Michigan Code — REAL.AND.PERSONAL.PROPERTY
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- § 554.1. Estates in lands; kinds as respects length of enjoyment.
- § 554.2. Estate of inheritance; fee simple.
- § 554.3. Estate of inheritance; fee tail; abolition, declaration as fee simple.
- § 554.4. Estate of inheritance; remainder in fee after a fee tail; validity.
- § 554.5. Freehold estates; chattels real; chattel interests.
- § 554.6. Estate for life of another; nature.
- § 554.7. Estates in land; kinds as respects time of enjoyment.
- § 554.8. Estates in possession and in expectancy; definition.
- § 554.9. Estates in expectancy; classifications.
- § 554.10. Future estate; definition.
- § 554.11. Future estate; remainder.
- § 554.12. Reversion; definition.
- § 554.13. Future estates; classifications, definitions.
- § 554.22. Heirs and issue; construction as used in remainders.
- § 554.24. Estates to commence in future; estates in term for years.
- § 554.25. Alternative future estates.
- § 554.26. Future estates; validity as affected by probability of contingency.
- § 554.27. Remainder on contingency defeating prior estate; construction.
- § 554.28. Rule in Shelly's Case; abolition.
- § 554.29. Remainder not contingency defeating prior estate; construction.
- § 554.30. Posthumous child; right to take estate.
- § 554.31. Posthumous child; effect of birth on certain future estates.
- § 554.32. Expectant estates; effect of alienation or destruction of precedent estate.
- § 554.33. Expectant estates; authorized method of defeasance, effect on original validity.
- § 554.34. Contingent remainder; effect of premature determination of precedent estate.
- § 554.35. Expectant estates; qualities.
- § 554.36. Rents and profits to accrue; disposition.
- § 554.41. Expectant estates; time of creation.
- § 554.42. Expectant estates; abolition, exceptions.
- § 554.43. Estates; kinds in respect to number and connection of owners; nature.
- § 554.44. Land conveyance to two or more persons; estate created.
- § 554.45. Land conveyance; exceptions to preceding section.
- § 554.46. Land conveyance; nominal conditions; effect of failure to perform.
- § 554.51. Rule against perpetuities; applicability; uniformity.
- § 554.52. Sections repealed.
- § 554.53. Applicability of act to nonvested property interests.
- § 554.61. Terminable interest, specified contingency; definitions.
- § 554.62. Specified contingency; termination right; limitation period.
- § 554.63. Existing termination rights limitation.
- § 554.64. Exemptions to act.
- § 554.65. Right of termination; preservation; notice, recording.
- § 554.71. Short title.
- § 554.72. Nonvested property interest; general power of appointment, nongeneral power of appointment, or general testamentary power of appointment; validity; language measuring time period from creation of trust or other property arrangement.
- § 554.73. Nonvested property interest or power of appointment; time of creation.
- § 554.74. Reforming disposition; petition.
- § 554.75. Applicability of MCL 554.72; "second power" defined.
- § 554.76. Nonvested property interest or power of appointment to which act applicable; violation of rule against perpetuities; reforming disposition.
- § 554.77. Application and construction of act.
- § 554.78. Conditional effective date.
- § 554.91. Short title.
- § 554.92. Vesting of future interests; timing; exceptions; definitions.
- § 554.93. Interests in personal property held in trust; application of rules.
- § 554.94. Applicability of act to certain personal property; scope of trust.
- § 554.101. Expectant estate in realty or personalty; death of owner prior to possession, effect.
- § 554.111. Reversionary interest in lands conveyed on condition subsequent; transfer; scope of act.
- § 554.131. Rent; liability of person in possession of land.
- § 554.132. Rent; assumpsit for recovery.
- § 554.133. Rent; other remedies for recovery.
- § 554.134. Termination of estate at will or by sufferance or tenancy from year to year.
- § 554.135. Aliens; realty; right to acquire, hold or convey, descent.
- § 554.136. Aliens; effect of prior deals in realty on title.
- § 554.137. Remainderman or reversioner; right to sue for injury.
- § 554.138. Joint tenant or tenant in common; action against cotenant.
- § 554.139. Lease or license of residential premises; covenants; modifications; liberal construction, inspection.
- § 554.201. Untenantable building; surrender, liability of lessee for rent.
