Kalamazoo County, Michigan Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Kalamazoo County costs about $30 and a mortgage about $30 (flat per-document fee regardless of page count), per the Kalamazoo County Register of Deeds's fee schedule. Michigan sets recording fees uniformly statewide under MCL 600.2567: $30.00 flat to enter and record any document (deed or mortgage), regardless of page count, the same statewide rate already confirmed for Kent, Wayne, Macomb and Ingham counties. Kalamazoo County operates under general law, not a home-rule charter with special recording authority, so the plain statewide $30 rate applies. Kalamazoo County's own Register of Deeds page was not independently fetched with a readable fee table this session; this figure rests on the statewide statute (MCL 600.2567).
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $30 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $30 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
| Additional instrument assigned/discharged only when one document assigns or discharges more than one prior instrument, per additional instrument | $3 |
County transfer tax
Michigan's County Real Estate Transfer Tax ($0.55 per $500 of price, 0.11%, MCL 207.505) is levied by every county at a uniform statutory rate and is already fully captured statewide in data/transfer/michigan.json; Kalamazoo County adds no further local transfer, recordation or documentary tax on top of that uniform county tax or the state's own 0.75% transfer tax. Michigan transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Kalamazoo County?
$30 for the first page, about $30 for a typical deed, per the Kalamazoo County Register of Deeds's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$30 for the first page, about $30 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
Kalamazoo County closing costs → Kalamazoo County home buyer guide →
Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
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