How to search deeds in Troy, MI
Deeds in Troy (Oakland County) are recorded with the Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds, searchable by grantor and grantee name. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Troy: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
Step by step in Troy
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Start from the parcel
The Oakland County Property Gateway parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
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Search the index
Search the Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds grantor-grantee index by name, or by the document number, to find the deed and the earlier ones in the chain.
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Read each deed
Check the parties, the legal description and the recording date, and whether a later deed conveyed the property again.
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Or order the report
A HeritageDeed report runs these searches for one Troy address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Troy records show
Deeds, mortgages, discharges, land contracts and liens are recorded with the Oakland County Register of Deeds, part of the County Clerk's office.
The Register of Deeds indexes documents to each parcel number (PIN) and cross-references a discharge to the mortgage it discharges.
A Michigan land contract leaves legal title with the seller until a deed in fulfilment is recorded; the report notes an unfulfilled one.
The county's parcel records give the PIN, address and values but not owner names, so the owner of record is read from the recorded deeds.
What the report checks in Troy
- Every deed, mortgage, discharge, assignment, land contract and lien the Register of Deeds indexes to the parcel's PIN
- Owner of record from the newest deed into the parcel, followed back through transfers between the same owners
Not covered here
- The owner of record is read from recorded deeds; a sale recorded after the Register's indexed-through date is not yet shown.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Troy not cover?
Judgments, liens and court cases that are not indexed to the parcel are not searched.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Troy property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
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