Hillsdale County Warranty Deed Form
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Hillsdale County Warranty Deed Form
Fill in the blank Warranty Deed form formatted to comply with all Michigan recording and content requirements.

Hillsdale County Warranty Deed Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Warranty Deed form.

Hillsdale County Completed Example of the Warranty Deed Document
Example of a properly completed Michigan Warranty Deed document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Hillsdale County Register of Deeds
Hillsdale, Michigan 49242
Hours: 8:30 to 5:00 M-F
Phone: (517) 437-2231
Recording Tips for Hillsdale County:
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
- Both spouses typically need to sign if property is jointly owned
Cities and Jurisdictions in Hillsdale County
Properties in any of these areas use Hillsdale County forms:
- Allen
- Camden
- Frontier
- Hillsdale
- Jerome
- Jonesville
- Litchfield
- Moscow
- Mosherville
- North Adams
- Osseo
- Pittsford
- Reading
- Somerset
- Somerset Center
- Waldron
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Hillsdale County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale County?
Recording fees in Hillsdale County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (517) 437-2231 for current fees.
Questions answered? Let's get started!
Michigan's warranty deed statute does its work in two words, and leaves the rest of the instrument to the parties. This fillable Michigan warranty deed is the base form of that conveyance: one or two individual owners conveying to one or two new owners, carrying the covenants of MCL 565.151 and preprinting no assumption about how anyone holds title.
What conveys and warrants commits a grantor to
Under MCL 565.151, wording a conveyance in substance as the grantor conveying and warranting the land for a stated consideration transfers a fee simple estate and attaches a set of covenants reaching backward through the whole chain of title: that the grantor is lawfully seized, holds the right to convey, guarantees quiet possession, warrants the premises free of encumbrances the deed does not except, and will defend against lawful claims. Michigan buyers and lenders searching for a general warranty deed or a statutory warranty deed are searching for this instrument. Section 9 of the form is where that promise gets its boundaries, since a recorded easement, a plat restriction, or a lien written into that section sits outside the covenant against encumbrances while everything left out of it stays inside.
The estate lives in the grantee line
Michigan supplies the answer only when the deed stays silent, and the answer is rarely the one parties expect. A conveyance to two people who add no co-ownership words leaves them tenants in common under MCL 554.44, with each share passing through its owner's estate. Spouses are the statutory exception: MCL 554.45 and MCL 557.71 presume a tenancy by the entirety, and DeYoung v Mesler holds that sprinkling joint tenancy words on the deed does not by itself displace it. Between unmarried grantees, Albro v Allen separates a plain joint tenancy, which one cotenant can sever alone, from a joint tenancy with full rights of survivorship, which Michigan treats as a joint life estate with indestructible survivorship remainders. Those distinctions turn on words typed into a blank line, so the form preprints none of them and the guide sets out each estate, the language that creates it, and what happens at a co-owner's death.
One instrument, one or two people on each side
The form gives the grantor and grantee sides open, multi-line blocks that take one or two individuals in their own right, along with whatever status recital and mailing address belong in the record. Execution follows the same shape: two signature blocks, each with the printed name line MCL 565.201 makes a condition of recording, and a separate acknowledgment certificate for each signer, carrying the notary's commission county, acting county, and expiration date under MCL 55.287. On a single-owner conveyance the second signature block and its certificate stay blank. A sole owner selling a home, and two owners on a deed conveying together, both present themselves in Michigan land records, and this instrument recites either without a change of form. Title held by an entity, by a trustee, by a signer acting under a power of attorney, or by three or more owners on one side calls for a different signer configuration than this form is set up as.
The Michigan counter has three habits
First, a warranty deed detours through the county treasurer: MCL 211.135 conditions recording of any conveyance containing a covenant of warranty on tax certification, a step a deed without warranty language skips. Second, registers of deeds refuse nonconforming instruments instead of charging extra, so the printed layout follows MCL 565.201 exactly, from the recordable event on the first line of print through the 2.5 inch top reserve, the grantee address, and the drafter statement. Third, the money is settled at the window: a flat $30 recording fee under MCL 600.2567 whatever the page count, plus transfer tax on the seller at 55 cents per $500 to the county and $3.75 per $500 to the state, computed from the total value stated in the deed itself. The form also carries the Land Division Act statements that ride on deeds of unplatted land under MCL 560.109.
The package delivers the fillable deed, a completed example running a platted Ottawa County sale through every blank with the transfer tax figured, and a guide covering the statutory background, each section, the notary formalities, and the recording steps. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Hillsdale County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Warranty Deed meets all recording requirements specific to Hillsdale County.
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