Michigan § 211.501 - Public improvement assessment; personal obligation; recovery.
Full text of Michigan Michigan Compiled Laws § 211.501 — Public improvement assessment; personal obligation; recovery., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 211.501. Public improvement assessment; personal obligation; recovery.
Whenever any parcel of real estate shall have been assessed by the proper body for the construction of any public improvement, and such assessment has not been paid and cannot be lawfully made a lien on the real estate, the amount of such assessment shall constitute a personal obligation against the owner of such real estate, and may be recovered in a suit in assumpsit against said owner, before any court of competent jurisdiction, maintained by the officer in whose hands the assessment roll shall have been placed for collection.
Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Michigan Compiled Laws § 211.501 cover?
Section 211.501 ("Public improvement assessment; personal obligation; recovery.") is part of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the codified statutory law of Michigan. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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