Can you use a transfer-on-death deed in Colorado?
Yes. In Colorado, an owner may transfer real property at death by a beneficiary deed that says the transfer is effective on the owner’s death, is signed by the owner and is recorded with the county clerk and recorder before the owner’s death, and it stays revocable. Colorado calls it a beneficiary deed. It needs no consideration, the grantee-beneficiary need not join, consent or be notified, and the beneficiary has no interest in the property while the owner lives. The owner may revoke it by recording a revocation before death, a will cannot revoke or change it, and the most recently executed deed or revocation recorded before death controls regardless of the order of recording. A beneficiary deed in effect can disqualify the owner from Medicaid, because the property is then counted as a resource. This is C.R.S. §§ 15-15-401, 15-15-402, 15-15-403, 15-15-404, 15-15-405.
| What | Colorado |
|---|---|
| Transfer-on-death deed | Allowed as a beneficiary deed; record before death |
Source
C.R.S. §§ 15-15-401, 15-15-402, 15-15-403, 15-15-404, 15-15-405
Read the statute in the Colorado Revised Statutes (Colorado General Assembly): leg.colorado.gov.
Checked against the statute on November 13, 2026.
This is a summary of a published statute, not legal advice. Rules change, local ordinances can add to them, and the terms of a specific lease may differ. Check the citation and speak to a lawyer before acting.
How Seayora uses this rule
An owner on Seayora keeps each property’s owners of record, its entity and its documents in one place, so who holds title and how is on file beside the leases and the books.
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