Recording a Deed or Document in Kalamazoo, MI

Can you e-record in Kalamazoo?

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

How to record a document in Kalamazoo, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Kalamazoo 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Kalamazoo County Clerk/Register of Deeds at Kalamazoo County Register of Deeds, 201 W. Kalamazoo Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat (regardless of page count; includes MI Remonumentation + Automation fees) first / Not page-based; flat $30.00 covers all pages add'l (+$3.00 per additional instrument assigned/discharged; copy fees $1.00/page, certification $1.00/page, tax lien search certificates $3.00 each)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Kalamazoo

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 Kalamazoo 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.