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Recording Requirements
- Signatures must be original and names must be typed, stamped or printed beneath all written signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (a)
- No discrepancy shall exist between names printed in the notary acknowledgment and as printed beneath signatures. 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 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 (a)(f)
- 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 must have an acknowledgment 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 document submitted for recording must be legible. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iv)
- Documents must have a margin of unprinted space at least 2 ½ inches at the top of the first page and at least ½ inch on all remaining sides of each page. 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 on the form must be printed with black ink; type size 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 (f)(iv)
- The size of the document and any attachment thereto mut 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)
- All Warranty Deeds, Land Contracts, or an Assignment thereof, or any Deed that contains a covenant of Warranty must have a Tax Certification from the County Treasurer's office. MCLA 211.135