Michigan § 455.54 - Powers, privileges, and liabilities of incorporated association; limitation on land holdings; voting.

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§ 455.54. Powers, privileges, and liabilities of incorporated association; limitation on land holdings; voting.

Sec. 4.

(1) An association incorporated under this act has all the general powers and privileges and is subject to all the liabilities of a corporation. The association may have a common seal; may sue and be sued in all the courts of this state; and, subject to subsection (2), may acquire, hold, and possess within any 1 county any real and personal property for the purposes described in its articles of association.

(2) An association incorporated under this act shall not at any time own or hold more than 1,000 acres of land.

(3) If authorized by a majority vote of the members of an association incorporated under this act voting at any annual meeting or any special meeting called expressly for that purpose or pursuant to a general bylaw adopted and recorded, the trustees of the association may sell, give, grant, and convey or lease all or part of the association's real property to any party and on the terms and subject to the provisions, reservations, and restrictions that the trustees deem advisable.

Source: official Michigan text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 455.54 ("Powers, privileges, and liabilities of incorporated association; limitation on land holdings; voting.") 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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