Full question:
What kind of form can be placed on record to stipulate title to a piece of property? Someone (who had no legal title to this property) issued a Quit Claim Deed to a church and I was told that if I did not contest the Quit Claim deed, it would stand and the church would own the property. The church has "refused" the gift, but declines to offer a similar Quit Claim denouncing any ownership. The QCD from the individual to the church was filed with the County Clerk and is on record.
- Category: Real Property
- Subcategory: Deeds
- Date:
- State: Texas
Answer:
A quitclaim deed transfers only the interest in real property that the grantor actually has. If the grantor has no title to the property, then the quitclaim deed to the church conveys nothing. Therefore, the title to the property remains unaffected by this deed.
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