TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV)— People are “selling” homes they do not own using quit claim deeds and it’s becoming a growing problem across Florida. The deeds are easy to file at the courthouse and the ...

The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a warning in April about an unprecedented increase in quitclaim deed fraud. A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two people have been criminally charged in relation to quit claim deed theft — a crime 2 NEWS has been tracking for months. 2 NEWS reporter Aaliyah Seabrooks was the first to ...

(NewsNation) — Unsuspecting homeowners are discovering their properties have been sold out from under them in a scam that authorities say is becoming more common: Quitclaim deed fraud. The scheme, ...

A South Florida attorney has been charged with fraud, accused of helping a woman file fake documents so the woman could do away with her son’s stake in a home, court records show. The case began when ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Two people are facing criminal charges for an alleged quit claim deed scam as local leaders say they’re working to hold criminals accountable for thefts through fraud. “We were ...

SPRINGFIELD — In May, Mary Sheehan drove past a property on Eastern Avenue she bought in 2017. The house was vacant, but she saw that the front door and gate were open. At the door, she was greeted by ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document that transfers ownership of a real estate property from one party to another. A quitclaim deed doesn't guarantee that the grantor or signer has any right to the ...

Quitclaim deeds transfer property rights without guaranteeing clear title. Use quitclaim deeds for trusted transactions, like altering family property titles. Avoid quitclaim deeds with strangers to ...

A quitclaim deed is a legal document used to transfer ownership interest in a property without it being sold. They are often used in transactions between people who know each other well — a parent ...