A parent died and the Las Vegas house is still in their name.
To transfer property after death Las Vegas families record an affidavit or go through court, depending on how title was held. Affidavits are $250.
What clears the record depends on how title was held, and often no court is involved at all. If the property was in joint tenancy, or a Deed Upon Death was recorded, or it sits in a trust, an affidavit and a certified death certificate put the property in your name. Prepared for $250 plus the estimated $50 Clark County recording fee, submitted electronically the same day you sign.
- Affidavit and Declaration of Value prepared — $250
- No transfer tax on a transfer that takes effect at death
- We read the recorded deed first and explain what it shows
- Written quote before anything is drafted
Two ways to get it done: in office or fully remote
Same preparation fee either way. Step 1 is the same for both.
Option 1 · In office — South Las Vegas residents
- Questionnaire, or call (702) 965-3030 and we fill it in with you. Then book your office visit.
- You sign the disclosure and contract with your total in writing; then we prepare your documents.
- At 8784 S. Maryland Pkwy, Suite 105, go over everything, sign with our partner notary ($15 first signature, $7 each additional) and pay at your visit.
Questionnaire done? Book your office appointment →
Option 2 · Fully remote
- Questionnaire, or call (702) 965-3030 and we fill it in with you.
- You sign the disclosure and contract and pay by one payment link; then we prepare your documents.
- You sign by remote online notarization with our partner’s registered Nevada online notary, $25 per signature. No office visit.
Clearing a Las Vegas property after a death — what applies and what it costs.
In Nevada, how a property clears after the owner dies depends on how title was held on the last recorded deed. If the property was held in joint tenancy, an affidavit of death of joint tenant recorded with a certified death certificate moves it to the surviving owner without court. If the owner recorded a Deed Upon Death, a death of grantor affidavit transfers it to the named beneficiary. If the property was already deeded into a living trust, an affidavit of successor trustee puts the new trustee on the record. Each is prepared for $250 with the Declaration of Value included, plus the estimated $50 Clark County recording fee, and submitted electronically the same day it is signed. A transfer that takes effect at death is exempt from Real Property Transfer Tax.
If title was held by the deceased alone, with no Deed Upon Death and no trust, the property normally has to go through the Nevada court process before it can be transferred. That is court work, and we refer it out rather than pretend otherwise. Send us the recorded deed and you will know which situation you are in before you spend anything.
It depends on the last recorded deed, not on the will.
Held in joint tenancy
Two names on the deed as joint tenants, and one has died. An affidavit of death of joint tenant with a certified death certificate moves it to the survivor without court. $250 plus the estimated $50 county recording fee.
A Deed Upon Death was recorded
The owner named a beneficiary during their lifetime. A death of grantor affidavit transfers the property to that person, outside probate. $250 plus the estimated $50 county recording fee.
The property was in a trust
The record still shows the person who died as trustee. An affidavit of successor trustee puts you on title so the property can be sold or transferred. $250.
Husband and wife, community property
How a married couple held title changes which document clears the record. We read the vesting on the recorded deed and tell you which one applies before you pay.
No real property, just accounts and belongings
Where there is no Nevada real estate in the estate, a small estate affidavit can collect the rest. $500. Real property rules this document out.
Sole owner, no deed upon death, no trust
This one goes through the Nevada court process, which is attorney work. We will tell you plainly and refer you out rather than sell you a document that cannot fix it.
We are a document preparation service, not a law firm. We read what the record says and prepare the document you direct; advising which legal route your family should take is an attorney’s role.
What happens after you send the intake form, step by step.
1. Send your details
Complete the intake form in about ten minutes. Tell us the property, who died and when, and send the last recorded deed if you have it. If you do not, we retrieve it for $30.
2. We read the record first
We check how title was held and tell you which document clears it, or that the matter needs a court and an attorney. Then you get a written disclosure and a written contract naming the total. Nothing is drafted until you sign them; office clients pay at their visit and remote clients pay by one payment link.
3. We draft it
We prepare the affidavit and the Declaration of Value, list the parcel exactly as the record reads, and email everything with plain signing instructions and a list of what to attach.
4. You sign and send the death certificate
Sign by remote online notarization with our Las Vegas partner’s registered Nevada online notary ($25 per signature) from wherever you live in the United States, or in person at our partner’s office if you live in South Las Vegas, and send the certified copy of the death certificate, which records with the affidavit.
5. Recorded and returned
We submit electronically to Clark County the same day it reaches us. The county typically completes recording within the same day to three business days, and the recorded copy comes back by email.
One preparation fee. County charges shown separately.
Rates current as of 2026. Your written quote names every line before you pay, including the estimated $50 county recording fee.
A bonded Nevada preparer, who will tell you if you need a lawyer instead.
Meet Quinnie Do
Quinnie founded TruPoint to make Nevada property paperwork clear, honest and affordable. TruPoint is a registered and bonded Nevada Document Preparation Service under NRS Chapter 240A, issued by the Nevada Secretary of State and backed by a bond that protects clients. On a death in the family, the first thing we do is read the last recorded deed, because that is what decides whether an affidavit clears the property or the matter belongs in court.
