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MI Comp L § 570.522 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 148 of 1985 - Self-Service Storage Facility Act (570.521 - 570.527)|Section 570.522 - Definitions.

570.522 Definitions.Sec. 2.  As used in this act:  (a) "Active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order of the president of the United States, an act of congress, or an order of the governor.  (b) "Armed forces" means that term as defined in section 2 of the veteran right to employment services act, 1994 PA 39, MCL 35.1092.  (c) "Last known address" means the street address, post office box, or electronic mail address provided by the tenant in the latest rental agreement or in a subsequent written notice of change of address by hand delivery, first-class mail, or electronic mail.  (d) "Michigan national guard" means that term as defined in section 105 of the Michigan military act, 1967 PA 150, MCL 32.505.  (e) "Owner" means the owner, operator, lessor, or sublessor of a self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit or his or her agent or any other person authorized by him or her to manage the facility or to receive rent from a tenant under a rental agreement.  (f) "Rental agreement" means an agreement or lease that establishes or modifies terms, conditions, rules, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of a self-service storage facility or use of a self-contained storage unit.  (g) "Self-contained storage unit" means a unit not less than 500 cubic feet in size, including, but not limited to, a trailer, box, or other shipping container, that is leased by a tenant primarily for use as storage space whether the unit is located at a facility owned or operated by the owner or at another location designated by the tenant.  (h) "Self-service storage facility" or "facility" means any real property designed or used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to tenants who are to have access to that space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property.  (i) "Service member" means a member of the armed forces, a reserve branch of the armed forces, or the Michigan national guard.   (j) "Tenant" means a person or the person's sublessee, successor, or assign entitled to the use of storage space to the exclusion of others at a self-service storage facility or in a self-contained storage unit under a rental agreement. History: 1985, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009
MI Comp L § 570.523 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 148 of 1985 - Self-Service Storage Facility Act (570.521 - 570.527)|Section 570.523 - Lien; Attachment; Priority; Written Notice; Limit on Property Value; Late Payment Charge.

570.523 Lien; attachment; priority; written notice; limit on property value; late payment charge.Sec. 3.  (1) The owner of a self-service storage facility or a self-contained storage unit and the heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assignees of the owner have a lien upon all personal property, whether or not owned by the tenant, located at the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit for rent or other lawful charges incurred relative to the storage of the personal property, including expenses necessary for its preservation, or reasonably incurred in its sale pursuant to this act. The lien attaches on the date the personal property arrives at the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit or the date a rental agreement for the storage space is signed by the tenant, whichever is earlier.  (2) The priority of a lien under this act is as provided in section 5(14).  (3) If a tenant defaults on a rental agreement, the owner shall give notice to all holders of a perfected security interest under the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.1101 to 440.11102, in which the tenant is named as a debtor.  (4) At the commencement of a rental agreement for storage space at a self-service storage facility or in a self-contained storage unit, the owner shall provide the tenant with the following written notice:  "NOTICE: If you fail to make your required payments, you will have to vacate the unit or your property may later be sold at a public sale. Before the sale, you will be notified by first-class mail or by electronic mail of the amount due. The notice will be mailed to your last known address. In order to preserve your right to be notified, it is important that you notify us in writing of any change in your mailing address. Also, you should supply us with the name and address of another person who can reach you if you are not at your mailing address, and we will notify that person at the same time and in the same manner as we notify you.".  (5) A rental agreement under this section may provide for a limit on the value of the property stored at the facility or unit. The stated limit shall be considered the maximum value of the stored property for all purposes.  (6) A rental agreement under this section may provide for a reasonable late charge for failure of the tenant to timely make payments for the storage space when due. A monthly late fee of $20.00 or 20% of the monthly rental amount, whichever is greater, shall be considered reasonable and is not a penalty. The owner of the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit has the burden of justifying the reasonableness of any higher late fee. History: 1985, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 61, Eff. June 26, 2014
MI Comp L § 570.524 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 148 of 1985 - Self-Service Storage Facility Act (570.521 - 570.527)|Section 570.524 - Denial of Access Upon Nonpayment of Rent; Disclosure of Nontenant Occupant; Tenant as Service Member Who Is Transferred or Deployed.

570.524 Denial of access upon nonpayment of rent; disclosure of nontenant occupant; tenant as service member who is transferred or deployed.Sec. 4.  (1) Upon the failure of a tenant to pay the rent for the storage space or unit when it becomes due, the owner may, without notice, not less than 5 days after the date the rent is due, deny the tenant access to the personal property located in the self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit.  (2) The tenant who signs a rental agreement for storage space at a self-service storage facility shall disclose in writing the identity, including name, address, and telephone number, of the occupant if the occupant is other than the tenant who signs the agreement.  (3) A tenant who is a service member and who is transferred or deployed overseas on active duty for a period of 180 days or more may notify the owner of the transfer or deployment. The tenant shall provide written evidence of the transfer or deployment with the notice. History: 1985, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 177, Imd. Eff. Dec. 15, 2009
MI Comp L § 570.526 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 148 of 1985 - Self-Service Storage Facility Act (570.521 - 570.527)|Section 570.526 - Action for Damages.

