owner from any future
interests in the property.

This deed transfers property from one individual to another. Title insurance is not needed for this
type of deed. And unlike the warranty deed, a quitclaim deed is drawn up when a property is
transferred without a sale. So it may be used, for instance, when a property is transferred
between family members.

That being said, the buyer agrees to all conditions and takes on the risk that there may be other
claimants to the property.

IMPORTANT: All deeds contain the date of the transaction, the names of the parties involved, a
description of the property being transferred, and the signatures of the buyer. Deeds may need to
be signed in the presence of a witness and/or notary.
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Warranty Deed
Escritura traslativa de dominio en la cual el
vendedor garantiza y avala el título de dominio
sobre el bien
Black’s Law Dictionary
Warranty Deed
A deed containing one or more covenants of
title; especially, a deed that expressly
guarantees the grantor’s good, clear title and
that contains covenants concerning the quality
of title, including warranties of seisin, quiet
enjoyment, right to convey, freedom from
encumbrances, and defense of title against all
claims. Also termed General Warranty Deed,
Full-Covenant-and-Warranty Deed
Diccionario Jurídico Cabanellas
Warranty Deed
Instrumento en el que se otorgan garantías
respecto del título relativo al inmueble objeto
de ese instrumento
Barrons’s Law Dictionary
Warranty Deed
A deed that warrants that the grantor has the
title he or she claims to have. It purports to
convey property free and
clear of all encumbrances. As a guarantee of
title, the warranty deed creates liability in the
Quitclaim Deed
Escritura traslativa de dominio sobre un bien
inmueble en la cual el propietario renuncia al
dominio sobre el bien, y en la que no
manifiesta si el título es perfecto ni garantiza o
avala el título de domino.
Quitclaim Deed
A deed that conveys a grantor’s complete
interest or claim in certain real property but
that neither warrants nor professes that the
title is valid. (Also termed as deed without
covenants)
Quitclaim Deed
Acto de transferencia de propiedad mediante
el cual el otorgante renuncia a todos sus
derechos o títulos a un inmueble, que se
transfiere al adquiriente, sin garantizarse que
los derechos o títulos sean superiores a los de
posibles terceros.
Quitclaim Deed
A deed that conveys only that right, title or
interest that the grantor has, or may have, and
that does not warrant that
the grantor actually has any particular title or
interest in the property. The grantor under a
 grantor if the title quitclaim deed
transferred is defective. Compare quitclaim represents merely that whatever interest he
deed. may have he conveys to the grantee.

Suggested Translation Suggested Translation

Warranty Deed Quitclaim Deed
Escritura de dominio con garantía de título Escritura de dominio sin garantía de título

BUYER= GRANTEE= adquiriente/beneficiario SELLER=GRANTOR=otorgante/cedente

Meaningful sentences:

 Under state law, Land Trust conveys title to any property it sells by means of a special
warranty deed. This deed includes only a warranty against claims arising out of Land Trust’s
ownership of the property.
 When a quitclaim deed is used, the person to whom the interest is transferred accepts 
all risk of undisclosed claims and defects.
 You'll most likely specify that the seller convey the property to you with a general warranty
deed that transfers ownership rights (or title) to you.

Collocations:

A warranty deed provides/contains/states/guarantees

Bibliography

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/warranty-deed.asp

Black’s Law Dictionary

Diccionario Jurídico Cabanellas de las Cuevas

Barrons’s Law Dictionary

West’s Business Law (12th edition)

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