Statutory Fees

Act. No. 698 Public Acts of 2002
Effective March 31, 2003
MCLA 600.2567

Recording Fees:

For entering and RECORDING any DEED, MORTGAGE, LIS PENDENS, CERTIFIED COPY, or OTHER INSTRUMENT:

        First Page...............................  $14.00*
        Each Additional Page.............  $  3.00
        
        * $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 - Easements: 

A tax certificate must be obtained from the County Treasurer's Office prior to recording any of the following [MCLA211.135]:
        Warranty Deed
            
Any Deed which contains a covenant of
            warranty
        Land Contract
        Assignment
of Land Contract with
           warranty clause
        Easement
            
Any Easement which contains a 
            warranty clause
        Master Deed for Condominium

        
Tax Certificates:

[$1.00 for up to 5 descriptions; .20  per additional description over 5]


                   
                                   


Copy and Search Fees:

Copy Fee:
        
Real Estate Recorded Copy.....$1.00 per
        page
        U.C.C. Recorded Copy............$2.00 per
        page

Certification Fee:
        
$1.00 per document Fee for certification
        of any of the above copies.  [To be eligible
        for
certification, the document must be
        copied in its entirety.]


       




                                                                       

 

Victoria J. Daniels · Register
301 N. Main St. · Old Courthouse 1st Floor · Adrian, MI 49221
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