MACOMB COUNTY CLERK / REGISTER OF DEEDS
Recording Requirements
Welcome to the "Recording Requirements" page of the Macomb County Clerk / Register of Deeds website. Below you will find infomation on how to properly record
deeds, mortgages, lis pendens, cerified copies of court documents or other instruments in Macomb County.
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| Recording Requirements |
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Signatures must be original and names must be typed, stamped or printed beneath all written signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(a)
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No discrepancy shall exist between names printed in notary acknowledgment or signatures, the acknowledgment or jurat.
MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(b); Amended by HB 5022 and HB 5023 |
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Instruments conveying or mortgaging any interest in real estate shall cite the marital status of any male grantors. MCLA 565.221 |
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The addresses of each of the grantees in each document that real estate is conveyed, assigned, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of.
MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(d) Amended by HB 5023 |
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The name and addresses of the person who drafted the document must appear on documents executed in Michigan.
MCLA 565.201a, MCLA 565.203 |
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Documents purporting to convey or encumber real estate executed or cancel a mortgage executed in Michigan must have an acknowledgment by a notary public. MCLA 565.8 Amended by HB 5022 and HB 5023 |
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A certified copy of the death certificate or proof of death must be recorded when the instrument of conveyance cites “survivor” in the grantor’s section. MCLA 565.48 |
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Court orders must be certified and sealed by the Clerk of the Court to be eligible for recording. MCLA 565.401, MCLA 565.411 |
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The first page must have 2 ½” margin at top of document and ½” margin on all remaining sides of each page. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(f)(i) If the first page requirement is not met, you must include a cover page with the title of the document on it and an additional page fee of $3.00 will be charged. |
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DEFINITION OF A PAGE: One side of a single sheet of white paper no smaller than 8" x 11" and no larger than 8" x 14" with print no smaller than 10 point type which shall be legible and on paper of 20 pound weight. All print must be in black ink. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(f)(iii-vi)
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The Macomb County Clerk / Register of Deeds Office is open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beginning April 23, the recording counter will close at 4:30 p.m.
MEET CARMELLA
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586-469-7953
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