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A quitclaim deed transfers interest in real property to someone else. The person who transfers the property is known as the “grantor” while the person who receives the interest is a “grantee.” The difference between a quitclaim deed and other deeds (such as a “warranty deed”) is that the quitclaim deed does not make any promises about the property. This means that the person transferring the property is not warranting anything apart from giving up their own or potential rights to the property. [1] X Research source