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MI Comp L § 213.25 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 149 of 1911 - Acquisition of Property by State Agencies and Public Corporations (213.21 - 213.41)|Section 213.25 - Condemnation Proceedings; Resolution; Petition; Contents; Jury to Determine Necessity; Compensation.

213.25 Condemnation proceedings; resolution; petition; contents; jury to determine necessity; compensation. Sec. 5.  The public corporation or state agency shall make and deliver to its attorney a copy of such resolution certified under seal, and it shall be the duty of such attorney to prepare and file in the name of the corporation or state agency in the court having jurisdiction of the proceedings a petition signed by him in his official character and duly verified by him, to which petition a certified copy of the resolution of the corporation or state agency shall be annexed, which certified copy shall be prima facie evidence of the action taken by the corporation or state agency and of the passage of said resolution. The petition shall state among other things that it is made and filed as commencement of judicial proceedings by the corporation or state agency in pursuance of this act to acquire the right to take private property for the use or benefit of the public, without the consent of the owners, for a public improvement or for the purposes of its incorporation or for public purposes within the scope of its power, designating the same, for a just compensation to be made. A description of the property to be taken shall be given, and also the names of the owners and others interested in the property so far as can be ascertained. The petition shall also state that the corporation or state agency has declared such improvement or purpose to be necessary, and that it deems it necessary to take the private property described for such improvement or purpose, for the use or benefit of the public. The petition shall ask that a jury be summoned and impanelled to ascertain and determine whether it is necessary to make such public improvement or fulfill such purpose and whether it is necessary to take such property as it is proposed to do for the use or benefit of the public, and to ascertain and determine the just compensation to be made therefor. The petition may state any other pertinent matter or things, and may pray for any other or further relief to which the public corporation or state agency may be entitled within the objects of this act. History: 1911, Act 149, Eff. Aug. 1, 1911 ;-- CL 1915, 357 ;-- CL 1929, 3767 ;-- CL 1948, 213.25
MI Comp L § 213.26-213.41 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 149 of 1911 - Acquisition of Property by State Agencies and Public Corporations (213.21 - 213.41)|Section 213.26-213.41 - Repealed. 1980, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1983.

213.26-213.41 Repealed. 1980, Act 87, Eff. Apr. 1, 1983. Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to orders for hearing on petition, orders for impaneling jury, court actions, and petitions to condemn land.
MI Comp L § 213.51 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.51 - Definitions.

213.51 Definitions. Sec. 1.  As used in this act:  (a) "Acquire" or "take" means to secure transfer of ownership of property to an agency by involuntary expropriation.  (b) "Acquisition" or "taking" means the transfer of ownership of property to an agency by involuntary expropriation.  (c) "Agency" means a public agency or private agency.  (d) "Appraisal" means an expert opinion of the value of property taken or damaged, or other expert opinion pertaining to the amount of just compensation.  (e) "Constructive taking" or "de facto taking" means conduct, other than regularly established judicial proceedings, sufficient to constitute a taking of property within the meaning of section 2 of article X of the state constitution of 1963.  (f) "Owner" means a person, fiduciary, partnership, association, corporation, or a governmental unit or agency having an estate, title, or interest, including beneficial, possessory, and security interest, in a property sought to be condemned.  (g) "Parcel" means an identifiable unit of land, whether physically contiguous or not, having substantially common beneficial ownership, all or part of which is being acquired, and treated as separate for valuation purposes.  (h) "Private agency" means a person, partnership, association, corporation, or entity, other than a public agency, authorized by law to condemn property.  (i) "Property" means land, buildings, structures, tenements, hereditaments, easements, tangible and intangible property, and property rights whether real, personal, or mixed, including fluid mineral and gas rights.  (j) "Public agency" means a governmental unit, officer, or subdivision authorized by law to condemn property. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.51a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.51a - Short Title.

213.51a Short title. Sec. 1a.  This act shall be known and may be cited as "the uniform condemnation procedures act". History: Add. 1980, Act 309, Imd. Eff. Dec. 4, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.52 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.52 - Standards Provided; Limitations; Applicable Laws and Court Rules; Commencement of Condemnation Action; Proof of Taking of Property; Certificate of Public Necessity as Condition of Instituting Judicial Proceedings.

213.52 Standards provided; limitations; applicable laws and court rules; commencement of condemnation action; proof of taking of property; certificate of public necessity as condition of instituting judicial proceedings. Sec. 2.  (1) This act provides standards for the acquisition of property by an agency, the conduct of condemnation actions, and the determination of just compensation. It does not confer the power of eminent domain, and does not prescribe or restrict the purposes for which or the persons by whom that power may be exercised. All laws and court rules applicable to civil actions shall apply to condemnation proceedings except as otherwise provided in this act.  (2) If property is to be acquired by an agency through the exercise of its power of eminent domain, the agency shall commence a condemnation action for that purpose. An agency shall not intentionally make it necessary for an owner of property to commence an action, including an action for constructive taking or de facto taking, to prove the fact of the taking of the property.  (3) If a private agency is required by law to secure a certificate of public necessity from the public service commission or other public agency before it may acquire property, the private agency shall not institute judicial proceedings to acquire the property until it has secured the required certificate. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.53 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.53 - Fluid Mineral and Gas Rights.

