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Fee Schedule

Acceptable payment methods: Cash, Check, Money Order, Credit Card (Minimum Processing Fee of $2.50 applies)

Please make check for recording fees payable to Genesee 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

Deed, Mortgage, Lis Pendens, Certified Court Order, or other instrument:
Each Document	$30.00 Flat Fee

Assignments 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 (Please make checks payable to the appropriate Treasurer)

Tax Certifications
All Warranty Deeds, Land Contracts, Assignments of Land Contract, or any Deed that contains a Covenant of Warranty must have a Tax Certification from the County Treasurer’s office.
Genesee County Treasurer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Effective July 1, 2015!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!	$1.00 $5.00

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

Type of Document	Copy Fee	Search Fee	Certification Fee
Real Estate Record	$1.00 / pg		$5.00 / document
U.C.C. Filing	$2.00 / pg		$5.00 / document
Tax Lien	$3.00 / pg		$5.00 / document
Plat of Record	$3.00 / pg		$5.00 / document
Plat of Record 18 x 24	$6.00 / pg		$5.00 / document

Uniform Commercial Code Fees

Personal Property Filings

Standard Form
$30.00	Termination Statement
Standard Form = the form prescribed by the Secretary of State

Fixture Filings**
$30.00	Standard Form
$30.00	Termination of Fixture Filing
To be recorded in the real estate records (MCL 440.9403)