570.526 Action for damages. Sec. 6.  (1) A tenant who suffers damages because of an owner's failure to comply with this act may bring an action in a court of appropriate jurisdiction for the actual amount of the damages or $250.00, whichever is greater, together with reasonable attorney fees.  (2) This act shall not be construed in any manner that impairs or affects the rights of parties to create liens by special contract or agreement, or that affects any other lien arising at common law, in equity, or by any statute of this state or any other lien not provided for under this act.  (3) Except for actions that an owner is permitted to take under this act or under a rental agreement concerning personal property stored in a self-service storage facility or self-contained storage unit, an owner does not have care, custody, or control of a tenant's personal property. History: 1985, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
MI Comp L § 570.527 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 148 of 1985 - Self-Service Storage Facility Act (570.521 - 570.527)|Section 570.527 - Applicability of Act.

570.527 Applicability of act. Sec. 7.  This act does not apply to personal property for which the owner issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title. History: 1985, Act 148, Eff. Mar. 31, 1986 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 443, Imd. Eff. Jan. 9, 2001
MI Comp L § 570.541 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.541 - Short Title.

570.541 Short title. Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "special tools lien act". History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.542 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.542 - Definitions.

570.542 Definitions. Sec. 2.  For purposes of this act:  (a) "Customer" means a person who causes a special tool builder to design, develop, manufacture, assemble for sale, or otherwise make a special tool for use in the design, development, manufacture, assembly, or fabrication of metal parts, or a person who causes an end user to use a special tool to design, develop, manufacture, assemble, or fabricate a metal product.  (b) "End user" means a person who uses a special tool as part of his or her manufacturing process.  (c) "Special tool" means any tools, dies, jigs, gauges, gauging fixtures, special machinery, cutting tools, or metal castings manufactured by a special tool builder.  (d) "Special tool builder" means a person who designs, develops, manufactures, or assembles special tools for sale.  (e) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.543 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.543 - Special Tools; Unclaimed Possession; Transfer of Rights From Customer to End User; Destruction.

570.543 Special tools; unclaimed possession; transfer of rights from customer to end user; destruction. Sec. 3.  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer does not claim possession of a special tool from the end user within 3 years from the last use with that end user of the special tool, all rights, title, and interest in the special tool may, at the option of the end user, be transferred by operation of law to the end user for purpose of destroying the special tool. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.545 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.545 - Transfer of Rights to End User; Notice; Waiting Period.

570.545 Transfer of rights to end user; notice; waiting period. Sec. 5.  After the expiration of the 3-year period set forth in section 3, if an end user chooses to have all rights, title, and interest in a special tool transferred to the end user by operation of law, the end user shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt requested, to an address designated in writing by the customer, or if not so designated, to the customer's last known address, indicating that the end user intends to terminate the customer's rights, title, and interest in the special tool, by having all rights, title, and interest in the special tool transferred to the end user by operation of law, under this act. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.547 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.547 - Return Receipt of Notice; Possession Unclaimed; Transfer.

570.547 Return receipt of notice; possession unclaimed; transfer. Sec. 7.  If a customer does not claim possession of the special tool within 120 days after the date the end user receives the return receipt of the notice sent under section 5, or does not make other arrangements with the end user for storage of the special tool within the time limit set forth in this section, all rights, title, and interest of the customer in the special tool shall be transferred by operation of law to the end user for purposes of destroying the special tool. This section shall not be construed to affect a right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law or any state or federal law pertaining to unfair competition. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.549 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.549 - Retroactive Application of Waiting Period.

570.549 Retroactive application of waiting period. Sec. 9.  The 3-year waiting period provided in section 3 shall apply retroactively in the case of a special tool in the possession of an end user on the effective date of this act. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.551 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.551 - Applicability and Construction of MCL 570.543, 570.545, 570.547, and 570.549.

570.551 Applicability and construction of MCL 570.543, 570.545, 570.547, and 570.549. Sec. 11.  Sections 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall not apply if an end user retains title to and possession of a special tool. Sections 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall not be construed to grant a customer rights, title, or interest in a special tool. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.553 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.553 - Lien; Possession.

570.553 Lien; possession. Sec. 13.  An end user has a lien, dependent on possession, on any special tool in the end user's possession belonging to a customer for the amount due the end user from the customer for metal fabrication work performed with the special tool. An end user may retain possession of the special tool until the amount due is paid. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.555 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.555 - Enforcement of Lien; Notice.

570.555 Enforcement of lien; notice. Sec. 15.  Before enforcing a lien granted to an end user under section 13, notice in writing shall be given to the customer, delivered personally or sent by registered mail to the last known address of the customer. The notice shall state that a lien is claimed for the amount due for metal fabrication work or for making or improving the special tool. The notice shall include a demand for payment. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.557 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.557 - Sale of Special Tool at Public Auction; Conditions.

