The property | Simple Lady Bird Deed

State the property is in

County

Is all of the land in this one county?

Yes No

What is it?

A house, condo or townhome Land, a lot or a farm A mobile home on land I own A timeshare, or a mobile home on rented land

Is the mobile home taxed with the land as real property (no separate vehicle title)?

Yes No

If the mobile home has its own title from the motor vehicle department, a deed doesn't transfer it.

Street address of the property (optional)

Leave empty for land with no address.

City (optional)

ZIP code (optional)

The property is in a

City Township Village

As your current deed or tax bill names it: Michigan deeds say "in the Township of ...". Your mailing city can be different.

Name of the city, township or village

Parcel number

On your property tax bill or the county property appraiser's or assessor's website.

Legal description

The paragraph in your current deed that describes the land, such as "Lot 4, Block B, SUNSET HILLS, according to the plat thereof recorded in Plat Book 12, Page 34...". Copy every word, number and punctuation mark exactly. Not the street address, and not the shortened description on a tax bill.

I checked the legal description word for word against my recorded deed

Yes, it matches exactly

Is the land in a recorded subdivision or condominium (the description names a lot, unit or plat)?

Yes, it names a lot, unit or plat No, it is described by measurements (metes and bounds) or by section, town and range

Michigan deeds for land outside a subdivision include the right to farm notice of the Land Division Act (MCL 560.109(4)). We add it.

Recording number of your current deed (optional)

Stamped on your deed by the county when it was recorded. It helps the county and later buyers find the chain of title.

Date your current deed was recorded (optional)