Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Ada County
Just Got Married
Just got married and want your spouse's name on the title? A quitclaim deed is the standard way to add them — no sale, no mortgage payoff, just an updated deed on file with the county.
Going Through a Divorce
Going through a divorce and need an ex's name off the title? A quitclaim deed handles that cleanly, once your settlement or court order says who keeps the property.
Inherited Property
Inherited property from a family member? Depending on how the estate was handled, a quitclaim deed may be how ownership formally moves into your name.
Gifting to Family
Adding an adult child to the title, or gifting property to family outright? A quitclaim deed is the usual way to make that transfer official.
About the Ada County Recorder (a function of the Ada County Clerk's Office)
Ada County was created by the Idaho territorial legislature on December 22, 1864, carved out of the much larger Boise County. It's named for Ada Riggs, daughter of H.C. Riggs, a territorial legislator and co-founder of Boise who helped push through the legislation creating the county and relocating the territorial capital from Lewiston to Boise that same year. As the seat of Idaho's capital city, Ada County grew from a mining-and-agriculture supply hub into the state's most populous county and its economic center.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Ada County, this is the Ada County Recorder (a function of the Ada County Clerk's Office) that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Boise, Meridian, Eagle, Kuna, Garden City, Star.
Office Details
Address: 200 W Front St, Room 1207, Boise, ID 83702
Phone: (208) 287-6840
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (closed weekends and federal holidays)
Recording Fee: Recording fees are set by Idaho state statute and are charged per document rather than based on property value. Standard deeds carry a flat base fee; mortgages, deeds of trust, and similar longer instruments have a base fee covering an initial page count with an added per-page charge beyond that. Some instrument types (e.g., reconveyances, powers of attorney) have their own fixed fee. Copies are billed per page.
E-recording: Simplifile and CSC (both confirmed as active e-recording vendors for Ada County; Indecomm was also referenced by one source but not independently confirmed)
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Idaho law requires a deed to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Ada County Recorder (a function of the Ada County Clerk's Office) can record it (Idaho Code § 55-805). The deed is actually valid between you and the person you're transferring to as soon as it's signed and delivered — the notarized acknowledgment is what makes it eligible for recording, which is the step that protects you against someone else claiming the property later.
- Give the Grantee's Full Mailing Address: Idaho requires the deed itself to state the complete mailing address of the person receiving the property, not just their name. This is a simple detail that's easy to miss and a common reason a deed gets sent back.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone isn't enough — Idaho deeds need the property's actual legal description (the metes-and-bounds, government survey, or platted-lot description used in the county's own records). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Idaho has allowed remote online notarization since 2020, so if getting to a notary's office in person is difficult, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment through video with an Idaho-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed and notarized deed with the Ada County Recorder (a function of the Ada County Clerk's Office) for the county where the property sits. Idaho charges a flat recording fee set by state statute and based on the document and page count, not a percentage of the property's value — and unlike some states, Idaho has no separate real estate transfer tax or transfer declaration form to file alongside the deed.
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Other Counties in Idaho
Filing somewhere else in the state? Here are a few other county pages:
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