Deed in Troy, Michigan
A deed transfers ownership of real property from the grantor to the grantee. Recording it gives public notice of the transfer, and in most states the order of recording decides who wins between competing buyers. In Troy, deeds are recorded with the Oakland County Clerk / Register of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Troy records it
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 it means for a buyer or bidder
The last recorded deed names the owner of record and how they hold title; a title search follows the chain of deeds back from it.
Does a title search find it in Troy?
Yes. The Troy report covers: 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: The owner of record is read from recorded deeds; a sale recorded after the Register's indexed-through date is not yet shown.
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