how the quiet title action process works
to initiate a quiet title action you should first determine if it is an appropriate course of action if so obtain a copy of the deed from the county clerk or records office with the aid of a real estate attorney sometimes in conjunction with a realtor write up the complaint for the quiet title action and file the suit with the appropriate courtthe quiet title action acts thus as a lawsuit levied by the party who is claiming to be the sole owner of the property against all others who may claim to have a stake in it a judge will then rule on the merits of the case and if successful they will issue a judgment or court order once the proceeding has gone through and the purported owner prevails in the quiet title action the title is considered clear and quiet for that owner and no further challenges to the title can be leveraged 1the process from start to finish will generally take as little as 30 days and up to more than one year depending on the complexity of the claim the state the action takes place in and the court s backlog special considerationsa quiet title action does not give the new owner the same level of protection against the previous owner in most cases if there are problems with the property the new owner can t sue the previous owner unless they acquired the property via warranty deed and sued for defects when the warranty deed was delivered additionally quiet title actions don t always clear up all issues with a title in some jurisdictions they can only be used to clear up specific claims or title defects 