Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Midland County, MI
Midland County (population 83,494) records real-property documents through the Midland 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.
Midland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Midland County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Midland County Register of Deeds, 220 W. Ellsworth Street, Midland, MI 48640
- Phone
- 989-832-6820
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds (Midland County)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Midland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat (regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee (no per-page charge)
- Other fees
- $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged beyond first; tax certification (warranty deeds/land contracts/warranty covenant deeds) $5.00; physical copies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Midland County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Midland County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents received before 4:00pm recorded same day; after 4:00pm processed next business day
Can you e-record in Midland County?
Yes. Midland County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Midland County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Midland 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, or by mail to Midland County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds (Midland County).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Midland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Midland County property are searchable at Midland 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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