Manistee · Manistee County · Michigan
Find the right place to ask about an assessment, delinquent taxes, a recorded deed, an estate matter, or a City permit. The City of Manistee and Manistee County are separate boundaries; the county also lists Manistee and Filer Townships separately. Check the property’s local unit before relying on a City office.
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Assessment and property-value questions, delinquent tax balances, recorded deeds, and court judgments go to different records or offices. The contacts below explain what each one handles and where to ask next. Have the property address and any notice or case information ready when you call.
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Use the office that matches the question and the property’s actual local unit. A recorded land document is not a tax assessment, delinquent-tax account, or court case.
City of Manistee · city property-tax administration and assessment information
For a property inside the City of Manistee, ask the Assessor about the city assessment and property-tax record. This is different from asking the County Treasurer about delinquent taxes.
231-398-2802 · 70 Maple Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
Manistee County · assessment rolls, tax maps, parcel descriptions, and GIS information
Use County Equalization for county assessment-roll, map, parcel-description, and GIS information. It is not the County Treasurer office for a delinquent-tax balance.
231-723-5957 · 415 Third Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
Manistee County · delinquent real-property taxes and foreclosure information
Contact the Treasurer about delinquent real-property tax information or the County’s foreclosure-information route. This is separate from assessment questions and recorded deeds.
231-723-3173 · 415 Third Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
Manistee County · recorded documents and land records
Use the Register of Deeds for recorded deeds and other land records. The office says it does not provide legal advice or conduct title searches for users; a recorded document is not the same thing as a court judgment.
231-723-2146 · 415 Third Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
Manistee County · probate and estate information
For an estate matter, use the Probate Court page to find probate information, court contacts, and its public case-search route. This is an estate-court resource, not a general search for every civil judgment.
County contact address: 415 Third Street, Manistee, MI 49660.
City of Manistee · planning, zoning, building-permit routing, and rental program
For a property inside City limits, ask this department where to start with planning, zoning, building permits, or the rental program. Properties in other local units have separate municipal contacts.
231-398-2805 · 70 Maple Street, second floor, Manistee, MI 49660.
A Michigan selling-cost fact
For an ordinary taxable sale, Michigan’s state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 of the property’s value at the time of sale, or part of $500. County tax is generally another 55 cents for each $500, or part of $500. At that county rate, a $100,000 taxable sale has $750 in state tax and $110 in county tax, or $860 total. Michigan law generally makes the seller responsible for the state tax. State and county exemptions are separate, so ask the closing professional to check the property’s county, sale value, applicable county rate, and any exemption for the actual sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate.
Selling situations
Inherited houses, foreclosure notices, a divorce, tenants, code issues, fire damage, and property liens can each raise different questions. Start with the situation that matches the property.
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Open the Manistee page →Separate tax balances, recorded land documents, court records, and title questions.
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Read the Manistee seller guide and as-is options article, review the local market report, or compare what you might keep from listing with a direct as-is sale. The property’s condition, costs, occupancy, title, and timing shape your own numbers.
Current Zillow context: $267,274 (As of August 2026; Zillow typical home value for Manistee, MI).
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For a City of Manistee property-tax assessment question, contact the City Assessor at 231-398-2802. Manistee County Equalization handles assessment-roll, tax-map, parcel-description, and GIS information at 231-723-5957. For delinquent real-property taxes, contact the County Treasurer at 231-723-3173.
The Manistee County Register of Deeds handles recorded deeds and land records. A court judgment is a court record, not a deed, so use the court name and case information on the notice or paperwork to identify the right court record. The Probate Court page is for probate and estate matters, not every civil judgment.
The City of Manistee Community Development / Planning and Zoning department handles City planning, zoning, building-permit routing, and the rental program. Manistee County lists the City, Manistee Township, and Filer Township as separate local units, so confirm the property’s municipality before relying on a City office for a property outside City limits.
For an ordinary taxable sale, Michigan’s state real estate transfer tax is $3.75 for each $500 of value, or part of $500. The county tax is generally another 55 cents for each $500, or part of $500, with separate county exemptions. At that county rate, a $100,000 taxable sale has $750 in state tax and $110 in county tax, or $860 total. Michigan law generally makes the seller responsible for the state tax. Ask the closing professional to verify the taxable value, applicable county rate, and exemptions for the actual sale. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. That does not pay your mortgage balance, liens, back taxes, or share of current property taxes.
No. When you sell to us, we pay the closing costs, including Michigan state and county real estate transfer taxes. Mortgage balances, liens, back taxes, and your share of current property taxes are separate amounts to confirm for the property and sale.