Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1

Conveyance of land made by deed.

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Revised Statutes of 1846

R.S. of 1846

565.1 Conveyance of land made by deed.

Sec. 1.

Conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, being of lawful age, or by his lawful agent or attorney, and acknowledged or proved and recorded as directed in this chapter, without any other act or ceremony whatever.

History: R.S. 1846, Ch. 65 ;-- CL 1857, 2720 ;-- CL 1871, 4203 ;-- How. 5652 ;-- CL 1897, 8956 ;-- CL 1915, 11688 ;-- CL 1929, 13278 ;-- CL 1948, 565.1

FormerLaw Notes:

See Act of August 1805; Woodward Code, Secs. 87-90; Terr. Laws, vol. 1, 38; Cass Code, Terr. Laws, vol. 1, 146; Act of March 27, 1820, Terr. Laws, vol. 1, 516; Act of April 12, 1827; R.L. 1827, p. 258; R.L. 1833, p. 379; Terr. Laws, vol. 2, 361; R.S. 1838, p. 257 as amended by Act 115 of 1839, Sec. 19, p. 219, Act 108 of 1840 , p. 166; Act 5 of 1843, p. 6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1996–2024 · leading case: Klooster v. City of Charlevoix

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Klooster v. City of Charlevoix (2011) mich “The provision remained the same through numerous compilations and eventually was compiled in the first part of chapter 565 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, specifically MCL 565.1 through 565.49. It is not completely clear whether “this chapter” now refers to all of chapter 565 or…”

Continental Paper & Supply Co. v. City of Detroit (1996) mich · cites it 2× “§ 565.1 et seq.; M.S.A. § 26.521 et seq. [11] In Hadfield , the Court was presented with a plaintiff whose crops were damaged because of overflowing drains that were placed in the ground by the Oakland County Drain Commissioner.”

In Re Quinn (2003) miwb · cites it 2× “For example, Michigan, like all other states, requires the transfer of real property to be evidenced by the owner’s execution of a deed, MCLA § 565.1, and the transfer of an automobile to be evidenced by the owner’s endorsement of the certificate of title.”

United States v. Porath (2011) mied · cites it 2× “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1 . “The elements of an instrument of conveyance are a grantor, a grantee, a thing conveyed, consideration stated, words of grant, signature, acknowledgment, delivery, acceptance and recording.”

United States v. Georgina Porath (2012) ca6 “” Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1 . The Poraths contend that the execution of the July 9, 1987 postnuptial agreement effectively and immediately transferred Mr.”

Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Andrew Hargreaves (2020) michctapp · cites it 2× “The Havers quitclaim deeded their interest in the Property to Lawrence’s trust, and after Lawrence died, Joan, as the successor trustee of Lawrence’s trust, transferred the trust’s interest in the Property to Joan’s trust.”

Lim v. Combs (2021) mieb · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 565.1 , 565.152. 14 During the December 9, 2020 hearing on the motions, only Defendant Janice Combs spoke for the Defendants.”

Gold v. Wall, Sr. (2024) mieb · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1 ; see also Mich.”

Green Tree Servicing LLC v. Margaret Epperson (2016) michctapp “Tkachik, 487 -5- Mich at 46; Rogers, 136 Mich App at 134 ; MCL 565.1 (conveyances of land by deed must be signed by the person from whom the interest is intended to pass).”

Vvm Properties LLC v. Hami Properties LLC (2023) michctapp “Relatedly, MCL 565.1 states: Conveyances of lands, or of any estate or interest therein, may be made by deed, signed and sealed by the person from whom the estate or interest is intended to pass, being of lawful age, or by his lawful agent or attorney, and acknowledged or proved…”

Glorycrest Carpenter Road Inc v. Adams Outdoor Advertising Limited (2024) michctapp “” MCL 565.1 (emphasis added). See also MCL 565.”

Francis Katulski v. Cpca Trust I (2015) michctapp “35 states that “[t]he term ‘conveyance,’ as used in this chapter [MCL 565.1 et seq.,]” means “every instrument in writing, by which any estate or interest in real estate is created, aliened, mortgaged or assigned .”

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