Which deed is used for placing property in a land trust?

• A. Deed in Trust
• B. Deed of Trust
• C. Administrators Deed
• D. Quitclaim Deed

Answer: (A)

Placing property into a land trust is done by transferring title to a trustee under a deed that creates the trust relationship. That instrument is a deed in trust, which conveys ownership to the trustee to hold for the benefit of the named beneficiaries.

A deed of trust is a financing instrument used to secure a loan, placing the property in a trustee’s hands to back the debt, not to establish a land trust. An administrator’s deed comes from estate administration to transfer property after someone’s death, not to form a trust. A quitclaim deed transfers what a person claims without warranties and is used for simple transfers, not to create a trust arrangement.

So, the deed in trust is the instrument used to place property in a land trust.