Mortgage in Detroit, Michigan
A mortgage pledges the property as security for a loan. Recorded, it is a lien that comes ahead of later liens and stays on the title until a satisfaction or release is recorded. In Detroit, mortgages are recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds, and a HeritageDeed title search lists them for the property.
How Detroit records it
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.
What it means for a buyer or bidder
A recorded mortgage with no satisfaction of record is an open lien, even if the loan was paid: it has to be released or paid at a sale.
Does a title search find it in Detroit?
Yes. The Detroit report covers: Deeds, mortgages, discharges, assignments, land contracts and liens indexed under the owner's name with the Register of Deeds; Mortgages matched to discharges by the Register's cross-references; earlier owners' loans set apart.
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