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Recording a Deed or Document in Allegan County, MI
Allegan County (population 120,502) records real-property documents through the Allegan County Register of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Allegan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Allegan County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 113 Chestnut Street, Allegan, MI 49010
- Phone
- 269-673-0390
- Checks payable to
- Allegan County Register of Deeds (tax certificate fee payable to Allegan County Treasurer)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Allegan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee per document (regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; flat $30 includes Remonumentation and ROD Automation fees
- Other fees
- $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5.00 tax certificate fee (Treasurer, required before recording certain deeds/land contracts); county transfer tax $1.10 per $1,000 of consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Allegan County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Allegan County requires
- Page formatting
- White 8.5x11in paper, minimum 10-point type, top margin reserved for recording data per MCL 565.201/565.203
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly specified; standard Michigan first-page recording margin/formatting rules apply
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; e-recording providers return electronically
Can you e-record in Allegan County?
Yes. Allegan County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Allegan County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Allegan County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Allegan County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Allegan County Register of Deeds (tax certificate fee payable to Allegan County Treasurer).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Allegan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Allegan County property are searchable at Allegan County Equalization Department Property Records (via BS&A Online, aggregating township assessing data). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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