- § 554.251. Owner or occupant of excavated land; duty to support adjacent land and structures.
- § 554.252. Failure to support adjacent land; liability.
- § 554.253. Failure to support adjacent land; equitable relief.
- § 554.254. Common law duties and remedies.
- § 554.281. Oil, gas or mineral lease; forfeiture; procedure for surrender, effect on record.
- § 554.282. Oil, gas or mineral lease; suit for release; damages.
- § 554.291. Oil or gas interest in land; abandonment; claim of interest; vesting in surface owner; preservation from disclosure.
- § 554.292. Preservation of oil or gas interest; recording of interest notice claimed; applicability of act.
- § 554.293. Underground gas storage operation; good faith affidavit, filing.
- § 554.294. "Person" defined.
- § 554.301. Notice of land contract forfeiture; publication.
- § 554.302. Notice of land contract forfeiture; proof.
- § 554.351. Gift or grant for certain purposes; effect of indefiniteness, vesting of title, trustee appointment.
- § 554.352. Gift or grant for certain purposes; jurisdiction of court; trust construction; prosecutor duties.
- § 554.353. Validation clause.
- § 554.381. Public welfare purposes; validity of gifts and bequests.
- § 554.382. Public welfare purposes; definition.
- § 554.401. Lands sale held for public purposes and new lands purchase; bill of complaint.
- § 554.402. Lands sale held for public purposes and new lands purchase; parties defendant, time.
- § 554.403. Lands sale held for public purposes and purchase of new lands; decree.
- § 554.404. Lands sale held for public purposes and purchase of new lands; effect of sale on title.
- § 554.521. Short title.
- § 554.522. Meanings of words and phrases.
- § 554.523. Definitions; A to C.
- § 554.524. Definitions; F to P.
- § 554.525. Definitions; S to T.
- § 554.526. Change in residence of transferor, minor, or custodian, or removal of custodial property from state; jurisdiction; governing laws.
- § 554.527. Custodian to receive property upon occurrence of future event; nomination; creation of custodial property.
- § 554.528. Transfer by irrevocable gift or power of appointment in custodian.
- § 554.529. Irrevocable transfer by personal representative or trustee; designation of custodian.
- § 554.530. Absence of will or authorization to make irrevocable transfer; transfer by personal representative, trustee, or conservator; conditions.
- § 554.531. Minor not having conservator; transfer by person holding property or owing liquidated debt.
- § 554.532. Custodial property; receipt and discharge.
- § 554.533. Creation and transfer of custodial property; actions.
- § 554.534. Instrument; form.
- § 554.535. Time of control; holding constituting single custodianship.
- § 554.536. Conditions not affecting validity of transfer; transfer as irrevocable; property indefeasibly vested in minor; powers, rights, and immunities.
- § 554.537. Duties of custodian.
- § 554.538. Rights, powers, and authority over custodial property; limitation.
- § 554.539. Delivery, payment, or expenditure by custodian.
- § 554.540. Custodian; expenses; compensation; bond.
- § 554.541. Responsibility of third person.
- § 554.542. Liability of custodian or minor.
- § 554.543. Service as custodian; declination; substitute; successor.
- § 554.544. Resignation, ineligibility, death, or incapacitation of custodian; possession and control of property and records; petition for removal of custodian.
- § 554.545. Accounting.
- § 554.546. Transfer of property to minor; time.
- § 554.547. Transfer of property to minor; delay.
- § 554.548. Applicability of act to transfer described in MCL 554.526.
- § 554.549. Applicability of act to transfer made before effective date.
- § 554.550. Construction of act.
- § 554.551. Repeal of former 1959 PA 172; effect.
- § 554.552. Repeal of MCL 554.451 to 554.461.
- § 554.581. Short title.
- § 554.583. Duty of care to trespasser; liability.
- § 554.601. Definitions.
- § 554.601a. Termination of lease; conditions; applicability of section to leases entered into, renewed, or renegotiated after effective date.
- § 554.601b. Tenant under apprehension of danger from domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking; release from rental payment obligation; written notice; content; documentation; forwarding information; liability of multiple tenants; applicability; remedies against other parties; definitions.
- § 554.601c. Prohibition on the distinction, discrimination, or restriction based on source of income of tenant.
