Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Muskegon County, MI
Muskegon County (population 175,824) records real-property documents through the Muskegon 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.
Muskegon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Muskegon County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Muskegon County Register of Deeds, 173 E. Apple Ave., Suite 301, Muskegon, MI 49442
- Phone
- 231-724-6271
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds fee generally payable to Muskegon County Register of Deeds; separate $5 tax-certification check payable to Muskegon County Treasurer
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Muskegon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat (regardless of page count; $4 of fee to MI State Survey & Remonumentation fund)
- Additional pages
- Not per-page; flat $30 covers all pages of one instrument
- Other fees
- $3 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; $5 certification/copy certification fee; $5 Treasurer tax certification check (separate, payable to Muskegon County Treasurer); $1/page copies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Muskegon County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Muskegon County requires
- Page formatting
- 2.5in blank top margin page 1, 0.5in other margins, black ink, min 10-pt type, white paper >=20lb, size 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 (confirmed on county Recording Requirements page)
Can you e-record in Muskegon County?
Yes. Muskegon 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 Muskegon County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Muskegon 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 Muskegon County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds fee generally payable to Muskegon County Register of Deeds; separate $5 tax-certification check payable to Muskegon County Treasurer.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Muskegon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Muskegon County property are searchable at Muskegon 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.
Filing with Jurably in Michigan
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