1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to real estate; amending the requirements for recording a quitclaim deed;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 507.07; proposing coding for new 
1.4 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 507.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 507.07, is amended to read:
1.7 	507.07 WARRANTY AND QUITCLAIM DEEDS; FORMS.
1.8 	Warranty and quitclaim deeds may be substantially in the following forms:
1.9 	WARRANTY DEED
1.10 	A.B., grantor, of (here insert the place of residence), for and in consideration of 
1.11 	(here insert the consideration), conveys and warrants to C.D., grantee, of (here insert the 
1.12 	place of residence), the following described real estate in the county of .........................., 
1.13 	in the state of Minnesota: (here describe the premises).
1.14 	Dated this ............... day of ................, .......
1.15 	(Signature) ...................................
1.16 	Every such instrument, duly executed as required by law, shall be a conveyance in 
1.17 	fee simple of the premises described to the grantee, the grantee's heirs and assigns, with 
1.18 	covenants on the part of the grantor, the grantor's heirs and personal representatives, that 
1.19 	the grantor is lawfully seized of the premises in fee simple and has good right to convey 
1.20 	the same; that the premises are free from all encumbrances; that the grantor warrants to the 
1.21 	grantee, the grantee's heirs and assigns, the quiet and peaceable possession thereof; and 
1.22 	that the grantor will defend the title thereto against all persons who may lawfully claim 
1.23 	the same. Such covenants shall be obligatory upon any grantor, the grantor's heirs and 
1.24 	personal representatives, as fully and with like effect as if written at length in such deed.
2.1 	QUITCLAIM DEED
2.2 	A.B., grantor, of (here insert the place of residence), for the consideration of (here 
2.3 	insert the consideration), conveys and quitclaims to C.D., the grantee, of (here insert the 
2.4 	place of residence), all interest in the following described real estate in the county of 
2.5 	.........................., in the state of Minnesota: (here describe the premises).
2.6 	Dated this ............... day of ................, .......
2.7 	(Signature of the grantor(s)) ...................................
2.8 	Every such instrument, duly executed, shall be a conveyance to the grantee, the 
2.9 	grantee's heirs and assigns, of all right, title, and interest of the grantor in the premises 
2.10 	described, but shall not extend to after acquired title, unless words expressing such 
2.11 	intention be added.
2.12 	Dated this ............... day of ................, .......
2.13 	(Signature of the grantee(s)) ...................................

2.14 	Sec. 2. [507.0911] CONVEYANCE TO INCLUDE SIGNATURE OF THE 
2.15 	GRANTEE; QUITCLAIM DEEDS.
2.16 	No quitclaim deed shall be recorded by the county recorder or registered with the 
2.17 	registrar of titles unless the quitclaim deed has been signed by the grantee.