Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Houghton County, MI
Houghton County (population 37,361) records real-property documents through the Houghton 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.
Houghton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Houghton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Houghton County Register of Deeds, 401 E. Houghton Ave., 2nd Floor Houghton County Courthouse, Houghton, MI 49931
- Phone
- 906-482-1311
- Checks payable to
- Houghton County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Houghton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee regardless of number of pages
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee; no per-page charge
- Other fees
- $3.00 for each additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5.00 to certify documents with a covenant of warranty (Warranty Deeds, Covenant Deeds, Land Contracts, Assignment of Land Contracts)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Houghton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Houghton County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard Michigan statutory margins/formatting expected (2.5-in top margin, 0.5-in other sides, 10-pt black type, 8.5x11-8.5x14) — not independently confirmed on county page
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person
Can you e-record in Houghton County?
Yes. Houghton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Houghton County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Houghton 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Houghton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Houghton County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Houghton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Houghton County property are searchable at Houghton County Equalization Department (property search via BS&A Online). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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