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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.13 - Barring of Dower; Joining in Conveyance, Release.

558.13 Barring of dower; joining in conveyance, release.
Sec. 13.
A married woman residing within this state may bar her right of dower in any estate conveyed by her husband or by his guardian, if he be under guardianship, by joining in the deed of conveyance and acknowledging the same as prescribed in the preceding chapter, or by joining with her husband in a subsequent deed, acknowledged in like manner; or by deed executed by the wife alone to one who has theretofore acquired and then holds the husband's title, provided the intent to bar her right of dower shall be expressed in said deed.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- Am. 1849, Act 67, Imd. Eff. Mar. 6, 1849 ;-- CL 1857, 2784 ;-- CL 1871, 4281 ;-- Am. 1877, Act 65, Eff. Aug. 21, 1877 ;-- How. 5745 ;-- CL 1897, 8930 ;-- CL 1915, 11662 ;-- CL 1929, 13080 ;-- CL 1948, 558.13
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of the “preceding chapter” referred to in this section, see MCL 565.1 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.14 - Barring of Dower; Jointure.

558.14 Barring of dower; jointure.
Sec. 14.
A woman may also be barred of her dower in all the lands of her husband by a jointure settled on her with her assent before the marriage, provided such jointure consists of a freehold estate in lands for the life of the wife at least, to take effect in possession or profit immediately on the death of the husband.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2785 ;-- CL 1871, 4282 ;-- How. 5746 ;-- CL 1897, 8931 ;-- CL 1915, 11663 ;-- CL 1929, 13081 ;-- CL 1948, 558.14
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.15 - Barring of Dower; Expression of Assent to Jointure.

558.15 Barring of dower; expression of assent to jointure.
Sec. 15.
Such assent shall be expressed, if the woman be of full age, by her becoming a party to the conveyance by which it is settled, and if she be under age, by her joining with her father or guardian in such conveyance.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2786 ;-- CL 1871, 4283 ;-- How. 5747 ;-- CL 1897, 8932 ;-- CL 1915, 11664 ;-- CL 1929, 13082 ;-- CL 1948, 558.15
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.16 - Barring of Dower; Antenuptial Pecuniary Provisions.

558.16 Barring of dower; antenuptial pecuniary provisions.
Sec. 16.
Any pecuniary provision that shall be made for the benefit of an intended wife, and in lieu of dower, shall, if assented to as provided in the preceding section, bar her right of dower in all the lands of her husband.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2787 ;-- CL 1871, 4284 ;-- How. 5748 ;-- CL 1897, 8933 ;-- CL 1915, 11665 ;-- CL 1929, 13083 ;-- CL 1948, 558.16
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.20 - Renewal of Dower.

558.20 Renewal of dower.
Sec. 20.
If a woman is lawfully evicted of lands assigned to her as dower, or settled upon her as jointure or is deprived of the provision made for her by will or otherwise, in lieu of dower, she may be endowed anew, in like manner as if such assignment, jointure or other provision had not been made.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2791 ;-- CL 1871, 4288 ;-- How. 5752 ;-- CL 1897, 8937 ;-- CL 1915, 11669 ;-- CL 1929, 13087 ;-- CL 1948, 558.20
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.21 - Dower Right of Aliens and Nonresidents.

558.21 Dower right of aliens and nonresidents.
Sec. 21.
A woman being an alien, shall not on that account be barred of her dower, and any woman residing out of the state, shall be entitled to dower of the lands of her deceased husband, lying in this state, of which her husband died seized, and the same may be assigned to her, or recovered by her, in like manner as if she and her deceased husband had been residents within the state at the time of his death.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2792 ;-- CL 1871, 4289 ;-- How. 5753 ;-- CL 1897, 8938 ;-- CL 1915, 11670 ;-- CL 1929, 13088 ;-- CL 1948, 558.21
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.22 - Waste Liability; Maintenance of Tenements and Appurtenances.

558.22 Waste liability; maintenance of tenements and appurtenances.
Sec. 22.
No woman, who shall be endowed of any lands, shall commit or suffer any waste on the same, but every woman so endowed shall maintain the houses and tenements, with the fences and appurtenances in good repair, and shall be liable to the person having the next immediate estate of inheritance therein, for all damages occasioned by any waste committed or suffered by her.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2793 ;-- CL 1871, 4290 ;-- How. 5754 ;-- CL 1897, 8939 ;-- CL 1915, 11671 ;-- CL 1929, 13089 ;-- CL 1948, 558.22
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.24 - Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Widow's Rights.

558.24 Damages upon recovery of dower; widow's rights.
Sec. 24.
Whenever in any action brought for the purpose, a widow shall recover her dower in lands of which her husband shall have died seized, she shall be entitled also to recover damages for the withholding of such dower.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2795 ;-- CL 1871, 4292 ;-- How. 5756 ;-- CL 1897, 8941 ;-- CL 1915, 11673 ;-- CL 1929, 13091 ;-- CL 1948, 558.24
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.25 - Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Measure.

