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- Signatures must be original
and names must be typed, stamped or printed beneath all written
signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (a)
- No discrepancy shall exist
between names printed in the notary acknowledgment and as printed
beneath signatures. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (b)
- Instruments conveying or
mortgaging any interest in real estate shall state the marital status of
any male grantor. MCLA 565.221
- The address of the grantees
in each deed of conveyance or assignment of real estate shall contain
the street number address or post office address. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (a)(f)
- The name and address of the person
who drafted the document must appear on documents executed in Michigan. MCLA 565.201A
- Documents purporting to
convey or encumber real estate executed in Michigan must have an
acknowledgment by a notary public. MCLA 565.8
- A certified copy of the death
certificate or proof of death must be recorded when the instrument of
conveyance states "survivor" in the grantor’s section. MCLA 565.48
- Court orders must be certified
and sealed by the clerk of the court to be eligible for
recording. MCLA 565.401, 565.411
- The document submitted for
recording must be legible. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iv)
- Documents must have a margin
of unprinted space at least 2 ½ inches at the top of the first page and
at least ½ inch on all remaining sides of each page. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(i)
- Documents must display on the
first line of print on the first page, a single statement identifying
the recordable event that the instrument evidences. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(ii); 565.201 Sec. 3
- The type on the form must be
printed with black ink; type size at least 10-point type. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iii)(iv)
- The paper on which the
document is printed must be white and not less than 20-pound weight. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(iv)
- The size of the document and
any attachment thereto mut be at least 8 ½ inches by 11 inches; at most
8 ½ inches by 14 inches. MCLA 565.201 Sec. 1 (f)(v)(vi)
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