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Michigan deed packet
A Michigan warranty deed transfers real estate with the grantor's title warranties. Download the editable Word deed, official Form 2766, and step-by-step completion and recording checklist.
Is this the right deed type? A warranty deed includes the grantor's full title warranties — the broadest title protection of the standard deed types.
This download includes 3 documents in Word and PDF formats. Complete them on your own computer, then print, sign, and record.
The blank deed ships in Word format. Official companion forms in this packet ship as PDF.
A simple three-step workflow; the packet guides you through each one.
Gather the current deed or title record and the exact legal description of the property before you start.
Complete the blank deed and follow the included state guidance for signing, acknowledgment, and related requirements.
Confirm your county recorder's cover sheets, transfer forms, fees, and local practices, then submit the executed deed.
See page 1 of the actual blank form and review a plain-language outline of what appears on page 1. The complete formatted packet is delivered after checkout.
MICHIGAN WARRANTY DEED.
Recording and return information: fields for the preparer and return-to recipient names, mailing addresses, and related recording details.
Party information: grantor and grantee names, mailing addresses, and vesting details.
Consideration: a replaceable consideration prompt (nominal $10 recital or the actual consideration) and the total value for Michigan transfer tax, with any exemption citation on the face.
Property description: the legal description of the property, or a reference to an attached exhibit.
Warranty conveyance — five statutory covenants: the grantor conveys and warrants the property under MCL 565.151, with five covenants and no further assurances.
About this Michigan form
A Michigan warranty deed transfers Michigan real estate with the five statutory warranty covenants in Michigan's warranty-deed form. It should not be described as a six-covenant deed and should not add a separate further-assurances covenant.
A Michigan warranty deed provides statutory warranty covenants. A Michigan quitclaim deed transfers whatever interest the grantor has at delivery, without deed covenants. Michigan does not have a separate statutory grant-deed category.
PublicLegal-authored self-help deed form. Provided for customers to complete with their own transaction information and submit to the proper local recording office. Recorder offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets, and requirements vary by jurisdiction and transaction. Review the product notes and confirm local recording requirements before relying on any completed deed.
ILRG provides self-help deed forms and download support. Attorney-reviewed PublicLegal-authored deed forms are provided for you to complete with your own transaction information. Deed recording requirements, supplemental forms, transfer taxes, title-company practices, and legal suitability vary by jurisdiction and transaction. If you are not 100 percent satisfied after purchasing from us, contact us for a refund.
Michigan's statutory warranty deed includes five covenants: seisin, good right to convey, quiet possession, freedom from encumbrances, and warranty and defense of title. It does not include a sixth further-assurances covenant.
No. Ordinary modern Michigan deeds require acknowledgment before a notary or authorized officer, not witnesses.
The buyer, grantee, or transferee generally must file official Form 2766 / L-4260 with the local assessor within 45 days after transfer. Recording the deed is not a substitute. This packet includes the official form. Do not file it with the Register of Deeds, and do not confuse it with Form 2705.
Michigan dower has been abolished. Homestead spouse-signing rules for mortgages are separate from ordinary deed signing, but title and marital facts should still be checked carefully.
PublicLegal provides this self-help deed form template for customers to complete with their own transaction information. For transaction-specific legal, title, or recording guidance, consult an attorney, title company, or the local recording office. Recording offices and state agencies may require separate supplemental forms, taxes, fees, or cover sheets.
No. A deed transfers title to real property. It does not release a borrower from an existing mortgage or deed of trust, remove liens, or replace lender consent, payoff, refinance, or assumption requirements.
A warranty deed includes the grantor's warranty covenants — generally a promise that the grantor owns the property and will defend the title against claims, subject to any exceptions stated in the deed. It offers the grantee broader title protection than a quitclaim deed.
Warranty deeds are commonly used in arm's-length sales and other transfers where the grantee wants full title warranties from the grantor. Lenders and title insurers generally expect them for ordinary purchases.
The packet includes the blank state-specific deed in editable Word format plus a separate completion instructions and checklist document. A completed sample PDF may be offered as an optional add-on.
Recording offices review formatting, execution requirements such as notarization, and any required supplemental forms or fees, which vary by county. The included instructions cover the general process; confirm your county's current requirements before you record.