Fillable Quit Claim Deed Form - Michigan (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

THIS QUIT CLAIM DEED DOCUMENT TEMPLATE IS PROVIDED SOLELY AS A COURTESY

WE CANNOT ASSIST YOU IN THE PREPARATION OF THIS OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENT

In accordance with Michigan law, we will only record documents that conform to the following state

statutes:

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

No discrepancy shall exist between names printed in the notary acknowledgement and as printed beneath signatures. MCLA

565.201 Sec. 1 (b)

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

The address of the grantees in each deed of conveyance or assignment of real estate shall contain the street number address or

post office address. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (d)

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

565.201a

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; 565.47, MCLA 565.265;565.267

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

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

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

10. 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

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

12. 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)

13. The size of the document and any attachment thereto must be at least 8 ½ inches by 11 inches; at most 8 ½ inches by

14 inches. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(v)(vi)

STATUTORY FEES

Recording Fees:

First Page - $14

Each Additional Page - $3

Any document which assigns or discharges more than one instrument:

$3 shall be added to the recording fee for each additional instrument so assigned or discharged.

(It references more than ONE recorded document | contains more than ONE Liber & Page reference)

Warranty Deeds and Land Contracts must have a tax certificate, which can be obtained from the

Treasurer’s Office.

Tax Certificates: $5.

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO: MUSKEGON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS

MUSKEGON COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS

Phone: 231-724-6271

173 EAST APPLE AVE

SUITE 301

MUSKEGON, MI 49442

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