Quit Claim Deed Form
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Michigan Law Requires that all documents recorded by the Saginaw County Register of Deeds meet all applicable recording requirements. For full description of Michigan Compiled Laws please visit https://www.legislature.mi.gov
| General Recording Requirements | MI Compiled Law |
| The instrument must be legible | MCL 565.201(f-iv) |
| White paper not less than 20 pound weight - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f) (iv) |
| The type on the instrument is electronically, mechanically, or hand printed in 10-point type or the equivalent of 10-point type - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f) (iii) |
| Instrument is not less than 8-1/2 inches wide and 11 inches long or more than 8-1/2 inches wide and 14 inches long - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f)(v) |
| Instrument contains no attachment that is less than 8-1/2 inches wide and 11 inches long or more than 8-1/2 inches wide and 14 inches long - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f)(vi) |
| Instrument has a margin of unprinted space that is at least 2-1/2 inches at the top of the 1st page and at least 1/2 inch on all remaining sides of each page - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f)(i) |
| Instrument displays on the first line of print on the 1st page of the instrument a single statement identifying the recordable event that instrument evidences - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (f)(ii) |
| Instrument cannot purports to evidence more than 1 recordable event - Executed AFTER April 1, 1997 | MCL 565.201 Sec 3 |
| Signatures or mark of the person must be original and in black or dark blue ink | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (a) |
| Name of each person purporting to execute the instrument is legibly printed, typewritten, or stamped beneath their original signature or mark of the person | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (a) |
| The address of the grantees in each deed of conveyance or assignment of real estate shall contain the street number address or post office address | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (d) |
| Instrument contains the name address of the person who drafted the instrument - Executed AFTER January 1, 1964 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (i) |
| The first 5 digits of any social security number appearing in or on the instrument are obscured or removed - Executed AFTER September 12, 2017 | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (g) |
| Any part of the instrument is in a language other than English, a written English translation is attached to the instrument | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (h) |
| Instrument shall be acknowledged before any judge, clerk of a court record or notary public | MCL 565.47 Sec 47 |
| Notary acknowledgment must be dated | MCL 55.287 Sec 27 e |
| The date in which a notary public commission expires must be stated | MCL 55.287 Sec 27 c |
| The name of the notary public is legibly printed , typewritten, or stamped on the instrument and appears on the same page near the signature of the notary public | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 c |
| No discrepancy exist between the name of each person as printed, typewritten or stamped beneath their signature and the name as recited in the acknowledgment or jurant | MCL 565.201 Sec 1 (b) |
| Legal Description Requirements | MI Compiled Law |
| Legal description - when a subdivision plat has been recorded, the lots in that plat shall be described by the caption of the PLAT and the LOT NUMBER(S) | MCL 560.255 |
| Legal description - when property is not subdivided the instrument must state the QUARTER SECTION, SECTION, TOWN and RANGE of the property | |
| Miscellaneous Requirements | MI Compiled Law |
| A certified copy of the death certificate must be recorded as a separate document OR have been recorded and referenced by Liber/Page or document # when "survivor" is on the document | MCL 565.48 |
| A instrument that assigns or discharges must cite the original and correct Liber/Page or document # | MCL 565.43 |
| Court Orders must be certified and sealed by the clerk of the court | MCL 565.401 |
| Transfer Tax Requirements | MI Compiled Law |
| An instrument subject to tax shall state on its face ONE of the following: | MCL 207.525 MCL 207.504 |
| ○ TOTAL CONSIDERATION of the real property | |
| ○ A Real Estate Transfer Valuation Affidavit disclosing the TOTAL CONSIDERATION which will be filed at the time of recording | |
| ○ Transfer Tax is collected at a rate of $8.60 per $1,000 | MCL 207.525 MCL 207.504 |
| □ Amount needed for Transfer Tax $__________________________ | |
| Instrument not subject to tax shall state the Exemption(s) for State and/or County Tax | MCL 207.526 MCL 207.505 |
| Fee Requirements | MI Compiled Law |
| Recording a document, regardless of the number of pages the fee is $30.00 | MCL 600.2567 (a) |
| Any instrument which assigns or discharges more than one instrument; $3 shall be added for each additional reference | MCL 600.2567 (b) |
| A tax certificate must be obtained from the Saginaw County Treasurer | MCL 211.135 |
| ○ $5 for up to 5 descriptions; $1 per additional description |