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Recording a Deed or Document in Montmorency County, MI
Montmorency County (population 9,153) records real-property documents through the Montmorency 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.
Montmorency County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montmorency County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Montmorency County Register of Deeds, P.O. Box 789, 12265 M-32 West, Atlanta, MI 49709
- Phone
- 989-785-8079
- Checks payable to
- Montmorency County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Montmorency County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat (regardless of page count; includes MI Remonumentation + ROD Automation fees)
- Additional pages
- Not per-page; flat $30 covers all pages of one instrument
- Other fees
- $3 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5 certification; $5 tax certification (warranty deeds/land contracts/covenant of warranty deeds); $1/page copies ($2/page UCC)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montmorency County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Montmorency County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MI standard: 2.5in top margin page 1, 0.5in other margins, black ink, 10-pt min type, white paper >=20lb, 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 size
Can you e-record in Montmorency County?
Yes. Montmorency 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 Montmorency County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Montmorency 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 Montmorency County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Montmorency County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montmorency County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montmorency County property are searchable at Montmorency County Equalization / Township Assessors (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.
Filing with Jurably in Michigan
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