- § 554.601d. Civil action; penalty.
- § 554.602. Security deposit; amount.
- § 554.603. Security deposit; notice.
- § 554.604. Security deposit, disposition; bond.
- § 554.605. Security deposit as property of tenant.
- § 554.606. Waiving requirements of act.
- § 554.607. Security deposit; permissible uses.
- § 554.608. Inventory checklists.
- § 554.609. Itemized list of damages; check or money order; contents of notice of damages.
- § 554.610. Effect of noncompliance with notice of damages requirement.
- § 554.611. Notice of forwarding address; effect of noncompliance.
- § 554.612. Response to notice of damages.
- § 554.613. Action for damages; retention of security deposit; waiver.
- § 554.614. Termination of landlord's interest; liability for security deposit.
- § 554.615. Action to enforce act.
- § 554.616. Effective date and applicability of act.
- § 554.631. Short title.
- § 554.632. Definitions.
- § 554.633. Rental agreement; prohibited provisions or clauses; violation.
- § 554.634. Rental agreement; mandatory statements.
- § 554.635. Notices.
- § 554.636. Actions; court costs and attorney fees; joinder; actual damages; effect of judicial construction; “tenant” defined.
- § 554.637. Remedies cumulative.
- § 554.638. Printed rental agreement form; sale; violation; damages.
- § 554.639. Waiver prohibited.
- § 554.640. Exception.
- § 554.641. Effective date.
- § 554.651. Definitions.
- § 554.652. Removal of occupant, guest, or other individual from campground; grounds; civil rights.
- § 554.653. Requesting occupant to depart as condition to removal from campground; contents of written request; return of unused portion of advance payment; remaining on campground as misdemeanor; penalty.
- § 554.654. Disconnecting utilities; grounds; notice; written arrangement for payment of account; copy; payment agreement; reconnecting utilities.
- § 554.655. Removal or arrest by law enforcement officer; service of warrant; care of personal property; refund.
- § 554.656. Grounds for eviction.
- § 554.657. Lien generally.
- § 554.658. Enforcement of lien; sale of personal property; notice; advertisement; time and place of sale; redemption; inventory; lien searches; payment by prior lienholder; rights of purchaser in good faith; responsibility for procuring title; distribution of proceeds; records; donations to charity or other disposition of property; damages for noncompliance.
- § 554.901. Short title.
- § 554.903. Definitions; A to C.
- § 554.905. Definitions; D to L.
- § 554.907. Definitions; M to O.
- § 554.909. Definitions; P to R.
- § 554.911. Definitions; S.
- § 554.913. Continuing care community; organization and operation; purpose; member to service in advisory capacity.
- § 554.915. Continuing care agreement; registration or exemption required; applicability to written or oral arrangements; offer or sale; conditions; circumstances.
- § 554.917. Rules; exemption; variance; area not considered home for the aged or adult foster care facility; relationship not subject to laws between landlord and tenant.
- § 554.919. Initial registration; submission of information; missing or unreliable information; cost of investigation; deposit of payment; registration of 2 or more retirement communities as single continuing care community; consideration of opinions, appraisals, and reports of experts; electronic transmission of application and fee.
- § 554.921. Incomplete application; notification; order approving or denying registration.
- § 554.923. Effect of order approving or filing registration.
- § 554.925. Renewal of registration; application form to be sent by department.
- § 554.927. Application for registration renewal; processing; failure to submit application or fee; continuation of current registration; failure to file renewal application.
- § 554.929. Extension of registration; requirements; fees.
- § 554.931. Fees; continuing care administration fund; creation; disposition; investment; money remaining at close of fiscal year; expenditures.
- § 554.933. Reportable changes; amendment of registration.
- § 554.935. Delivery of continuing care agreements, emergency plan, and disclosure statement; availability of feasibility study.
- § 554.937. Disclosure statement.
- § 554.939. Continuing care agreement; requirements.
- § 554.941. Financial statements; requirements.
- § 554.943. Financial forecast.
- § 554.945. Funds to be held in trust account; deposit with escrow agent; conditions; temporary suspension order; return of escrowed funds; escrow agreement and account; requirements; release of funds.
- § 554.947. Alternative financial arrangement.
- § 554.949. Records; reports.
- § 554.951. Advertising or marketing communication.
