Updated October 11, 2026. Quick answer: A Connecticut conveyance of land must be acknowledged by the grantor to be his free act and deed, and in-state acknowledgment may be taken before a notary public, among other officers. Town clerks charge $10 for the first page of a quitclaim deed on a statutory form and $5 for each additional page, plus $10 and $40 for each document recorded in the land records (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a(d) and (e)), so $60 for a one-page deed. The clerk also charges $1 more if the names of the signers, any witnesses and the acknowledging officer are not legibly typed, printed or stamped directly beneath the signatures, and $2 more for a document whose data must be submitted to the Office of Policy and Management under section 10-261b.
Connecticut quitclaim deed at a glance
| Item | What the documents say |
|---|---|
| Signing | A Connecticut conveyance of land must be in writing, subscribed by the grantor, acknowledged, and attested to by two witnesses, and the document must also include the grantee’s current mailing address. |
| Witnesses | Connecticut requires two witnesses who attest the conveyance with their own hands. |
| Notary or acknowledgment | A Connecticut conveyance of land must be acknowledged by the grantor to be his free act and deed, and in-state acknowledgment may be taken before a notary public, among other officers. |
| Statutory quitclaim form | Connecticut has statutory deed forms, including a Quitclaim Deed form with the force of a conveyance of all the releasor’s interest without covenants of title. |
| Where to record, and the fee | Town clerk of the town where the land is located. Town clerks charge $10 for the first page of a quitclaim deed on a statutory form and $5 for each additional page, plus $10 and $40 for each document recorded in the land records (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a(d) and (e)), so $60 for a one-page deed. The clerk also charges $1 more if the names of the signers, any witnesses and the acknowledging officer are not legibly typed, printed or stamped directly beneath the signatures, and $2 more for a document whose data must be submitted to the Office of Policy and Management under section 10-261b. |
| State transfer tax | Connecticut imposes a conveyance tax on deeds where the consideration equals or exceeds $2,000, payable by the person conveying the property when the deed is recorded. The state part is three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration and the municipal part is one-fourth of one per cent. The state rate is one and one-quarter per cent for property used for any purpose other than residential use, except unimproved land. For a residential estate with consideration of $800,000 or more, the state rate is three-quarters of one per cent up to $800,000, one and one-quarter per cent from there up to $2,500,000, and two and one-quarter per cent above $2,500,000. A targeted investment community or a municipality with designated manufacturing plants may add up to one-fourth of one per cent. |
| Gift from a parent to a child | The statute exempts deeds between spouses and deeds where consideration is less than $2,000, and its history note says a former parent-child exemption was deleted in 1971. |
| Spouse or homestead | Not found in the documents read |
| Source | Connecticut General Assembly |
Signing, witnesses and the notary in Connecticut
A Connecticut conveyance of land must be in writing, subscribed by the grantor, acknowledged, and attested to by two witnesses, and the document must also include the grantee’s current mailing address.
A Connecticut conveyance of land must be acknowledged by the grantor to be his free act and deed, and in-state acknowledgment may be taken before a notary public, among other officers.
Witnesses: Connecticut requires two witnesses who attest the conveyance with their own hands.
Statutory form: Connecticut has statutory deed forms, including a Quitclaim Deed form with the force of a conveyance of all the releasor’s interest without covenants of title.
The text itself:
- Chapter 821: Land Titles (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-5, 47-5a): “All conveyances of land shall be: (1) In writing;”
- Chapter 821: Land Titles (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-5, 47-5a): “attested to by two witnesses with their own hands”
- Chapter 821: Land Titles (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-5, 47-5a): “acknowledged by the grantor, his agent or such duly authorized person”
- Chapter 821: Land Titles (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-5, 47-5a): “a notary public, either with or without his official seal”
- Chapter 821a: Forms of Deeds and Mortgages (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-36c, 47-36f): “A deed entitled “Quitclaim Deed”, when duly executed”
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Recording office: Town clerk of the town where the land is located. Town clerks charge $10 for the first page of a quitclaim deed on a statutory form and $5 for each additional page, plus $10 and $40 for each document recorded in the land records (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a(d) and (e)), so $60 for a one-page deed. The clerk also charges $1 more if the names of the signers, any witnesses and the acknowledging officer are not legibly typed, printed or stamped directly beneath the signatures, and $2 more for a document whose data must be submitted to the Office of Policy and Management under section 10-261b.
