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Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.152 (2026)

Form; quit claim deed.

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FORM OF DEEDS, MORTGAGES, AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


Act 187 of 1881


565.152 Form; quit claim deed.

Sec. 2.

    Any conveyance of lands worded in substance as follows: "A.B. quit claims to C.D. (here describe the premises) for the sum of (here insert the consideration)," the said conveyance, being duly signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the grantor, shall be deemed to be a good and sufficient conveyance in quit claim to the grantee, his heirs, and assigns.

History: 1881, Act 187, Eff. Sept. 10, 1881 ;-- How. 5729 ;-- CL 1897, 9015 ;-- CL 1915, 11750 ;-- CL 1929, 13322 ;-- CL 1948, 565.152

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: In re Duke Est., 887 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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In re Duke Est., 887 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “47; MCL 565.152. The probate court also accurately recognized that improperly acknowledged deeds shall not be recorded.”
Lim v. Combs, No. 20-04358 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. Mar. 9, 2021). · cites it 2× “The 2011 Deed is entitled “Quit Claim Deed,” and Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.152 provides an acceptable form of wording for a quit claim deed, and then states that such a deed, “being duly signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the grantor, shall be deemed to be a good and sufficient…”
Gold v. Wall, Sr., No. 23-04366 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. June 21, 2024). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1 ; see also Mich.”
Sobel, No. 25-04172 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. Mar. 23, 2026). · cites it 2× “00 or nominal consideration on a deed simply as a means of demonstrating that some consideration was provided as required by MCL § 565.152, which sets forth the requirements for quitclaim deeds.”
Sobel, No. 25-04172 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. May 12, 2026). · cites it 2× “00 or nominal consideration on a deed simply as a means of demonstrating that some consideration was provided as required by MCL § 565.152, which sets forth the requirements for quitclaim deeds.”
City of Detroit v. Robert L Carmack, No. 368088 (Mich. Ct. App. Apr. 11, 2025). “Under MCL 565.152, “any conveyance of lands” that is “duly signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the grantor, shall be deemed to be a good and sufficient conveyance in quit claim to the grantee.”
Michael-Edmund Bambas v. CitiMortgage, Inc., 577 F. App'x 461 (6th Cir. 2014). “Under Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.152 , which formalizes the requirements of quitclaim deeds, a quitclaim deed must announce itself as such, effectively denying that there is any warranty.”
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