Recording a Deed or Document in Arenac, MI

Can you e-record in Arenac?

Yes. Arenac accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Arenac, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Arenac formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Arenac County Register of Deeds at 120 N. Grove Street, P.O. Box 296, Standish, MI 48658.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat fee per document (regardless of page count), effective October 1, 2016 per MCL 600.2567 first / No per-page fee; flat $30 includes Remonumentation and ROD Automation fees add'l (+$3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; county transfer tax $0.55/$500 and state transfer tax $3.75/$500 of consideration)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Arenac

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Arenac property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.