The text itself:
- Chapter 92: Town Clerks (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a): “a quitclaim deed, a mortgage deed, or an assignment”
Transfer tax and a gift to a family member
Connecticut imposes a conveyance tax on deeds where the consideration equals or exceeds $2,000, payable by the person conveying the property when the deed is recorded. The state part is three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration and the municipal part is one-fourth of one per cent. The state rate is one and one-quarter per cent for property used for any purpose other than residential use, except unimproved land. For a residential estate with consideration of $800,000 or more, the state rate is three-quarters of one per cent up to $800,000, one and one-quarter per cent from there up to $2,500,000, and two and one-quarter per cent above $2,500,000. A targeted investment community or a municipality with designated manufacturing plants may add up to one-fourth of one per cent.
Between family members: The statute exempts deeds between spouses and deeds where consideration is less than $2,000, and its history note says a former parent-child exemption was deleted in 1971.
The text itself:
- Chapter 223: Real Estate Conveyance Tax (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-494, 12-498): “at the rate of three-quarters of one per cent of the consideration”
- Chapter 223: Real Estate Conveyance Tax (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-494, 12-498): “Deeds between spouses;”
Other filings the documents mention
A recorded deed that does not contain the grantee’s current mailing address draws an additional $5 recording fee.
The text itself:
- Chapter 92: Town Clerks (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a): “does not contain the current mailing address of the grantee, five dollars”
A worked example: a parent deeds the home to an adult child
An illustration, not a return: a parent bought a home for $100,000, and it is worth $300,000 when the parent deeds it to an adult child by quitclaim deed, with no payment. The child later sells it for $350,000. For a gift, federal law says the child’s basis is “the same as it would be in the hands of the donor”, so the basis stays $100,000 and the gain is $250,000 ($350,000 minus $100,000). Had the child received the same home at the parent’s death, when it was worth $300,000, the statute sets the basis at “fair market value of the property at the date of the decedent’s”, so the gain would be $50,000 ($350,000 minus $300,000). Federal gift tax filing rules are outside this page and outside the documents read.
Read the Connecticut transfer-tax rule above for the state side of the same transfer. See CMG’s quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer page for the choice of deed.
What the documents do not say
- Whether a spouse must join in the deed: not found in the documents read.
- The Connecticut General Assembly’s certificate chain failed Python’s TLS check, so its four public statute pages were archived with certificate verification off; the text is the official page’s own.
- County or city transfer taxes and local recording surcharges were not read unless named above.
Common mistakes
- Assuming the Connecticut transfer-tax exemption for family gifts also removes the federal basis consequence shown in the example.
- Assuming the answer for one state applies to another, or that signing a deed ends the paperwork before recording.
Related: quitclaim vs warranty deed for a family transfer, and Connecticut probate cost.
Sources
- Chapter 821: Land Titles (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-5, 47-5a): https://cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_821.htm
- Chapter 821a: Forms of Deeds and Mortgages (Conn. Gen. Stat. 47-36c, 47-36f): https://cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_821a.htm
- Chapter 223: Real Estate Conveyance Tax (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-494, 12-498): https://cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_223.htm
- Chapter 92: Town Clerks (Conn. Gen. Stat. 7-34a): https://cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_092.htm
- 26 U.S.C. 1015, Basis of property acquired by gifts and transfers in trust (U.S. Code, GovInfo): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title26/html/USCODE-2023-title26-subtitleA-chap1-subchapO-partII-sec1015.htm
- 26 U.S.C. 1014, Basis of property acquired from a decedent (U.S. Code, GovInfo): https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title26/html/USCODE-2023-title26-subtitleA-chap1-subchapO-partII-sec1014.htm
Sources: the primary documents linked above, read on October 11, 2026. General information, not tax advice. Your own facts decide the outcome, and a tax professional or the state agency itself is the right place to confirm anything consequential.