Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Yuba County
Just Got Married
If you're combining a life together and want the property to reflect two names instead of one, a quitclaim deed is the standard tool.
Going Through a Divorce
If your divorce attorney mentioned "quieting the title," a quitclaim deed removing your ex's name is usually part of what they meant.
Inherited Property
Once the estate's debts and taxes are settled, updating the property title with a quitclaim deed is usually one of the final steps.
Gifting to Family
Some families gift property directly to skip a generation — grandparent to grandchild — and a quitclaim deed is the usual way that's done.
About the Yuba County Clerk-Recorder
Yuba County was one of California's original 27 counties, created February 18, 1850, and Marysville, its seat, grew out of a trading post established in 1842 by Theodore Cordua on land leased from John Sutter. When the site was later purchased and platted as a town in 1849-50, it was named for Mary Murphy Covillaud, a survivor of the Donner Party's 1846-47 ordeal who had married one of the new town's founders. Fed by its position at the confluence of the Feather and Yuba rivers, Marysville boomed into a major Gold Rush supply depot -- investors of the era optimistically dubbed it the future "New York of the Pacific" -- and the Yuba River watershed that gives the county its name is still reckoned to have produced more gold historically than any other river in the country.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Yuba County, this is the Yuba County Clerk-Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Marysville (county seat), Wheatland.
Unincorporated communities: Linda, Olivehurst, Plumas Lake, Loma Rica, Browns Valley.
Office Details
Address: 915 8th Street, Suite 107, Marysville, CA 95901
Phone: (530) 749-7850
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM; recording hours specifically run 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Recording Fee: Yuba County charges a flat per-page recording fee for the first page plus an additional fee for each subsequent page, along with a county documentary transfer tax based on a percentage of the property's value. A separate penalty fee applies if a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) is not submitted or is incomplete at the time of recording.
E-recording: As of this writing, Yuba County has not confirmed a live e-recording vendor; documents should be recorded by mail or in person unless the office confirms otherwise.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: California requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Yuba County Clerk-Recorder will accept a deed for recording. California notaries also have to take the signer's right thumbprint in their journal specifically for deeds and other real-property documents -- a state-specific requirement that catches people off guard if their notary isn't prepared for it, so it's worth confirming ahead of time that whoever notarizes your deed has a journal and inkpad on hand.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy California's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a metes-and-bounds description, a government survey reference, or a platted lot and block, depending on how the parcel was originally surveyed and subdivided). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Complete a Preliminary Change of Ownership Report: California requires a separate Preliminary Change of Ownership Report (PCOR) to accompany most deeds when they're filed. It's a distinct form the county assessor's office uses to determine whether the transfer triggers a reassessment -- a penalty applies if it's missing or left incomplete, so it's worth getting right before you file. The Yuba County Clerk-Recorder or county assessor can supply the current version.
- Know Where California Stands on Remote Online Notarization: Unlike some states, California-commissioned notaries can't yet offer remote online notarization -- that's not scheduled to change until January 1, 2030. In the meantime, an out-of-state online notary can still validly notarize a California deed, since California recognizes notarial acts performed under another state's laws. See our online notarization page for how that works.
- Record with the County Clerk-Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Preliminary Change of Ownership Report with the Yuba County Clerk-Recorder for the county where the property sits. California's recording fee is a flat, statute-set amount per document, and on top of that, a county documentary transfer tax applies based on a percentage of the property's value -- some cities also levy their own additional city transfer tax on top of the county's.
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Other Counties in California
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