Recording a Deed or Document in Lenawee, MI

Can you e-record in Lenawee?

Yes. Lenawee 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 Lenawee, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Lenawee 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 Lenawee County Register of Deeds at Lenawee County Register of Deeds, 301 N. Main Street, Adrian, MI 49221.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 per document, no additional page fee ($4.00 of fee goes to MI State Survey & Remonumentation Fund) first / No per-page fee; $3.00 per each additional liber & page for assignment/discharge documents add'l (+Tax certification: $5.00 up to 5 legal descriptions, $0.20 each additional description over 5 (required on warranty deeds/land contracts); copies $1.00/page)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Lenawee

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 Lenawee 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.