- § 554.955. Offer or sale of continuing care agreement; prohibited acts.
- § 554.957. Appointment of independent conservator or guardian.
- § 554.959. Arbitration.
- § 554.961. Service of process; irrevocable consent appointing department.
- § 554.963. Investigations.
- § 554.965. Review and audit of documents and records.
- § 554.967. Repayment of entrance fee; temporary suspension.
- § 554.969. Order denying, suspending, or revoking registration.
- § 554.971. Cease and desist order.
- § 554.973. Injunction, restraining order, or writ of mandamus.
- § 554.975. Civil fine; costs; sanctions; continuing care agreement as voidable; refund.
- § 554.977. Liability; offer of rescission.
- § 554.979. Liability by implication; liability under other statute or common law.
- § 554.981. Person materially aiding in act or transaction constituting violation; joint and several liability.
- § 554.983. Statute of limitations.
- § 554.985. Violation as felony; penalty; seizure and forfeiture of proceeds or instrumentality of crime.
- § 554.987. Promulgation of rules.
- § 554.989. Disclosure of filings; exemption; confidentiality of social security numbers.
- § 554.991. Life interest or long-term lease agreement under former act.
- § 554.993. Facility or person registered or exempt under former act.
- § 554.1011. Short title.
- § 554.1012. Definitions.
- § 554.1013. Court order; issuance; notice and hearing; circumstances.
- § 554.1014. Applicability of act; scope; limitation.
- § 554.1015. Selection, appointment, removal, and compensation of receiver; establishment by court rule; jurisdiction.
- § 554.1016. Appointment of receiver; circumstances; appointment without prior notice or hearing; security.
- § 554.1017. Appointment of receiver; objection; requirements; disqualifications.
- § 554.1018. Bond; alternative security.
- § 554.1019. Status of receiver as lien creditor.
- § 554.1020. Acquisition of property after appointment as receiver; security agreement.
- § 554.1021. Receivership property; duties of person upon demand of receiver; failure to turn over property; sanction.
- § 554.1022. Powers and duties of receiver.
- § 554.1023. Duties of owner.
- § 554.1024. Stay or injunction.
- § 554.1025. Engagement of professional; compensation.
- § 554.1026. "Good faith" defined; use or transfer of receivership property not in ordinary course of business.
- § 554.1027. "Timeshare interest" defined; executory contract.
- § 554.1028. Defenses and immunities of receiver.
- § 554.1029. Quarterly interim report of receiver.
- § 554.1030. Notice of order governing appointment; notice to all creditors; claim; distribution of receivership property.
- § 554.1031. Fees and expenses.
- § 554.1032. Removal of receiver; replacement; discharge; termination.
- § 554.1033. Final report of receiver; contents; discharge.
- § 554.1034. Receivership in another state; rights, powers, and duties of ancillary receiver.
- § 554.1035. Enforcement by secured party; effect.
- § 554.1036. Uniformity of law.
- § 554.1037. Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.
- § 554.1038. Receiver appointed before effective date of act.
- § 554.1040. Effective date.
- § 554.1051. Short title.
- § 554.1052. Definitions.
- § 554.1053. Assignment; notification; method; proper address rules.
- § 554.1054. Assignment of rents; enforceable security interest; discharge; foreclosure; applicability.
- § 554.1055. Recording with register of deeds; perfected security interest; priority.
- § 554.1056. Assignment enforcement methods.
- § 554.1057. Appointment of receiver; petition; priority of receivers.
- § 554.1058. Demand notice to assignor for collection of rents; notification requirements.
- § 554.1059. Demand notice to tenant for payment of rents; notification requirements.
- § 554.1060. Notification to pay rents to person other than landlord; form.
- § 554.1061. Effect of enforcement of assignments of rent.
- § 554.1062. Collection of rent proceeds; use of funds.
- § 554.1063. Exception for use of collection of rents; protection of rights.
- § 554.1064. "Good faith" defined; collection by assignor; remedies; priority.
- § 554.1065. Perfection of security interests; priority rules in article 9.
- § 554.1066. Priority subject to subordination.
- § 554.1067. Promotion of uniformity.
- § 554.1068. Electronic signatures.
- § 554.1069. Applicability of act.
- § 554.1070. Repeal of certain acts.