570.557 Sale of special tool at public auction; conditions. Sec. 17.  If the end user has not been paid the amount due within 90 days after the notice has been received by the customer provided in section 15, the end user may sell the special tool at a public auction if both of the following occur:  (a) The special tool is still in the end user's possession.  (b) The end user complies with section 19. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.559 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.559 - Sale of Special Tool at Public Auction; Notice; Information; Notice Nondeliverable; Dispute.

570.559 Sale of special tool at public auction; notice; information; notice nondeliverable; dispute. Sec. 19.  (1) Before an end user may sell the special tool, the end user shall notify, by registered mail, return receipt requested, the customer and any person whose security interest is perfected by filing. The notice shall include the following information:  (a) The end user's intention to sell the special tool 60 days after the customer's receipt of the notice.  (b) A description of the special tool to be sold.  (c) The time and place of the sale.  (d) An itemized statement for the amount due.  (e) A statement that the product produced by the special tool complies with the quality and quantity ordered.  (2) If there is not a return of the receipt of the mailing or if the postal service returns the notice as being nondeliverable, the end user shall publish notice of the end user's intention to sell the special tool in a newspaper of general circulation in the place where the special tool is being held for sale by the end user and in the place of the customer's last known address. The notice shall include a description of the special tool and the name of the customer.  (3) If a customer disagrees with the notice described in subsection (1), the customer shall notify the end user in writing by registered mail, return receipt requested, that the product produced by the special tool did not meet the quality or quantity ordered. An end user who receives this notice shall not sell the special tool until the dispute is resolved. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.561 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.561 - Payment of Proceeds to Prior Lienholder; Payment of Amount to End User Possessing Lien or to Customer.

570.561 Payment of proceeds to prior lienholder; payment of amount to end user possessing lien or to customer. Sec. 21.  (1) If the sale is for a sum greater than the amount of the lien, the proceeds shall first be paid to the prior lienholder who has a perfected lien in an amount sufficient to extinguish that interest. Any excess shall next be paid to the end user who possesses a lien under this act in an amount sufficient to extinguish that interest. Any remainder shall then be paid to the customer.  (2) A sale shall not be made under this act if it would be in violation of any right of a customer under federal patent or copyright law. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.563 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.563 - Information Recorded by Special Tool Builder; Filing Financial Statement; Constructive Notice of Lien on Special Tool; Attachment; Duration of Lien; Priority.

570.563 Information recorded by special tool builder; filing financial statement; constructive notice of lien on special tool; attachment; duration of lien; priority. Sec. 23.  (1) A special tool builder shall permanently record on every special tool that the special tool builder fabricates, repairs, or modifies the special tool builder's name, street address, city, and state.  (2) A special tool builder shall file a financing statement in accordance with the requirements of section 9502 of the uniform and commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.9502.  (3) A special tool builder has a lien on any special tool identified pursuant to subsection (1). The amount of the lien is the amount that a customer or end user owes the special tool builder for the fabrication, repair, or modification of the special tool. The information that the special tool builder is required to record on the special tool under subsection (1) and the financing statement required under subsection (2) shall constitute actual and constructive notice of the special tool builder's lien on the special tool.  (4) The special tool builder's lien attaches when actual or constructive notice is received. The special tool builder retains the lien that attaches under this section even if the special tool builder is not in physical possession of the special tool for which the lien is claimed.  (5) The lien remains valid until the first of the following events takes place:  (a) The special tool builder is paid the amount owed by the customer or end user.  (b) The customer receives a verified statement from the end user that the end user has paid the amount for which the lien is claimed.  (c) The financing statement is terminated.  (6) The priority of a lien created under this act on a special tool shall be determined by the time the lien attaches. The first lien to attach shall have priority over liens that attach subsequent to the first lien. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.565 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.565 - Enforcement of Lien; Notice.

570.565 Enforcement of lien; notice. Sec. 25.  To enforce a lien that attaches under section 23, the special tool builder shall give notice of the lien in writing to the customer and the end user. The notice shall be given by hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the customer and to the last known address of the end user. The notice shall state that a lien is claimed, the amount that the special tool builder claims it is owed for fabrication, repair, or modification of the special tool, and a demand for payment. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002
MI Comp L § 570.567 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 570 - Liens|Act 481 of 2002 - Special Tools Lien Act (570.541 - 570.571)|Section 570.567 - Rights of Possession.

570.567 Rights of possession. Sec. 27.  Subject to section 29, if the special tool builder has not been paid the amount claimed in the notice required under section 25 within 90 days after the notice required under section 25 has been received by the customer and the end user, the special tool builder has a right to possession of the special tool and may enforce the right to possession of the special tool by judgment, foreclosure, or any available judicial procedure. The special tool builder may do 1 or more of the following:  (a) Take possession of the special tool. The special tool builder may take possession without judicial process if this can be done without breach of the peace.  (b) Sell the special tool in a public auction. History: 2002, Act 481, Imd. Eff. June 27, 2002