There are three (3) convenient ways to retrieve a document from our extensive files: Visit waynecountylandrecords - available 24 hours a day. Visit our office in historic Greektown (kiosks are now only available to be used from am - pm) Request a Search-by-Mail.
All property deeds, like Warranty Deeds, Quit Claim Deeds and Land Contracts, are recorded with the Wayne County Register of Deeds office ( ) located in the International Center Building, 400 Monroe Street, 7th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226 Phone:(313) 224-5850.
Enforcing Your Judgment Get in touch with the judgment debtor. Levy (seize) assets that you have personal knowledge of. Examine judgment debtor in court to locate unknown assets. Suspend the judgment debtor's driver's license if the judgment is for auto accident.
The property title in Michigan represents legal ownership and interest in a property. It is evidence of ownership or interest in a property. Record seekers can find property titles at the Register of Deeds Office.
To do this, fill out an EJ-001 Abstract of Judgment form and take it to the clerk's office. After the clerk stamps it, record it at the County Recorder's Office in the county where the property is located. Place a lien on a business.
Creditors of one spouse cannot put a lien on the property. However, if both spouses are liable for the same debt, the creditor can reach the property. If the couple gets divorced, the tenancy by the entirety becomes a tenancy in common, unless their judgment of divorce states otherwise.
Expiration and discharge, Section 2809: A judgment lien is valid for five years and may be renewed for an additional five years. Furthermore, it can be discharged by the judgment creditor, by the filing of a satisfaction of judgment, by the judgment debtor, by affidavit and proof of payment, or by order of the court.
(4) A judgment lien may be rerecorded only once. A judgment lien is rerecorded by recording with the register of deeds, not less than 120 days before the initial expiration date under subsection (1), a second notice of judgment lien that has been certified by the clerk of the court that entered the judgment.
2809. (1) Unless subsection (2) or (3) applies, a judgment lien expires 5 years after the date it is recorded. (2) Unless subsection (3) applies, if a judgment lien is rerecorded under subsection (4), the judgment lien expires 5 years after the date it is rerecorded.
600.6051. A Judgment lien attaches to all property owned by the judgment debtor in the county where it is recorded. It attaches at the time it is recorded with the register of deeds, except for after-acquired property, when it attaches at the time it is acquired by the judgment debtor. 600.2803.