How to search deeds in Detroit, MI
Deeds in Detroit (Wayne County) are recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds, searchable by grantor and grantee name. A HeritageDeed report does this for one address in Detroit: $49, usually within minutes, with the source of every finding.
About Detroit: The county seat of Wayne County is Detroit. Wayne County borders Macomb, Monroe, Oakland and Washtenaw counties. Wayne County has about 801,083 housing units, 64.8% of the occupied ones owner-occupied. Last verified November 9, 2026.
Search a Detroit property, $49
Step by step in Detroit
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Start from the parcel
The Wayne County Equalization Division parcel record often names the current deed's book and page or document number.
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Search the index
Search the Wayne County 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 Detroit address and lists every finding with its source, $49, usually within minutes.
What Detroit records show
Deeds, mortgages, discharges, land contracts and liens are recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds.
The Register of Deeds indexes each document under its parties' names 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.
What the report checks in Detroit
- Deeds, mortgages, discharges, assignments, land contracts and liens indexed under the owner's name with the Register of Deeds
Not covered here
- Judgments and court cases that are not recorded with the Register of Deeds are not searched.
Questions
What does a HeritageDeed search in Detroit not cover?
Documents are tied to the property by their legal description or address; any tied only by the owner's name are marked.
Is this title insurance?
No. It is a search of the public record for one Detroit property. A lender closing a loan will still require a title insurance commitment from a licensed insurer.
More about Detroit property records
- Check for liens
- Find the owner
- Check for a loan
- Property taxes
- Title search cost
- Detroit title search guide
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