Deeds Search
Property/Parcel LookupFee Schedule
*(Effective 3/31/03 Pursuant to MCL 600.2567, .2567a, .2568)
Acceptable payment methods: Cash, Check, Money Order,
Please make checks payable to the Kent County Register of Deeds.
To find out fees for other counties in the state of Michigan, please contact the Register of Deeds office in which the real estate is located.
Recording Fees
| Recording Fees | |
|---|---|
| Deed, Mortgage, Lis Pendens, certified copy, or other instrument: | |
| First Page: | $14.00 |
| Each Additional Page: | $3.00 |
| Assignment and Discharges | |
|---|---|
| For any document which assigns / discharges more than one instrument, add $3.00 to recording fee for each additional instrument so assigned / discharged. |
Tax Fees
| Tax Certifications |
|---|
| All Warranty Deeds, Land Contracts, or an Assignment thereof, or any Deed that contains a covenant of Warranty must have a Tax Certification from the County Treasurer's office. |
| $1.00 for up to 5 descriptions / .20 cents per additional description over 5 |
| Transfer Tax | |
|---|---|
| Based on the amount of consideration paid for the interest being transferred. There is no transfer tax for mortgages in Michigan. | |
| County Transfer Tax | $1.10 per thousand |
| State Transfer Tax | $ 7.50 per thousand |
Copy and Search Fees
When requesting copies over the telephone, please allow one business day for processing your request.
| Type of Document | Copy Fee | Search Fee | Certification Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real Estate Record | $1.00 / pg. | $5.00 min. | $1.00 / document |
| U.C.C. filing | $2.00 / pg. | $2.00 / pg. | $1.00 / document |
| State or Federal Tax Lien | $1.00 / pg. | $1.00 min. | $1.00 / document |
| Plats of record | $1.50 / pg. | $1.00 min. | $1.00 / document |
| U.C.C. Financing statement search certificate | |
|---|---|
| $6.00 | Per debtor name (with SSN or TIN) |
| $6.00 | Per debtor name (without SSN or TIN) |
Uniform Commercial Code Fees
Personal Property Filings
| Standard Form | |
|---|---|
| $15.00 | Termination statement |
| Standard Form = the form prescribed by the Secretary of State. | |
| Fixture Filings | |
|---|---|
| $15.00* | Standard form |
| $15.00 | Termination of Fixture Filing |
| To be recorded in the real estate records (MCL 440.9403) | |
* These fees also apply to any Amendment, Assignment, Continuation or Partial Release.
An additional $7.00 per form will be charged for any filings made with a non-standard form. Standard form = the form prescribed by the Secretary of State.
Printout of Recorded Information
- $.25 cents per page up to 500 pages.
- $20.00 Maximum on all reports between 80 and 500 pages.
- A report that generates more than 500 pages is made into two or more reports.
- There is an option of putting a report on CD with a minimum charge of $40.00
Please contact the office for additional information regarding the options available for these printed reports.
