Manistee County Easement Deed Form (Michigan)

All Manistee County specific forms and documents listed below are included in your immediate download package:

Easement Deed Form

Manistee County Easement Deed Form

Fill in the blank form formatted to comply with all recording and content requirements.
Included Manistee County compliant document last validated/updated 9/19/2024

Easement Deed Guide

Manistee County Easement Deed Guide

Line by line guide explaining every blank on the form.
Included Manistee County compliant document last validated/updated 6/24/2024

Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Manistee County Completed Example of the Easement Deed Document

Example of a properly completed form for reference.
Included Manistee County compliant document last validated/updated 4/26/2024

Guide to Writing an Easement Description

Manistee County Guide to Writing an Easement Description

A Description of the Easement will be required. This will show how to write an acceptable description for a Right of Way Easement, which gives access, to and from - point A to point B.
Included Manistee County compliant document last validated/updated 5/14/2024

When using these Easement Deed forms, the subject real estate must be physically located in Manistee County. The executed documents should then be recorded in the following office:

Manistee County Register of Deeds

415 Third St, Manistee, Michigan 49660

Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm Mon-Fri

Phone: (231) 723-2146

Local jurisdictions located in Manistee County include:

  • Arcadia
  • Bear Lake
  • Brethren
  • Copemish
  • Eastlake
  • Filer City
  • Kaleva
  • Manistee
  • Onekama
  • Wellston

How long does it take to get my forms?

Forms are available immediately after submitting payment.

How do I get my forms, are they emailed?

Immediately after you submit payment, the Manistee County forms you order will be available for download directly from your account. You can then download the forms to your computer. If you do not already have an account, one will be created for you as part of the order process, and your login details will be provided to you. If you encounter any issues accessing your forms, please reach out to our support team for assistance. Forms are NOT emailed to you.

What does "validated/updated" mean?

This indicates the most recent date when at least one of the following occurred:

  • Updated: The document was updated or changed to remain compliant.
  • Validated: The document was examined by an attorney or staff, or it was successfully recorded in Manistee County using our eRecording service.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Manistee County?

Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed all formatting requirements set forth by Manistee County including margin requirements, content requirements, font and font size requirements.

Can the Easement Deed forms be re-used?

Yes. You can re-use the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have more than one property in Manistee County that you need to transfer you would only need to order our forms once for all of your properties in Manistee County.

What are supplemental forms?

Often when a deed is recorded, additional documents are required by Michigan or Manistee County. These could be tax related, informational, or even as simple as a coversheet. Supplemental forms are provided for free with your order where available.

What type of files are the forms?

All of our Manistee County Easement Deed forms are PDFs. You will need to have or get Adobe Reader to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I need any special software to use these forms?

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed on your computer to use our forms. Adobe Reader is free software that most computers already have installed.

Do I have to enter all of my property information online?

No. The blank forms are downloaded to your computer and you fill them out there, at your convenience.

Can I save the completed form, email it to someone?

Yes, you can save your deed form at any point with your information in it. The forms can also be emailed, blank or complete, as attachments.

Are there any recurring fees involved?

No. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.

An easement is an interest in real estate that gives one person the right to use someone else's land for a specific purpose. The focus of an easement is on usage, not on ownership. There are two types of easements: an easement appurtenant and an easement in gross. Further, easements can be affirmative or negative. An appurtenant easement benefits the dominant estate and runs with the land when the property is transferred. An easement in gross benefits an individual or a legal entity. An easement in Michigan is generally created by a deed in writing or by operation of law. The easement deed should specify the terms and conditions of the easement itself.

As an interest in real property, an easement deed in Michigan must be signed, dated, and acknowledged by the grantor. If an easement deed is executed in Michigan, it can be acknowledged before a judge, clerk of a court of record, or notary public within the state and should be endorsed with a certificate of acknowledgment by the officer taking acknowledgments (565.8). Michigan adheres to the uniform recognition of acknowledgments act, which means that an instrument acknowledged out of state can be recorded in Michigan if the instrument complies with that state's laws (565.9).

Recording can be a crucial step in protecting easement rights. An unrecorded easement deed is void as against any subsequent purchaser in good faith and for a valuable consideration, of the same real estate or portion thereof, whose conveyance is first duly recorded (565.29).

(Michigan ED Package includes form, guidelines, and completed example)

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The documents you receive here will meet, or exceed, the Manistee County recording requirements for formatting. If there's an issue caused by our formatting, we'll make it right and refund your payment.

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September 28th, 2024

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September 27th, 2024

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September 23rd, 2024

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July 19th, 2019

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July 18th, 2023

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June 22nd, 2021

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January 21st, 2021

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