Michigan · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wayne County, MI
Wayne County (population 1,793,561) records real-property documents through the Wayne 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.
Wayne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Wayne County Register of Deeds, International Center Building, 400 Monroe, 7th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
- Phone
- 313-224-5854 (Real Property) / 313-224-5860 (Personal Property)
- Checks payable to
- Wayne County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Wayne County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Historically $15.00 for first page; Register of Deeds raised recording charge to a $30.00 flat fee effective Dec 1, 2025/Jan 1, 2026 (first fee increase since 1996/1998) to address a projected $2.5M budget shortfall
- Additional pages
- Historically $3.00 per additional page; under new schedule expected to align with statewide $30 flat structure like other MI counties
- Other fees
- Other MI counties charge $3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wayne County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wayne County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MI statutory format applies (10-pt font, 2.5in top margin page 1, 1in other margins, white paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14). NOTE: unlike smaller MI counties, Wayne County (incl. Detroit) has no single countywide owner-mailing-address search tool — property assessing is handled separately by ~40 individual cities/townships. Detroit's own BS&A Online assessor search (largest jurisdiction in the county) is the best available substitute but does NOT cover the rest of Wayne County.
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup; electronic return for eRecorded documents
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published
Can you e-record in Wayne County?
Yes. Wayne 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 Wayne County, Michigan
- Prepare the document so it meets Wayne 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 Wayne County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Wayne County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wayne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wayne County property are searchable at City of Detroit Office of the Assessor (BS&A Online) — covers Detroit parcels only; Wayne County has no unified countywide appraisal district/assessor 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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