Recording Requirements
- Signatures must be original and
names must be typed, stamped, or printed beneath all written
signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (a)(e)
- No discrepancy in the names shall
exist between the printed names of such person, as appears
either in the body of the instrument, the signature, the
acknowledgement, or jurat. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (b)
- Instruments conveying or mortgaging
any interest in real estate shall state the marital status of
any male grantor. MCLA 565.221
- The addresses of all parties must
appear on any instrument by which title to any interest therein
is conveyed, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of. MCLA
565.201 Sec. 1
- The name and address of the person
who drafted the document must appear on documents executed in
Michigan. MCLA 565.201A, 565.203
- Documents purporting to convey or
encumber real estate executed in Michigan must be acknowledged
by a notary public. MCLA 565.8
- A certified copy of the death
certificate or proof of death must be recorded when the
instrument of conveyance states "survivor" in the grantor's
section. MCLA 565.48
- Court orders must be certified and
sealed by the clerk of the court to be eligible for recording. MCLA
565.401, 565.411
- The documents submitted for
recording must be legible. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iv)
- Documents must have a margin of
unprinted space at least 2 1/2 inches at the top of the 1st page
and at least 1/2 inch on all remaining sides of the 1st page, on
each additional page there must be a margin of 1/2 inch on all
sides. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(i)
- Documents must display on the first
line of print on the first page a single statement identifying
the recordable event that the instrument evidences. MCLA
565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(ii); 565.201 Sec. 3
- The type of the form must be printed
with black ink and with type size of at least 10-point type. MCLA
565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iii)(iv)
- The paper on which the document is
printed must be white and not less than 20-pound weight. MCLA
565.201 Sec. 1 (h)(iv)
- The size of the document and any
attachment thereto must be at least 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches,
and at most 8 1/2 inches by 14 inches. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(v)(vi)
(From Schedule of Fees for
Recording and Filing Instruments; Office of Register of Deeds in
the State of Michigan, document MLM 904, Revised 2001.)
Have a question for the Register
of Deeds Office? Email them
here or you may call them directly at
(989) 772-0911 ext. 253.
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