Alpena County Discharge of Mortgage Form

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Alpena County Discharge of Mortgage Form

Alpena County Discharge of Mortgage Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.

Document Last Validated 8/13/2026
Alpena County Discharge of Mortgage Guidelines

Alpena County Discharge of Mortgage Guidelines

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Alpena County Completed Example of the Discharge of Mortgage Form

Alpena County Completed Example of the Discharge of Mortgage Form

Example of a properly completed form for reference.

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Important: Your property must be located in Alpena County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

Where to Record Your Documents

Register of Deeds

Address:
720 West Chisholm St, Suite 4
Alpena, Michigan 49707

Hours: 8:30 to 4:30 M-F

Phone: (989) 354-9547

Recording Tips for Alpena County:
  • White-out or correction fluid may cause rejection
  • Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
  • Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
  • Multi-page documents may require additional fees per page

Cities and Jurisdictions in Alpena County

Properties in any of these areas use Alpena County forms:

  • Alpena
  • Herron
  • Hubbard Lake
  • Lachine
  • Ossineke

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Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Alpena County

How do I get my forms?

Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Alpena County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.

Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Alpena County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Alpena County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.

Can I reuse these forms?

Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Alpena County you only need to order once.

What do I need to use these forms?

The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.

Are there any recurring fees?

No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

How much does it cost to record in Alpena County?

Recording fees in Alpena County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (989) 354-9547 for current fees.

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This form is used by the (mortgagee or the personal representative, successor, or assign of the mortgagee), who (shall prepare a discharge of the mortgage, file the discharge with the register of deeds for the county where the mortgaged property is located, and pay the fee for recording the discharge.) (565.41 Sec. 41(1)) A mortgagee is often referred to as a lender. For use when an indebtedness secured by said Mortgage has been paid in full. A "discharge of mortgage" is often referred to a "satisfaction of mortgage".

To avoid liability and penalty (the discharge of mortgage, execution and acknowledgment of a certificate, or filing of a discharge of mortgage required by this section or section 41 shall be performed within whichever of the following time periods is applicable:
(a) For the first 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, 75 days.
(b) Beginning 2 years after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection, 60 days.) (565.44 Sec. 44(2))

This form is also used to discharge a Land Contract.

565.361 Payment and performance of contract obligations; conveyance of land; discharge of land contract mortgage or release of security assignment; failure or refusal to make
conveyance or discharge; penalties; enforcement; title as marketable; subordination to
other real estate interest.
(4) When the vendee named in the land contract, or his or her heirs, successors, or assigns, has fully paid and performed the obligations under the contract that are a precondition to the sale and conveyance of the land, the land contract mortgagee under any land contract mortgage of the land made by the vendor subject to the land contract, or the assignee of any assignment for collateral security purposes of the vendor's interest under the land contract, shall execute a discharge of the land contract mortgage or a release of the security assignment in the same manner as now provided by law for the discharge of mortgages.

(Michigan DOM Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example) For use in Michigan only.

Important: Your property must be located in Alpena County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.

This Discharge of Mortgage meets all recording requirements specific to Alpena County.

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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Alpena County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.

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I thought the forms were reasonably priced, the instructions included in the packet were thorough, and the examples helpful. Thank you for the additional CDR forms too. I contacted the Recorder's office via email with a question and Jennifer Bowser answered promptly. Job well done! However, when I delivered the deed and Real Property Transfer Declaration to the Clerk's office in Lafayette, the clerk was unfamiliar with the Declaration document being submitted and it took some time to convince her to submit the form without charging the recording fee. She even tried to phone the recorder's office for clarification, but no one answered. There then was an additional form at that office that I had to complete called Recording Request/Transmittal Form. I would suggest including that form with instructions in your on-line packet to speed up the process when a Deed is delivered to the County Clerk's satellite office. I do not expect every clerk to know all the particulars of recording requirements but a little knowledge wouldn't hurt.

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