Michigan Compiled Laws
R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)
Section 565.26 - Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008.

Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the use of a different set of books for recording of deeds and mortgages.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property

R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (565.1 - 565.49)

R-S-1846-565-1-65 - Chapter 65 Chapter 65. of Alienation by Deed, and the Proof and Recording of Conveyances, and the Canceling of Mortgages. (565.1...565.49)

Section 565.1 - Conveyance of Land Made by Deed.

Section 565.3 - Quit Claim Deed; Estate Passed.

Section 565.4 - Conveyance of Greater Estate Than Possessed; Effect.

Section 565.5 - Covenants; Implication in Conveyance.

Section 565.6 - Covenants; Implication in Mortgage.

Section 565.7 - Conveyance of Land Adversely Possessed; Validity.

Section 565.8 - Deeds; Execution; Witnesses; Acknowledgment; Endorsement; Validity and Legality of Certain Acknowledgments and Recordations of Deeds; Recorded Deed Lacking 1 or More Witnesses.

Section 565.9 - Execution of Deed in Another State; Governing Law, Acknowledgment.

Section 565.10 - Execution of Deed in Another State; Seal of Officer, Certificate; Record of Prior Deeds as Evidence.

Section 565.11 - Execution of Deed in Foreign Country; Governing Law; Acknowledgment; Certificate, Seal; Validation of Certain Deeds; Record as Evidence.

Section 565.13 - Conveyance by Nonresident Married Person; Effect; Procedure.

Section 565.14 - Deed; Failure to Acknowledge; Proof by Witness of Execution.

Section 565.15 - Deed; Failure to Acknowledge; Proof of Handwriting Where Witnesses Are Unobtainable.

Section 565.16 - Deed; Refusal to Acknowledge; Application to Circuit Court; Summons to Grantor.

Section 565.17 - Deed; Proof of Execution; Certificate of Court.

Section 565.18 - Deed; Refusal to Acknowledge; Proof of Execution by Proving Handwriting.

Section 565.19 - Subscribing Witnesses; Subpoenas for Attendance.

Section 565.20 - Subscribing Witnesses; Refusal to Appear or Testify; Civil Liability; Contempt; Penalty.

Section 565.21 - Unacknowledged Deed; Filing of Copy by Person Interested; Effect.

Section 565.22 - Unacknowledged Deed; Effect of Filing; Continuation.

Section 565.23 - Certificate of Acknowledgment or Proof of Execution; Effect on Right to Have Deed Recorded.

Section 565.24 - Delivery of Instrument to Register of Deeds; Affixing Date, Hour, and Minute; Accessibility; Destruction of Information Created or Maintained Under Subsection (2); Fee; Indexing of Instrument; Applicability of Subsections (2) to (4);...

Section 565.24a - Assignment of Liber and Page or Unique Identifying Number; Satisfaction of Recording Requirements; Delivery of Instrument Rejected on Prior Occasion.

Section 565.25 - Perfecting Recording; Conditions; Exemptions; Liability for Certain Conduct; Penalties.

Section 565.26 - Repealed. 2008, Act 358, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2008.

Section 565.27 - Recorded Instruments; Contents.

Section 565.28 - Register of Deeds; General Index; Contents; Computerized Index; Securing Computerized and Primary Indexes.

Section 565.29 - Unrecorded Conveyance; Validity Against Subsequent Purchaser; Relation of Quit Claim Deed to Good Faith.

Section 565.30 - Deeds of Church Pews and Slips; Recording.

Section 565.32 - Unrecorded Deed of Defeasance; Validity Against Person Without Notice.

Section 565.33 - Assignment of Mortgage; Effect of Recording.

Section 565.34 - Purchaser; Definition.

Section 565.35 - Conveyance; Definition.

Section 565.36 - Power of Attorney to Convey Lands; Inapplicability of Preceding Section; Executory Land Contract; Recording; Recording as Evidence.

Section 565.37 - Power of Attorney to Convey Lands; Recording of Revocation.

Section 565.38 - New County; Transcription of Instruments; Effect, Compensation of Register.

Section 565.39 - Device Used as Seal; Effect; Application to Official Seals.

Section 565.40 - Prior Legal Conveyances; Effect as Evidence, Recording; Conveyance Under Unacknowledged Contract, Record as Evidence.

Section 565.41 - Discharge of Mortgage; Payment of Filing Fee by Mortgagee; Date of Discharge.

Section 565.42 - Discharge of Mortgage; Certificate of Mortgagee; Circuit Court, or Register in Chancery.

Section 565.43 - Discharge of Mortgage; Recording of Certificate; Reproduced Documents; Reference to Liber and Page Containing Certificate.

Section 565.44 - Discharge of Mortgage; Refusal; Civil Liability; Penalty; Time Periods.

Section 565.46 - Proof and Acknowledgment of Deeds; Application of Law to Instruments Affecting Lands.

Section 565.47 - Recording by Register of Deeds; Acknowledgment Required.

Section 565.48 - Deed by Surviving Joint Tenant of Lands; Recording; Certified Copy of Death.

Section 565.49 - Conveyances; Same Person or Persons Among Grantors and Grantees; Joint Tenancy, Tenancy by Entireties.