Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Michigan

when submitting a quit claim deed for recording in Wayne County Michigan, must it be the original document or is a copy sufficient? If the original is required but has been lost what happens?


Asked on 9/07/10, 4:29 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Shelly Schellenberg MI & FL private practice

You must record an original deed that meets all other recording requirements. If the original is lost, you will have to have the Grantor sign a new deed. If the Grantor is dead, unavailable, mentally incompetent, or refuses, you will have to sue to quiet title in the name of the Grantee. You will need a real estate attorney to present your case to the court, and to notify any parties currently in the chain of title.

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Answered on 9/12/10, 7:35 am


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