# Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1: Conveyance of land made by deed

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.1

## Section

- **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1
- **Heading:** Conveyance of land made by deed
- **Jurisdiction:** Michigan
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 565 / Act R-S-of-1846 / Section 565.1

## Text

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

## Nearby sections

- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.1 Conveyance of land made by deed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.1.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.3 Quit claim deed; estate passed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.3.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.4 Conveyance of greater estate than possessed; effect.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.4.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.5 Covenants; implication in conveyance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.5.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.6 Covenants; implication in mortgage.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.6.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.7 Conveyance of land adversely possessed; validity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.7.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.8 Deeds; execution; witnesses; acknowledgment; endorsement; validity and legality of certain acknowledgments and recordations of deeds; recorded deed lacking 1 or more witnesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.8.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.9 Execution of deed in another state; governing law, acknowledgment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.9.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.10 Execution of deed in another state; seal of officer, certificate; record of prior deeds as evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.10.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.11 Execution of deed in foreign country; governing law; acknowledgment; certificate, seal; validation of certain deeds; record as evidence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.11.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.13 Conveyance by nonresident married person; effect; procedure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.13.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.14 Deed; failure to acknowledge; proof by witness of execution.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.14.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.15 Deed; failure to acknowledge; proof of handwriting where witnesses are unobtainable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.15.md)
- [Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.16 Deed; refusal to acknowledge; application to circuit court; summons to grantor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C565_AR-S-of-1846_S565.16.md)

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