Please see below for an explanation of various Statutory Fees.
Effective OCTOBER 1, 2016 in the State of Michigan:
Regardless of the number of pages, all documents will cost $30.00 to record, this cost is inclusive of Michigan Remonumentation and Register of Deeds Automation fees. $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 discharges more than one instrument: $3.00 shall be added to the recording fee for each additional instrument so assigned or discharged.
Warranty Deeds – Land Contracts
A tax certificate must be obtained from the County Treasurer’s Office prior to recording 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 |
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| $5.00 for up to 5 descriptions |
| .20 per additional description over 5. |
| Copy Fee | |
|---|---|
| Real Estate Record Copy | $1.00 per page |
| Certification Fee | |
|---|---|
| Fee for certification of any of the above copies. (To be eligible for certification, the document must be copied in its entirety.) | $5.00 per document |
| Fees for Filing and Indexing | |
|---|---|
| Financing Statement or Fixture Filing [MCL440.9525(1)] | $30.00 |
| 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 | N/A |
| Plus Per Page fee for copies requested | |
Contact Register of Deeds
StaffRichard A. Hodges County Recorder
Gail Schulte Chief Deputy Recorder
Linda McLouth Deputy Registrar
Main Phone: (231) 873-4158
Address
Oceana County Building
100 S. State Street, Suite M-3
P.O. Box 111
Hart, MI 49420