Look Up Property Records in Oakland County, MI
Here's what to expect at the County Clerk — fees, what to bring, and where to go.
Deeds, mortgages and land records are the Register of Deeds' records, and MCL § 600.2567(1) is that office's fee schedule: “To certify a recorded document, $5.00”and “For copies of any records or papers, if required, $1.00 per page”. Recording a document costs $30.00 regardless of length. A grantor/grantee search is 50 cents per year with a $5.00 minimum.
In Oakland County these are the same office. Michigan's constitution lets each county board “combine the offices of county clerk and register of deeds in one office or separate the same at pleasure” (Const. 1963, Art. VII, § 4), and Oakland County has combined them — so the office on this page is the one holding the deed. (County's own office title: "Clerk/Register of Deeds")
What to bring
- The property address, and better still the parcel number or the legal description. Land records are indexed by grantor and grantee name, not by street address, so a name and an approximate year is what actually finds a deed.
- The names of the buyer and seller if you know them, and roughly when the transfer happened. MCL 600.2567(1)(e) prices a grantor/grantee search at 50 cents per year searched with a $5.00 minimum, so a narrower date range costs less.
- Payment — $1.00 per page for a plain copy, $5.00 to have a recorded document certified.
Recording a new document is $30.00 regardless of length under MCL 600.2567(1)(a), which includes $5.00 into the county automation fund.
In Oakland County the clerk and the recorder are one office, the County Clerk, which records deeds.
This page shows the best information we have for Oakland County. Fees and hours may vary — call ahead to confirm before visiting.