In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus and to protect the overall public health of our citizens, families and employees, and following with the requirements of Executive Order  the Couthouse building is closed to the public until June 12, 2020.

 
The Register of Deeds have been and still recording documents by e-recordings, mail, overnight packages and you have a drop box at the secured entrance at the courthouse. You can make an appointment to records a document by calling 269-945-1289.  

The Tract index is no longer a part of the Register of Deeds Office, so please do not call us with questions about tract records or property descriptions.  You can search our grantor/grantee index search on the Barry County Web site of www.barrycounty.org.  You can search and purchases on line with debit or credit card. Then print from from you home computer. 

If you have a question you may call us between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at 269-945-1289. Staff is working from home in the afternoon indexing and you can still email us at bcrod@barrycounty.org

Just a reminder a legal documents is still legal after it is signed even if not recorded and can be record at anytime in the future.

If you have question please email me at bhurless@barrycounty.org

 
Barry County Register of Deeds Office
Address: 220 W. State St. Room 102 Hastings, MI, 49058
Phone: (269) 945-1289
Email: 

The first Constitution of the State of Michigan was adopted by the United States Congress in 1835 establishing the Register of Deeds as the official recording office for all legal documents and instruments pertaining to the transfer and encumbrance of real property (land) located within each county. The duties and responsibilities of the Register of Deeds Office are established by state law to include recording, indexing and retaining documents that convey or encumber real estate located within the County.





Barbara D Hurless, Register  bhurless@barrycounty.org
April Staines, Chief Deputy   arstaines@barrycounty.org
Terin L Kitsch, Deputy           tkitsch@barrycounty.org


Office email


Click here for Barry County Register of Deeds Index Search

Just a reminder that our documents are only proofed from August 1, 1987 to effective date list on the Tyler Eagle system.


All Warranty Deeds, Land Contracts, and any document that needs a tax certification must obtain the certification stamp prior to recording at the Register of Deeds Office.  (MCLA 211.135)

Barry County Register of Deeds Office has nothing to do with the Property Search and the GIS mapping program on this web site. If you have any questions on the tax maps please call Land Information Services at  269-945-1292
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The Barry County Abstract Offfice is no longer a part of the Register of Deeds Office. If you have any questions or need help please call 269-945-1284