The
Register of Deeds office maintains an index
and copy of all recorded documents
pertaining to property located within the
county.
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Tract Index Fee:
$16.00 / hour
Records On File For
Houghton County
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Deeds
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Mortgages
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Miscellaneous
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Land Corners
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Plats
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Surveys
Recording Fees
Effective OCTOBER 1, 2016 in the
State of Michigan
Regardless of the number of
pages, all documents will cost $30.00
to record, this cost is inclusive of
Michigan Remonumentation and Register of
Deeds Automation fees.
For a
document that assigns or discharges more
than 1 instrument, $3.00 for each
instrument assigned or discharged (in
addition to the $30.00 flat fee).
For documents which contain a
covenant of warranty, Warranty Deeds,
Covenant Deeds, Land Contracts or
Assignment of Land Contracts, $5.00 to
certify (in addition to the $30.00 flat
fee).
Remember -- transfer tax is
still separate from all of these fees.
Checks should be made payable to
the Houghton County Register of Deeds.
The $4.00 M.S.S.R. is not assessed on
Fixture Fillings, State and Federal Liens,
State Deeds, Plats, or Treasurer’s tax
reversion documents.
E-Recording
Houghton County Register of Deeds is
accepting documents submitted
electronically (E-Recording).
E-Recording delivers documents
electronically to the Register of Deeds
Office rather than by delivery service
or in person. In a similar manner, any
rejection of the document or the
recorded document is returned to the
submitter.
While electronic
documents may be submitted at any time
and are noted as such, the electronic
document will be processed during
regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to
3:30 p.m.
Not all documents can
be electronically recorded. Please check
with the vendors listed below.
The “eDocument” is treated in the same
manner as a paper documents, reviewed
for recording requirements and, provided
the requirements are met, receipted,
indexed and verified.
Houghton
County is currently accepting
“eDocuments” from third party vendors
according to the State of Michigan
Electronic Recording Commission. These
vendors include:
There are
many benefits from E-Recording:
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Same day recording
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Lower costs to submitter
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Lower chance of loss documents
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Secure network
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Fast problem resolution on rejected or
documents with possible errors
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Fast payment for E-Recording
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Regulatory and lender compliance
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Eco-friendly
If you have any
questions on E-Recording, please contact us.
Jennifer Kelly Houghton County
Clerk/Register of Deeds
10/16/2019
Search & Copy Fees
State Tax Lien Certificate Search
$3.00/
name search
Federal Tax Lien Certificate Search
$3.00/ name search
Real estate record copy
$1.00/ page
Plat copy
$2.00/ page
Passports
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$80 (+$35 execution
fee) under 16 years of age-valid for 5
years. 15 and under need both parents
signatures and birth record along with
old passport if renewing. Ages 16 and 17
must have one parent sign. $110 (+$35
execution fee) 16 years and older-valid
for 10 years.
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Checks/money orders
only for passport applications. We
DO
NOT accept passports after 3:30 p.m.
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U.S. Department of
State website for passports:
www.travel.state.gov
Additional Resources
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Property Fraud Alert
(FREE SERVICE)
According to
the FBI, property and mortgage fraud is
the fastest growing white-collar crime
in the United States. Jennifer Kelly,
Houghton County Clerk/Register of Deeds
has taken a proactive step in providing
a
FREE online automated service in which
property owners can sign up to have
their name monitored to track possible
fraudulent activity.
Signing up
with Property Fraud Alert (PFA) takes a
few moments and participants will be
notified via email or phone, or BOTH,
only when the exact name they have
provided is listed on a recorded
document. You can sign up with multiple
names.
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Land Records
Tapestry is an
on-demand service designed for
occasional users. All documents are
available from July 1995 to present.
Users pay $6.95 per search and $1.00 per
page for each document PRINTED.
Documents can be viewed at no charge. No
user agreement is required and there is
no recurring expense other than search
and document charges.
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Public Record Search
Laredo is a
subscription based service for
professionals that allows users to
search the Houghton County Official
Public Record with the same software
that is available in the county office.
For a monthly fee, users will be able to
search records from the comfort of their
home or office 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week.
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