CT HB05266

Allows property owners to transfer real estate to designated beneficiaries upon death through a "transfer on death deed" that bypasses probate, effective October 1, 2026

Requires the deed to be acknowledged and recorded with the town clerk before the owner's death to be valid; no notice to or acceptance by the beneficiary is required during the owner's lifetime

Transfer on death deeds are revocable at any time and do not affect the owner's rights to sell, mortgage, or encumber the property during their lifetime

Beneficiaries must survive the transferor to inherit; property transfers subject to all existing liens, mortgages, and encumbrances at the time of death

Provides standardized forms for both creating transfer on death deeds and revoking them, with included instructions for property owners