Quitclaim deeds are recordable.
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As a general rule, any deed--whether quitclaim, bargain and sale, special warranty, or warranty deed--is recordable in the deed records of a state if the instrument itself (the deed) meets the formality requirements of the state's recording statutes. The Florida Statutes (2008) edition at 695.01 specifically requires that a quitclaim deed be recorded for the conveyance to be effectual in law or equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice; see:
"695.01 Conveyances to be recorded.--
"(1) No conveyance, transfer, or mortgage of real property, or of any interest therein, nor any lease for a term of 1 year or longer, shall be good and effectual in law or equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice, unless the same be recorded according to law; nor shall any such instrument made or executed by virtue of any power of attorney be good or effectual in law or in equity against creditors or subsequent purchasers for a valuable consideration and without notice unless the power of attorney be recorded before the accruing of the right of such creditor or subsequent purchaser.
"(2) Grantees by quitclaim, heretofore or hereafter made, shall be deemed and held to be bona fide purchasers without notice within the meaning of the recording acts."
In other words, not only can a quitclaim deed be recorded, but it must be recorded to convey title to the grantee and thereby protect the grantee against claims of the grantor's creditors or of any subsequent bona fide purchasers of the property from the grantor.
