Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Oakland County, MI
Oakland County (population 1,274,395) records real-property documents through the Oakland 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.
Oakland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds, 1200 N. Telegraph Rd., Building 14 East, Pontiac, MI 48341
- Phone
- 248-858-0581
- Checks payable to
- Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Oakland 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; $3 per additional referenced liber/page; $5 Treasurer's Tax Certificate fee; County transfer tax $0.55/$500 + State transfer tax $3.75/$500; MiPropDocs e-recording adds $20/transaction
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Oakland 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
- Submission & return
- Not fully specified on site; e-recorded documents returned via MiPropDocs/vendor portal
Can you e-record in Oakland County?
Yes. Oakland 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 Oakland County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Oakland 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 Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Oakland County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Oakland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oakland County property are searchable at Oakland County Property Gateway (parcel/owner search); note: assessing is done at local city/township level, county Gateway aggregates records. 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
Michigan isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.