213.53 Fluid mineral and gas rights. Sec. 3.  Fluid mineral and gas rights shall be considered excluded from an instrument by which an agency acquires an interest in land unless specifically included in the instrument. The exercise of the fluid mineral and gas rights, as permitted by law, shall not interfere with the use of the property acquired for a public purpose. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.56a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.56a - Reversal of Agency's Election of Reservation of Rights; Revised Good Faith Offer; Stipulation to Reverse Agency Election and Waive Cost Recovery Claim Against Owner.

213.56a Reversal of agency's election of reservation of rights; revised good faith offer; stipulation to reverse agency election and waive cost recovery claim against owner. Sec. 6a.  (1) If an agency elects to reserve its rights to bring a state or federal cost recovery claim against an owner, the court upon motion of the owner, which must be filed within the time prescribed to responsively plead after service of a complaint, may reverse that election and order the agency to waive its claims, if the owner establishes by affidavit, and after an evidentiary hearing if requested by the agency in the time prescribed to provide an answer to a motion, 1 or more of the following circumstances exist with respect to the property:  (a) The property is a single family residence and has been used solely for residential purposes.  (b) The property is "agricultural property" as defined in section 20101 of part 201 (environmental remediation) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.20101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the reservation of rights arises out of a release of hazardous substances caused by the application of a fertilizer, soil conditioner, agronomically applied manure, or a pesticide or a combination of these substances according to label directions and according to generally accepted agricultural and management practices, as defined by the Michigan right to farm act, Act No. 93 of the Public Acts of 1981, being sections 286.471 to 286.474 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.  (c) The owner is the only identified potentially responsible party, the extent of contamination and cost of remediation has been reasonably quantified, and the estimated cost of remediation does not exceed the agency's appraised value of the property.  (2) If the court reverses the agency's election of reservation of rights under subsection (1), the agency shall submit to the owner a revised good faith offer. The revised good faith offer shall be considered the good faith offer for purposes of sections 5 and 16.  (3) An agency and an owner may stipulate that the agency will reverse its election and waive its rights to bring a state or federal cost recovery claim against an owner. History: Add. 1993, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 28, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.57 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.57 - Vesting of Title in Agency; Vesting of Right to Just Compensation; Delay or Denial.

213.57 Vesting of title in agency; vesting of right to just compensation; delay or denial. Sec. 7.  (1) If a motion to review necessity is not filed under section 6, the title to the property described in the petition shall vest in the agency as of the date on which the complaint was filed. The right to just compensation shall then vest in the persons entitled to the compensation and be secured as provided in this act. If the motion to review necessity is denied after a hearing and after any further right to appeal has terminated, title to the property shall also vest in the agency as of the date on which the complaint was filed or such other date as the court may set upon motion of the agency.  (2) Vesting of title in the agency shall not be delayed or denied because of any of the following:  (a) A motion filed under section 6a, challenging the agency's election to reserve its rights to bring federal or state cost recovery actions.  (b) A motion challenging the agency's escrow under section 8.  (c) An allegation that the agency should have offered a higher amount for the property.  (d) An allegation that the agency should have included additional property in its good faith written offer.  (e) Any other reason except a challenge to the necessity of the acquisition filed under section 6. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 28, 1994 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.60 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.60 - Order Fixing Date for Hearing.

213.60 Order fixing date for hearing. Sec. 10.  Upon filing the complaint, the court shall enter an order fixing a day for a hearing which shall not be less than 21 days after the complaint is served. The order shall recite or have annexed to the order the names of the persons mentioned in the complaint as owners, reasonably describe the property to be taken, state the purpose of the complaint, and order the persons to appear before the court at the time fixed in the order for the hearing on the complaint. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.61 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.61 - Scheduling Order; Exchange of Appraisal Reports; Opportunity for Discovery; Appraisal Report; Testimony Relating to Value of Real Property; Orders to Facilitate Compliance.

213.61 Scheduling order; exchange of appraisal reports; opportunity for discovery; appraisal report; testimony relating to value of real property; orders to facilitate compliance. Sec. 11.  (1) Upon motion of either party, the court shall issue a scheduling order to assure that the appraisal reports are exchanged and the parties are afforded a reasonable opportunity for discovery before a case is submitted to mediation, alternative dispute resolution, or trial.  (2) An appraisal report provided pursuant to this section shall fairly and reasonably describe the methodology and basis for the amount of the appraisal. If the testimony or opinion of a person relating to the value of real property would require a license under article 26 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.2601 to 339.2637 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, the appraisal shall comply with section 2609 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being section 339.2609 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the standards adopted under section 2609 of Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980 and the person shall not be permitted to testify or otherwise render an opinion relating to the value of real property unless the person is licensed under that article. An owner is not required to be licensed or to comply with professional appraisal standards to testify to the value of the owner's property.  (3) The court may issue orders to facilitate compliance with this section, including but not limited to orders to require mutual simultaneous exchange of the agency's updated appraisal report, if any, and the owner's appraisal report. If an appraisal report has not been provided pursuant to this section, the appraisal report shall not be considered in mediation or alternative dispute resolution proceedings unless specifically authorized by court order. If an appraisal report has not been provided pursuant to this section, the court may bar the taking of appraisal testimony from the appraisal expert, unless the court finds good cause for the failure and finds that the interests and opportunity of the other party to prepare have not been prejudiced. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.62 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.62 - Just Compensation; Trial by Jury.

