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 acknow-
ledgment and as printed beneath
signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (b)
3.) Instruments conveying or mortgaging
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 or 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 acknowledgment by a judge,
clerk of a court of record or a notary public
within this state. MCLA 565.8; 565.47
form: 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
inch on all remaining sides of each page.
MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(i)
11.) 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
12.) 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)
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
attachment thereto must be at least
8 1/2 inches by 11 inches; at most
8 1/2 inches by 14 inches. MCLA 565.201
Sec. 1 (f)(v)(vi)