Where it belongs in court, we say so and refer it out. Where an affidavit clears it, the document is prepared at your direction and submitted the same day you sign. Intake and submission are handled remotely, and Quinnie is a native English and Vietnamese speaker.
Verify the registration yourself at the Nevada Secretary of State registrant search ↗
What Las Vegas families actually ask, answered plainly.
If title named no survivor or beneficiary, the house generally passes to heirs under Nevada law through a court process, which we refer out. If title was held in joint tenancy, as community property with right of survivorship, under a recorded Deed Upon Death or in a trust, a recorded affidavit may clear it without court, and TruPoint prepares that affidavit for $250.
It depends on how title was held. A surviving joint tenant, or a surviving spouse holding community property with right of survivorship, records an affidavit of death; a beneficiary named in a recorded Deed Upon Death records a death of grantor affidavit; a successor trustee records a trustee affidavit. Each is recorded with a certified copy of the death certificate, and TruPoint prepares each for $250. If none of these applies, a court process may be required, which we refer out.
It depends on the last recorded deed. Joint tenancy clears with an affidavit of death of joint tenant; a recorded Deed Upon Death clears with a death of grantor affidavit; a trust clears with an affidavit of successor trustee. Each is $250 plus the estimated $50 county recording fee. Send us the deed and we tell you which applies.
Not always. If the property was in joint tenancy, covered by a Deed Upon Death, or already in a trust, an affidavit and a certified death certificate clear it without court. If the deceased owned it alone with none of those in place, it normally goes through the court process, which is attorney work we refer out.
$250 for the affidavit and Declaration of Value, plus the estimated $50 Clark County recording fee, so about $300. No transfer tax is owed, because the transfer takes effect at death. Same-day submission is $50 more.
The county record decides what can be transferred without court, not the will. Joint tenancy, a Deed Upon Death or a trust each pass the property outside a will. Where none of those exist, the will is dealt with by the court.
Most are drafted within one business day of your approved quote. We submit electronically the same day your signed copy and the certified death certificate reach us, and Clark County typically completes recording within the same day to three business days.
You need a certified copy, which records with the affidavit. Order it from the health district where the death occurred. We tell you exactly how many copies to get for the property and for the banks.
If they held title as joint tenants, an affidavit of death of joint tenant puts the surviving parent on the record alone for $250. If they held it another way, what applies depends on the vesting, and we read it before you pay.
Yes. We retrieve the last recorded transfer for $30 and read how title was held from it. That single step usually answers whether you need an affidavit or a court.
Not cleanly. A buyer, a lender and a title company all read the county index, and it still shows the person who died. Recording the affidavit for $250 is what puts a seller on the record who can actually sign.
Almost. The Deed Upon Death names you, and a death of grantor affidavit with a certified death certificate completes the transfer on the record. $250 plus the estimated $50 county recording fee, with no transfer tax.
An affidavit of successor trustee, which puts you on the record as the trustee now in charge, so the property can be sold or deeded to the beneficiaries. $250, prepared from the trust name and date and the recorded deed.
TruPoint, a registered and bonded Nevada Document Preparation Service, prepares them at your direction for $250. Court matters are different, and those we refer to an attorney.
Yes. Sign by remote online notarization through our Las Vegas partner ($25 per signature), mail or send the certified death certificate, and we submit electronically the same day. Nothing requires you to travel.
There is no clock that makes the property unrecoverable, but every month it sits unrecorded is a month a sale, a refinance or an insurance claim can stall. Most families handle it once the certified death certificate arrives.
We prepare what the record and the direction we are given support. Where heirs disagree, that is a dispute, and a dispute belongs with an attorney rather than a document preparer.
Yes. Quinnie is a native English and Vietnamese speaker, so intake, questions and signing instructions can all be handled in either language.
Each route after a death, prepared the same way.
Nevada certificate of trust
Taking over as successor trustee? Banks ask for this before you can act on trust accounts. $200.
Affidavit of death of joint tenant
Two names on the deed, one has died. Recorded with a certified death certificate, no court. $250.
Death of grantor affidavit
Completes a transfer where the owner recorded a Deed Upon Death naming a beneficiary. $250.
Affidavit of successor trustee
Puts the new trustee on the record when the property is held in a trust. $250.
Small estate affidavit
For estates with no Nevada real property, to collect accounts and belongings. $500.
Deed Upon Death
The document that prevents all of this for the next generation. Name who inherits, keep control for life. $250.
Las Vegas deed preparation
Every deed for a Las Vegas, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Boulder City or Mesquite property, prepared for you and submitted the same day.
Send us the recorded deed, and you will know where you stand.
Most families find an affidavit clears the property without court. $250 with the Declaration of Value, the estimated $50 county recording fee, no transfer tax, and a written quote before anything is drafted.