213.62 Just compensation; trial by jury. Sec. 12.  (1) A plaintiff or defendant may demand a trial by jury as to the issue of just compensation pursuant to applicable law and court rules. The jury shall consist of 6 qualified electors selected pursuant to chapter 13 of Act No. 236 of the Public Acts of 1961, as amended, being sections 600.1301 to 600.1376 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and shall be governed by court rules applicable to juries in civil cases in circuit court.  (2) Unless there is good cause shown to the contrary, there shall be a separate trial as to just compensation with respect to each parcel. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.63 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.63 - Just Compensation; Verdict; Division of Award.

213.63 Just compensation; verdict; division of award. Sec. 13.  The jury or the court shall award in its verdict just compensation for each parcel. After awarding the verdict, on request of any party, the court shall divide the award among the respective parties in interest, whether the interest is that of mortgagee, lessee, lienor, or otherwise, in accordance with proper evidence submitted by the parties in interest. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.63a (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.63a - Duplicative Payment Prohibited.

213.63a Duplicative payment prohibited. Sec. 13a.  A person is not entitled to a payment in connection with the acquisition of all or part of that person's property under this act if that payment would be duplicative of any grant or other payment received under any state or federal statute or regulation. History: Add. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.64 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.64 - Notes and Exhibits to Assist Jury.

213.64 Notes and exhibits to assist jury. Sec. 14.  To assist the jury in arriving at its verdict the court may allow the jury when it retires to take with it notes and any map, plan, or other exhibit admitted in the case as an exhibit. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.65 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.65 - Interest on Judgment Amount.

213.65 Interest on judgment amount. Sec. 15.  (1) The court shall award interest on the judgment amount or part of the amount from the date of the filing of the complaint to the date that payment of the amount or part of the amount is tendered. However, if a portion of the judgment is attributable to damages incurred after the date of surrender of possession, the court shall award interest on that portion of the judgment from the date the damage is incurred.  (2) Interest shall be computed at the interest rate applicable to a federal income tax deficiency or penalty. However, an owner remaining in possession after the date that the complaint is filed waives the interest for the period of the possession.  (3) If it is determined that a de facto acquisition occurred at a date earlier than the date of filing the complaint, interest awarded under this section shall be calculated from the earlier date. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.67 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.67 - Discontinuance.

213.67 Discontinuance. Sec. 17.  The agency shall not discontinue the action after the granting of possession or vesting of title to the property taken. In case of a discontinuance, the agency, as a condition of discontinuance, shall pay the actual expenses, reasonable attorney fees, and actual damages to all the parties affected by the discontinuance as determined by the court. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980
MI Comp L § 213.68 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.68 - Reimbursement of Expenses in Evaluating Agency's Offer, Preparing for Trial, or Negotiating Settlement; Enforcement of Rights; Filing Claim.

213.68 Reimbursement of expenses in evaluating agency's offer, preparing for trial, or negotiating settlement; enforcement of rights; filing claim. Sec. 18.  (1) If any agency acquires property without commencement of an action or abandons its efforts to acquire property after making the jurisdictional good faith written offer required by section 5 to the owners of the property and if the owners of the property reasonably relied upon the agency's action, the owners shall be reimbursed by the agency for the reasonable expenses incurred in evaluating the agency's good faith written offer, in preparing for trial, or in negotiating a settlement, if those expenses would have been taxable as costs under section 16. For the purpose of this section, the jurisdictional written offer includes only written offers made under threat of institution of judicial proceedings to acquire the property.  (2) The rights created by this section may be enforced in a court having jurisdiction over claims for damages against the agency, or in a court in which an action under this act for the acquisition of the property could have been filed.  (3) The claim for reimbursement of expenses shall be filed within 1 year after the date on which the property is acquired or after the date on which notice of abandonment of the intention to acquire the property is mailed to the owner. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980 ;-- Am. 1996, Act 474, Imd. Eff. Dec. 26, 1996
MI Comp L § 213.69 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 213 - Condemnation|Act 87 of 1980 - The Uniform Condemnation Procedures Act (213.51 - 213.77)|Section 213.69 - Agreement on Compensation or Method of Determining Compensation.

213.69 Agreement on compensation or method of determining compensation. Sec. 19.  At any stage of the proceedings, the agency and the owner may agree upon all or part of the compensation, or upon a method for determining all or a part of the compensation, and may proceed to have those parts not agreed upon determined as provided in this act. The agency may make payment of a part of the compensation agreed upon, or enter into a contract to pay in the future based upon an agreed method of determining the compensation. History: 1980, Act 87, Imd. Eff. Apr. 8, 1980