Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Macomb County, MI
Macomb County (population 881,217) records real-property documents through the Macomb 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.
Macomb County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Macomb County Register of Deeds, 120 N. Main St., Mount Clemens, MI 48043
- Phone
- (586) 469-7953
- Checks payable to
- Macomb County Clerk / Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Macomb County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee per document regardless of page count (effective Oct 1, 2016)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; $3.00 for each additional instrument assigned/discharged beyond the first
- Other fees
- Search fee $5.00 minimum, copy fee $1.00/page; UCC search $12.00/debtor
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Macomb County requires
- Page formatting
- Explicitly documented: 2.5in top margin page 1 / 0.5in all other margins; min 10-point type; black ink; paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14, min 20 lb weight
- Submission & return
- Cite a correct 'RETURN TO' name and address on each document for mail-back
Can you e-record in Macomb County?
Yes. Macomb County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Macomb County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Macomb 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, or by mail to Macomb County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Macomb County Clerk / Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Macomb County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Macomb County property are searchable at Macomb 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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