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Recording a Deed or Document in Charlevoix County, MI
Charlevoix County (population 26,054) records real-property documents through the Charlevoix 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.
Charlevoix County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Charlevoix County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 13513 Division Street, Charlevoix, MI 49720
- Phone
- 231-547-7204
- Checks payable to
- Charlevoix County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Charlevoix County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee (all documents regardless of page count; $4.00 to MI State Survey & Remonumentation Fund)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat fee; $3.00 per additional Liber/Page for multi-instrument documents
- Other fees
- Tax certification $5.00 (required for warranty deeds/land contracts/master deeds); copies $1.05/page + $0.30 cart fee online, $1.00/page in office; certified copies $5.00; plat copies $4.00/page; $3.00 shipping/handling fee if no postage-paid return envelope provided (effective Jan 2, 2025)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Charlevoix County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Charlevoix County requires
- Cover sheet
- First line must identify single recordable event; 2.5in top margin, 0.5in other margins; white 20lb paper; black ink, 10-point minimum font
- Submission & return
- Effective Jan 2, 2025: documents must be picked up OR a self-addressed stamped envelope provided, else $3.00 shipping/handling fee applies
- Hours & turnaround
- Office transitioned to new online search system "LAREDO ANYWHERE" as of March 31, 2026
Can you e-record in Charlevoix County?
Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Charlevoix 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 Charlevoix County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Charlevoix County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Charlevoix County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Charlevoix County property are searchable at Charlevoix 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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