Oregon Quitclaim Deed

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Maintained by Rapi Stack · Every state-specific figure on this page is cited to its statute or official agency page · Dataset last verified 2026 · Not legal advice.

Oregon deed rules · as of 2026

Witnesses (besides notary): None — notary only
Where to record: County Clerk (county recording officer)
Transfer tax: Yes — see below

Source: ORS 93.410 · verify ↗. A deed moves real property — have someone qualified review it before you sign, and record it promptly.

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Oregon signing & recording

No — in Oregon the grantor's notarized signature is enough; no separate witnesses are required (ORS 93.410, as of 2026). ORS 93.410 — deeds executed within the state 'shall be signed by the grantors and shall be acknowledged before any judge of the Supreme Court, circuit judge, county judge, justice of the peace or notary public'; acknowledged/proved deeds are recordable per ORS 93.480 Record the signed deed with the County Clerk (county recording officer). Transfer tax: None statewide — state law prohibits local real estate transfer taxes (ORS 306.815); sole exception is Washington County's grandfathered transfer tax of $1 per $1,000 (0.1%), which has its own exemption/application process Check the current Oregon deed rules before recording.

Married? If the property is (or may be) your homestead, your spouse may need to sign the deed even if they are not on title — several states require it, and a deed missing that signature can be rejected for recording or invalid. Use the “Co-grantor / spouse” field above to add their signature line, and check your state’s rule before recording.

Existing mortgage? Transferring mortgaged property can trigger the loan’s “due-on-sale” clause. Federal law (12 U.S.C. §1701j-3(d), the Garn–St Germain Act) bars lenders from enforcing it for several transfers of residential property with fewer than five dwelling units — including a transfer to the borrower’s spouse or children, a transfer resulting from a divorce decree, and a transfer into an inter vivos (living) trust in which the borrower is and remains a beneficiary. The loan itself stays in place either way — nobody is released until it is refinanced. Read the statute ↗

Frequently asked questions

Does Oregon require witnesses on a quitclaim deed?

Where do I record the deed in Oregon?

With the County Clerk (county recording officer) where the property is located. Recording is what makes the transfer visible to the world — an unrecorded deed can be valid between the parties but lose to a later buyer or lender who records first. Take the original signed deed, pay the recording fee, and keep the returned stamped copy.

Is there a transfer tax in Oregon?

None statewide — state law prohibits local real estate transfer taxes (ORS 306.815); sole exception is Washington County's grandfathered transfer tax of $1 per $1,000 (0.1%), which has its own exemption/application process Check the current rate and exemptions before recording — the recorder will not accept the deed without the required tax forms or stamps.

How does Oregon compare? See the deed witness requirements in all 50 states, every rule cited to statute.

How Oregon compares

Computed from our 51-jurisdiction dataset (as of 2026). Source for Oregon: ORS 93.410 ↗.

Oregon is one of 38 of 51 jurisdictions that charge a transfer or documentary tax when a deed is recorded (13 charge no state transfer tax on deeds).

Witnesses required (beyond the notary)

Witnesses required (beyond the notary): 0, exactly the national median.

This is the most common figure nationally — shared by 45 other states.

Witnesses required (beyond the notary) in neighboring states — California (0), Idaho (0), Nevada (0), Washington (0). Every neighboring state with a rule matches Oregon.

The rest of what Oregon requires

The figures below are Oregon's, not national averages — each one is the value we verified for this state, with the statute it comes from. Follow a row to the full Oregon page for that document.

Security deposit cap · as of 2026: No statutory limit Or. Rev. Stat. §90.300 ↗
Deposit return deadline · as of 2026: 31 days after move-out Or. Rev. Stat. §90.300 ↗
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy · as of 2026: 30 days Or. Rev. Stat. §90.300 ↗
Notice for unpaid rent · as of 2026: 10 days to pay or quit Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.394; § 90.392; § 90.427 ↗
Notice to cure a lease violation · as of 2026: 30 days Or. Rev. Stat. § 90.394; § 90.392; § 90.427 ↗
Small claims limit · as of 2026: $10,000 ORS 46.405, 46.415(4) (circuit court); ORS 55.011, 55.090 (justice court) ↗
Where you file · as of 2026: Small Claims Department of Circuit Court (or Justice Court) · filing fee Circuit court: $57 for claims of $2,500 or less, $102 for claims over $2,500 (ORS 46.570; defendant pays the same to demand a hearing). Justice court small claims fees are set separately and vary by court. ORS 46.405, 46.415(4) (circuit court); ORS 55.011, 55.090 (justice court) ↗
Rental application fee · as of July 2026: Limited to the actual cost of screening Oregon Legislature ↗
Bill of sale notarization · as of 2026: Not required Oregon DMV (Form 735-501) ↗
Power of attorney signing · as of 2026: Notarization recommended Or. Rev. Stat. §127.005 ↗
LLC operating agreement · as of 2026: Not required by statute, but it controls over the default rules ORS 63.001 (definition); ORS 63.057 (operating agreement optional) ↗

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