Which deed is a form of bargain and sale that includes a covenant and effectively functions as a special warranty deed?

• A. Bargain & Sale Deed with Covenant
• B. Special Warranty Deed
• C. Quitclaim Deed
• D. Deed in Trust

Answer: (A)

A bargain and sale deed with covenant blends two ideas: it conveys the grantor’s interest in the property (a bargain-and-sale transfer) and adds covenants that provide some title protection. Because the covenant gives limited assurances about title defects that occurred during the grantor’s period of ownership, this form effectively behaves like a special warranty deed. It’s not a full warranty deed, but the covenants lift the protection above a pure quitclaim or a bare bargain-and-sale without warranties, making it function similarly to a special warranty deed in practice.

A quitclaim deed offers no warranties at all, so it wouldn’t provide the title protections associated with a special warranty. A special warranty deed by itself is a different form that carries warranties but is not described as a bargain-and-sale instrument with covenants. A deed in trust serves a trust arrangement and doesn’t fit the bargain-and-sale-with-covenant concept.