Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cass County, MI
Cass County (population 51,589) records real-property documents through the Cass County Clerk/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.
Cass County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 120 N. Broadway, P.O. Box 355, Cassopolis, MI 49031
- Phone
- 269-445-4420 (Register of Deeds); alt. 269-445-4464 listed in some sources
- Checks payable to
- Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cass County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee (all documents regardless of page count, effective Oct 1, 2016)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee; $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged
- Other fees
- Tax certification (required for warranty deeds/land contracts) $5.00; standard copies $1.00 first page + $0.20/additional page; certified copies $10.00 first page + $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Cass County requires
- Cover sheet
- First line must identify recordable event; 2.5in top margin, 0.5in other margins (post-4/1/1997 documents); black ink, 10-point minimum font; white 20lb paper, 8.5x11 to 8.5x14
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly specified on page
Can you e-record in Cass County?
Cass 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 Cass County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Cass 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 Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cass County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cass County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cass County property are searchable at Cass 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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