Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lenawee County, MI
Lenawee County (population 99,423) records real-property documents through the Lenawee 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.
Lenawee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lenawee County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Lenawee County Register of Deeds, 301 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI 49221
- Phone
- (517) 264-4538
- Checks payable to
- Lenawee County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Lenawee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document, no additional page fee ($4.00 of fee goes to MI State Survey & Remonumentation Fund)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; $3.00 per each additional liber & page for assignment/discharge documents
- Other fees
- Tax certification: $5.00 up to 5 legal descriptions, $0.20 each additional description over 5 (required on warranty deeds/land contracts); copies $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lenawee County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Lenawee County requires
- Page formatting
- Explicitly documented: min 2.5in blank margin top of page 1, min 0.5in margins all other sides/pages; black ink; min 10-point type; white paper min 20 lb; document size 8.5x11 to 8.5x14; original signatures with typed/printed names beneath, no discrepancies with notary block names
- Submission & return
- Mail-back to name/address indicated as return address on document
Can you e-record in Lenawee County?
Yes. Lenawee 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 Lenawee County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Lenawee 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 Lenawee County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lenawee County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lenawee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lenawee County property are searchable at Lenawee County Equalization/GIS Division (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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