| Manistee County Register of Deeds |
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Manistee County Register of Deeds 415 Third Street Manistee, MI 49660 Phone: (231) 723-2146 Fax: (231) 398-3544 Penny A Pepera, Register of Deeds Marylyn Wrzesinski, Chief Deputy Jennifer Tetzlaff, Deputy Hours: 8:30 am - 5 pm; Monday thru Friday
Welcome to the Manistee County Register of Deeds Office. We hope that you find the information on these pages to be useful and informative. Thank you and have a great day! In accordance with the Constitution of the State of Michigan, the County Register (or Registrar) of Deeds is an officer of the county and as such is elected on a partisan basis every four (4) years.
The office of the Register of Deeds serves as a repository for all official records relating to real property (land) located in the county.The duties and responsibilities for the county Register of Deeds are specified by state law. Including but not limited to recording, indexing and retaining documents that convey or encumber real estate located in the county. A document received by the Register of Deeds Office for recording goes through a recordation process that involves seven (7) steps. These steps typically take one (1) to two (2) business days to complete. In accordance with MCL 565.551, the Register of Deeds “shall furnish proper and reasonable facilities for the inspection and examination of the records and files in his or her office”. As such, the Register of Deeds office may also be used as a research facility for attorneys, title companies, banks and the public to examine and/or copy any documents of interest in a particular property in our county.
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| Last Updated on Tuesday, 01 June 2010 14:55 |
