Fees and Requirements for the recording, searching and copying of documents in the Register of Deeds Office are as follows:

Recording Fees:

For entering and recording any deed, mortgage, lis pendens, certified copy or other instrument

First Page -----------------$14.00*

Each Additional Page -- $3.00

*$4.00 of this fee is deposited to the Michigan State Survey and Remonumentation (MSSR) Fund.

[The $4.00 MSSR fee is not assessed on Fixture Filings, State Liens, Federal Liens, MESC Liens, State Deeds, Plats, or Tax Reversion Documents, MCLA 600.2567a(4)]

Assignment and Discharge Fees:

For any document which assigns or dicharges more than one instrument:

$3.00 shall be added to the recording fee for each addtional instrument so assigned or discharged.

Warranty Deeds - Land Contracts:

A tax certificate must be obtained from the County Treasurer's office prior to recording of any of the following [MCLA 211.135]:

Warranty Deed

Any Deed which contains a covenant of Warranty

Land Contract

Assignment of Land Contract with warranty clause

Master Deed for Condominium

Tax Certificates:

$1.00 for up to 4 descriptions and $0.20 for each description over 5.

Copy and Search Fees:

Copy Fee:

Real Estate Record Copy: $1.00 per page

Plat Copy: $2.00 per page

Certification Fee:

$1.00 per document fee for certification of any of the above copies. [To be eligible for certification, the document must be copied in its entirety.]

Search Fees: (This service temporarily suspended.)

Real Estate Per Name: $0.50 per year with a $5.00 minimum fee

State Tax Lien Certificate: $3.00 per name searched

Federal Tax Lien Certificate: $3.00 per name searched

U.C.C.-11 Certificate: 6.00 per name searched

UCC Fees:

Fees for filing and indexing

Financing Statement up to 100 pgs with no more than 2 names to be indexed - $10.00

Plus any of the following that apply

* Additional Fees for records submitted in a form other than the form contained in Sec. 9521(1) or 9521(2)   $7.00

*Additional Fee if the record contains more than 100 pages $12.00

*Additional Fee (per name/after 2) if more than 2 names are required to be indexed $10.00

Fees for searches and copies

Request for a search of the records including issuing a certificate describing each presently effective record filed concerning the debtor $6.00

Plus any of the following that apply:

*additonal fee if the certificate discloses more than 100 presently effictive records concerning the debtor $6.00

*Per page fee for copies required $2.00

Recording Requirements

1. Signatures must be original; and names must be typed or printed beneath signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (a)

2. No discrepancy shall exist between names printed in the notary acknowledgment and as printed beneath signatures MCLA 565.201Sec 1 (b)

3. Instruments conveying or motgaging property shall state the marital status of all male grantors/mortgagors. MCLA 565.221

4. The address of the grantees in each deed of conveyance or assignment of real estate shall contain the street number address of post office address. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1(d)

5. The name and address of the person who drafted the document must appear on documents executed in Michigan. MCLA 565.201a

6. Documents purporting to convey or encumber real estate executed in Michigan require an acknowledgement by a judge, clerk of a court of record, or a notary public within this state MCLA 565.8; form: LAND 565.4, MCLA 565.265;565.267

7.  A certified copy of the death certificate or proof of death must be recorded or have been recorded and referenced by Liber and Page on said document when "survivor" is indicated on the document. MCLA 565.48

8.  Court orders must be certified and sealed by the clerk of the court. MCLA 565.401,565.411

9.  The document submitted for recording must be legible. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f) (iv).

10. Documents must have a margin of unprinted space at least 2 1/2 inches at the top of the first page and at least 1/2 inche on all remaining sides of each page. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f) (i)

11. Documents must diaplay on the first line of print on the first page, a single statment identifying the recordable event that the instrument evidences. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f) (ii); 565.203 Sec. 3

12. The type on the form must be printed with black ink; type size at least 10-point MCLA 565.201 Sec 1 (f) (iii) (iv)

13. The paper on which the document is printed must be white and not less than 20-pound weight MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f) (iv)

14. The size of the document and any attachement 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)