Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3232 (2026)

Deed of sale; endorsement; deposit with register; recording; entry upon redemption.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.3232 Deed of sale; endorsement; deposit with register; recording; entry upon redemption.

Sec. 3232.

    The officer or person making the sale shall forthwith execute, acknowledge, and deliver, to each purchaser a deed of the premises bid off by him; and if the lands are situated in several counties he shall make separate deeds of the lands in each county, and specify therein the precise amounts for which each parcel of land therein described was sold. And he shall endorse upon each deed the time when the same will become operative in case the premises are not redeemed according to law. Such deed or deeds shall, as soon as practicable, and within 20 days after such sale, be deposited with the register of deeds of the county in which the land therein described is situated, and the register shall endorse thereon the time the same was received, and for the better preservation thereof, shall record the same at length in a book to be provided in his office for that purpose; and shall index the same in the regular index of deeds, and the fee for recording the same shall be included among the other costs and expenses allowed by law. In case such premises shall be redeemed, the register of deeds shall, at the time of destroying such deed, as provided in section 3244 of this chapter, write on the face of such record the word "Redeemed", stating at what date such entry is made, and signing such entry with his official signature.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: United States v. Garno, 974 F. Supp. 628 (E.D. Mich. 1997).
United States v. Garno, 974 F. Supp. 628 (E.D. Mich. 1997). · cites it 4× “L §§ 600.3232 and 600.3224; (2) a de novo trial reviewing the May 17, 1996, administrative decision; (3) an order determining that the May 17, 1996, decision is contrary to the law and the facts, constitutes an abuse of discretion, and is not supported by substantial evidence of…”
Est. of Darryl Houston Price v. Lori Jean Kosmalski, 821 N.W.2d 503 (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “3228; MCL 600.3232; MCL 600.3240(1). 35 Emphasis added.”
In Re Miller, 442 B.R. 621 (Bankr. W.D. Mich. 2011). · cites it 2× “” ( Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 600.3232 ; Exh. 1) (emphasis added).”
Northrip v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 372 F. Supp. 594 (E.D. Mich. 1974). “3216, which provides that the sale “shall be made by the person appointed for that purpose in the mortgage, or by the sheriff .”
David M Kessler v. Longview Agric. Asset Mgmt. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 12× “Plaintiff relied on MCL 600.3232 that referenced deposit of the sheriff’s deed with the ROD as soon as practical or within 20 days.”
Great Lakes Prop Mgt Consultants Inc v. Hp Foreclosure Solution (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 6× “316555), for the proposition that a violation of MCL 600.3232’s requirement to record the sheriff’s deed within 20 days of the sale, resulted in the redemption period commencing on the date of recording, December 2, 2021, so that the redemption period did not expire until June…”
Fannetta Watson v. Comerica Bank (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “3228, and, the sheriff or deputy sheriff will issue to it a sheriff’s deed, MCL 600.3232, granting the mortgagee “an equitable interest in the mortgaged premises,” Trademark Properties, 308 Mich App at 138-139 .”
Fannetta Watson v. Comerica Bank (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “3228, and, the sheriff or deputy sheriff will issue to it a sheriff’s deed, MCL 600.3232, granting the mortgagee “an equitable interest in the mortgaged premises,” Trademark Properties, 308 Mich App at 138-139 .”
Sjt Props. LLC v. William Blaker (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “See MCL 600.3232. The sheriff’s deed granted plaintiff “an equitable interest in the mortgaged premises which ripens into legal title if not defeated by redemption as provided by law.”
Jeffrey Miller v. Daniel Griffin (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “Plaintiff did not file the sheriff’s deed with the register of deeds within the 20- day period contemplated by MCL 600.3232. Instead, the recording occurred on May 11, 2020.”
Steven Arthur Tervo v. Hp Foreclosure Solution LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “3240 provides in part: (1) A purchaser’s deed under [MCL 600.3232] is void if the mortgagor, the mortgagor’s heirs or personal representative, or any person that has a recorded interest in the property lawfully claiming under the mortgagor or the mortgagor’s heirs or personal…”
Salam Dekhou v. Spot Realty Inc (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “3240(1), which addresses the right of redemption after a foreclosure sale, provides: A purchaser’s deed under [MCL 600.3232] is void if the mortgagor, the mortgagor’s heirs or personal representative, or any person that has a recorded interest in the property lawfully claiming…”
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