# Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.3: Quit claim deed; estate passed

> Michigan · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.3

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.3
- **Heading:** Quit claim deed; estate passed
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.3

## Text

Sec. 3.

A deed of quit claim and release, of the form in common use, shall be sufficient to pass all the estate which the grantor could lawfully convey by a deed of bargain and sale.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65; CL 1857, 2722; CL 1871, 4205; How. 5653; CL 1897, 8957; CL 1915, 11689; CL 1929, 13279; CL 1948, 565.3

## Nearby sections

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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.13 Conveyance by nonresident married person; effect; procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.13.md)
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- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.15 Deed; failure to acknowledge; proof of handwriting where witnesses are unobtainable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.15.md)
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