Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Otsego County, MI
Otsego County (population 25,091) records real-property documents through the Otsego 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.
Otsego County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Otsego County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 225 W Main St #110, Gaylord, MI 49735
- Phone
- (989) 731-7550
- Checks payable to
- Otsego County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Otsego County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat per document (effective Oct 1, 2016), inclusive of all pages
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee
- Other fees
- $3.00 for each additional instrument assigned/discharged; $4 of the $30 base fee is deposited to the Michigan State Survey and Remonumentation (MSSR) Fund
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Otsego County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Otsego County requires
- Page formatting
- 2.5-inch top margin (documents executed after 4/1/1997), 0.5-inch all other margins; page size max 8.5x14 in; min. 10-point legible type on paper of at least 20 lb weight; original signatures with typed/stamped/printed names beneath; first line must identify the recordable event
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope required) or in-person
Can you e-record in Otsego County?
Yes. Otsego 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 Otsego County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Otsego 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 Otsego County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Otsego County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Otsego County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Otsego County property are searchable at Otsego County Equalization Dept. / Property Search (Map Viewer & Land Records Portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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