Schedule of Fees for Recording & Filing Instruments
Payment methods Include: Cash or Check
Tax Certificates
WARRANTY DEEDS, Master Deeds, LAND CONTRACTS or ASSIGNMENT of LAND CONTRACTS, which contain a covenant of warrant, must have a tax certificate from the County Treasurer's Office (MCLA 211.135):
For up to 5 Descriptions – $1.00
Each Additional Description – $ .20
Recording Fees
For entering and recording a DEED, MORTGAGE, LIS PENDENS, CERTIFIED COPY, or OTHER INSTRUMENT:
First Page – $14.00*
Each Additional Page – $ 3.00
*$4.00 of this fee is deposited to the Michigan State Survey & Remonumentation
(MSSR) fund. The $4.00 MSSR fee is not assessed on Fixture Filings, State and
Federal Liens, State Deeds, Plats, or Treasurer's tax reversion documents.
Any document which assigns or discharges more than one instrument, $3.00 shall be added to the recording fee for each additional instrument so assigned or discharged.
Copies and Searches
Copy, real estate records, per page – $1.00
Copy, U.C.C. filing, per page – $2.00
Copy, State or Federal Tax Lien, per page – $1.00
Copy, Plats of Record, per page 8 1/2 by 11 – $1.00
Certification of any of the above copies – $1.00
State tax lien search certificate – $6.00 per name searched
Federal tax lien search certificate – $6.00 per name searched
Expedited tax lien and U.C.C. search - $25.00
Financing statement search certificate (U.C.C.):
1 debtor name – $6.00 per name searched
Fees For Searching The Personal Property Files
The information disclosed on UCC searches {personal property filings} will contain information regarding files in the Register's office through June 30, 2001. Effective July 1, 2001, realty related filings are recorded in the real estate index only and will not appear on searches done by this office.
Transfer Tax on Total Consideration
County Transfer Tax – $1.10 per $1,000.00
State Transfer Tax – $7.50 per $1,000.00
State Transfer Tax became effective January 1, 1995
Uniform Commercial Code Fees
Effective July 1, 2001
Act No. 348 Public Acts of 2000, as amended, Uniform Commercial Code, MCLA 440.9405, MSA 19.94005
Filing a standard form 1 debt – Not Accepted
Assignment (separate form) – Not Accepted
Amendment – Not Accepted
Continuation statement – Not Accepted
Release (partial) – Not Accepted
Termination – $15.00
Fixture Filings
Standard form – $15.00
Termination of fixture – $15.00
Additional fee for Non-Standard Form – $7.00
Senate Bill #381 excepts the following from the MSSR fee.
The charges will be:
United States Tax Liens
Notice - Real Estate* – $10.00
Notice - Personal – $3.00
Release - Real Estate – $3.00
Release - Personal – $3.00
State Liens
Notice - Real Estate – $10.00
Notice - Personal – $1.00
Release - Real Estate – $10.00
Release - Personal – $1.00
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