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.
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
$105.00 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. 16 years
and older valid for 10 years cost $135.00.
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 Lorenz,
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 August 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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