Macomb County Register of Deeds, Michigan Fax Number — Copies, Recording, and Records Requests
A Macomb County deed or lien is recorded as an original, and a certified copy is what most requests are really after. Macomb County Register of Deeds, Michigan keeps the public land records for Macomb County, from its offices in Mount Clemens, 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.
Macomb County Register of Deeds, Michigan Fax Number
Confirm the register of deeds office's current fax on Macomb County's official website — a document to record goes in as an original, not by fax
Hours: The register of deeds office keeps weekday business hours; a fax sent overnight is handled the next business day.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to Macomb County Register of Deeds, Michigan
- A public-records or open-records request to the office
- A document to your lender or escrow agent during closing
- A records-search or chain-of-title inquiry to the office
- A document to the title company or closing attorney in your transaction
- A supporting document the office asks you to send by fax
The documents in the Macomb County land records
The public land records for Macomb County run on a handful of instruments — deeds, deeds of trust or mortgages, liens, releases, and plats — kept by the register of deeds office. Each instrument is indexed by the names of the parties and given a book-and-page or document number when recorded. A recorded copy is public, so a fax request for one is fine where the office accepts requests that way.
What to put on a fax in a Macomb County records matter
How you label the pages decides whether staff can tie your request to the correct recorded document. Note the date and the page count so the office knows the fax is complete. A delivery confirmation then tells you the pages reached the office.
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Faxing to Macomb County Register of Deeds, Michigan — FAQ
Generally no. A document is recorded through the register of deeds office in Macomb County as an original, notarized instrument — not by fax. A title company or attorney usually e-records the instrument; an individual can record in person or by mail. Fax still helps for a copy request, a records question, or a document to a party — where the register of deeds office or that recipient accepts it.
Copies, title searches, and questions about a recorded instrument in Macomb County all run through the register of deeds office. The office indexes instruments by the parties' names, so a search needs the names and an approximate date. Get the current fax from the county's official website or by calling the register of deeds office directly.
Because a recorded document in Macomb County is public, you can order a copy once you identify the instrument. The office can look it up by the parties' names if you do not have the document number. Confirm whether the register of deeds office takes a copy request by fax, or requires a written, in-person, or online request, and what the fee is.
At minimum, the parcel and the party names belong on the cover sheet and each page. Direct the cover sheet to the recording office or the title company and include a callback number. Send multi-page requests as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order.
No. The Register of Deeds records an original, signed, and notarized instrument — a faxed copy is not recordable. Confirm the current fax with the register of deeds office in Macomb County before you send, and check it accepts the request. Doing it that way avoids the most common cause of a delay.
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