Kent County Register of Deeds, Michigan Fax Number — Copies, Recording, and Records Requests
A Kent County deed or lien is recorded as an original, and a certified copy is what most requests are really after. Kent County Register of Deeds, Michigan keeps the public land records for Kent County, from its offices in Grand Rapids, as the county's office of record for deeds, mortgages, and liens. This page walks through the recorded documents, what a copy request needs, and what you might actually fax.
Kent County Register of Deeds, Michigan Fax Number
Get the register of deeds office's line from Kent County directly, and ask whether your copy request goes by fax or must be mailed or filed online
Hours: Copy and search requests are worked during weekday business hours; after-hours faxes queue until morning.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Kent County Register of Deeds, Michigan
- A public-records or open-records request to the office
- A certified- or plain-copy request for a recorded deed or mortgage
- A supporting document the office asks you to send by fax
- A document to your lender or escrow agent during closing
- A completed copy-request form where the office accepts it by fax
What the office records for Kent County
What the register of deeds office records for Kent County is real-property paper: warranty and quitclaim deeds, mortgages, liens, easements, and plat maps. A certified copy carries the office's seal and is what a lender or court usually wants, versus a plain informational copy. What you might fax is a copy request or correspondence, not the instrument you want recorded, which goes in as an original.
Cover-sheet basics for a Kent County records matter
Good labeling is the difference between a same-day match and a stalled request in a Kent County records matter. Add your callback number and the sender's name so staff can reach you with a question. Keeping the pages in one job avoids a half-received request at the other end.
The simpler way to fax around Kent County records
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Faxing to Kent County Register of Deeds, Michigan — FAQ
For a certified copy or a records question in Kent County, the register of deeds office is where it goes. A certified copy is public and is usually requested with the book-and-page or instrument number. Verify the line on the county's own contact page rather than a third-party listing.
Because a recorded document in Kent County is public, you can order a copy once you identify the instrument. A search of the grantor-grantee index finds the instrument number you then use to order the copy. Where fax is accepted, include the instrument number and your callback details for the return.
Label each page with the parcel or instrument number so nothing is orphaned at the other end. State which office or party the fax is for so it is routed on the first try. Note the date and page count so the office knows the fax is complete.
Yes — much of the faxing in a Kent County closing is between the title company, lender, escrow agent, and counsel, not to the recorder. A recorded deed copy or a payoff statement may be requested by fax by a party to the deal. Send it securely and keep the confirmation, especially when it carries a recorded copy.
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