Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Calhoun County, MI
Calhoun County (population 134,310) records real-property documents through the Calhoun County Clerk and 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.
Calhoun County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Calhoun County Building, 315 West Green Street, Marshall, MI 49068
- Phone
- 269-781-0700
- Checks payable to
- Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Calhoun County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee (all documents regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee; $3.00 per additional Liber/Page for multi-instrument documents
- Other fees
- Tax certificate (required for warranty deeds/land contracts) $5.00; copies $1.00/page; certified copies $5.00; plat copies $2.00 minimum/page; county transfer tax $1.10 per $1,000
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Calhoun County requires
- Cover sheet
- Single statement identifying the one recordable event on first line; 2.5in top margin; black ink, 10-point minimum type; white 20lb paper
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly specified on page
Can you e-record in Calhoun County?
Calhoun County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Calhoun County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Calhoun 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 by mail to Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Calhoun County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Calhoun County property are searchable at Calhoun County Equalization Department / BS&A Online Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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