A Michigan deed of trust is a real estate document used in conjunction with a promissory note to place a property title in a trust. The Oakland County Register of Deeds office offers electronic recording of your real estate documents.Register of Deeds 220 W. State St. Room 102 Hastings, MI, 49058 Phone Number: Fax Number: A person shall not record in the records of the register of deeds a deed or other instrument that contains a prohibited restriction. All transfers of real estate must be done through the use of a deed. This is because of the chain of title in the public records. Documents filed in the Register of Deeds office must be eligible for recording. The seller disclosure requirements of sections 4 to 13 do not apply to any of the following: (a) Transfers pursuant to court order. Documents must have all original signatures and the names must be printed, stamped, or typed beneath the signatures. Its MIOWN file com- bines the contents of the deed transfer, mort- gage, and tax assessor records in the MIPROP,.