558.25 Damages upon recovery of dower; measure.
Sec. 25.
Such damages shall be 1/3 part of the annual value of the mesne profits of the lands in which she shall so recover her dower, to be estimated in a suit against the heirs of her husband, from the time of his death; and in suits against other persons from the time of her demanding her dower of such persons.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2796 ;-- CL 1871, 4293 ;-- How. 5757 ;-- CL 1897, 8942 ;-- CL 1915, 11674 ;-- CL 1929, 13092 ;-- CL 1948, 558.25
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.26 - Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Use of Added Improvements.

558.26 Damages upon recovery of dower; use of added improvements.
Sec. 26.
Such damages shall not be estimated for the use of any permanent improvements made after the death of her husband by his heirs, or by any other person claiming title to such lands.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2797 ;-- CL 1871, 4294 ;-- How. 5758 ;-- CL 1897, 8943 ;-- CL 1915, 11675 ;-- CL 1929, 13093 ;-- CL 1948, 558.26
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.27 - Damages Upon Recovery of Dower; Against Heir Alienating Land.

558.27 Damages upon recovery of dower; against heir alienating land.
Sec. 27.
When a widow shall recover her dower in any lands alienated by the heir of her husband, she shall be entitled to recover of such heir, in an action on the case, her damages for withholding such dower, from the time of the death of her husband to the time of the alienation by the heir not exceeding 6 years in the whole; and the amount which she shall be entitled to recover from such heir, shall be deducted from the amount she would otherwise be entitled to recover from such grantee, and any amount recovered as damages, from such grantee, shall be deducted from the sum she would otherwise be entitled to recover from such heir.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2798 ;-- CL 1871, 4295 ;-- How. 5759 ;-- CL 1897, 8944 ;-- CL 1915, 11676 ;-- CL 1929, 13094 ;-- CL 1948, 558.27
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.28 - Assignment of Dower; Effect of Acceptance.

558.28 Assignment of dower; effect of acceptance.
Sec. 28.
When the widow shall have accepted an assignment of dower, in satisfaction of her claim upon all the lands of her husband, it shall be a bar to any further claim of dower against the heir of such husband, or any grantee of such heir, or any grantee of such husband, unless such widow shall have been lawfully evicted of the lands so assigned to her as aforesaid.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2799 ;-- CL 1871, 4296 ;-- How. 5760 ;-- CL 1897, 8945 ;-- CL 1915, 11677 ;-- CL 1929, 13095 ;-- CL 1948, 558.28
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.29 - Collusive Recovery by Widow; Effect on Rights of Infants or Others Entitled to Land.

558.29 Collusive recovery by widow; effect on rights of infants or others entitled to land.
Sec. 29.
When a widow not having right to dower, shall during the infancy of the heirs of the husband, or any of them, or of any person entitled to the lands, recover dower by the default or collusion of the guardian of such infant, heir or other person, such heir or other person so entitled shall not be prejudiced thereby, but when he comes of full age, he shall have an action against such widow, to recover the lands so wrongfully awarded for dower.
History:
R.S. 1846, Ch. 66 ;-- CL 1857, 2800 ;-- CL 1871, 4297 ;-- How. 5761 ;-- CL 1897, 8946 ;-- CL 1915, 11678 ;-- CL 1929, 13096 ;-- CL 1948, 558.29
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › R.S. of 1846 - Revised Statutes of 1846 (558.1 - 558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66 - Chapter 66 Chapter 66. of Estates in Dower, by the Curtesy, and General Provisions Concerning Real Estate. (558.1...558.30) › R-S-1846-558-1-66-ESTATES-IN-DOWER - Estates in Dower (558.1...558.30) › Section 558.30 - Wife's Dower Right; Abolishment and Enforcement; Exceptions.

558.30 Wife's dower right; abolishment and enforcement; exceptions.
Sec. 30.
(1) Notwithstanding sections 1 to 29, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), a wife's dower right is abolished and unenforceable either through statute or at common law.
(2) This section does not apply to either of the following:
(a) A widow's dower elected by a woman whose husband died before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section.
(b) If a widow's husband died before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, the widow's right to elect dower under section 2202 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1998 PA 386, MCL 700.2202.
History:
Add. 2016, Act 489, Eff. Apr. 6, 2017
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Act 63 of 1847 - Dual Claim To, or Discharge Of, Dower (558.52 - 558.52) › Section 558.52 - Dower Claimed by Two or More Widows; Liability of Land to Claims After Discharge of Dower.

558.52 Dower claimed by two or more widows; liability of land to claims after discharge of dower.
Sec. 2.
Where dower in any lands may be claimed by 2 or more widows, the 1 whose husband was first seized therein, shall be first entitled thereto, and in all cases where dower in any land shall have been assigned, or where it shall appear that the owner or owners, or person or persons having an interest therein, shall have made full satisfaction to, and has obtained a discharge from the person recovering or having a prior right to dower therein by reason of the prior seizen of her husband, the said land shall not be subject to any other claim for dower during the lifetime of the person so recovering or who has received satisfaction and given a discharge as aforesaid.
History:
1847, Act 63, Imd. Eff. Mar. 16, 1847 ;-- CL 1857, 2802 ;-- CL 1871, 4299 ;-- How. 5769 ;-- CL 1897, 8954 ;-- CL 1915, 11687 ;-- CL 1929, 13097 ;-- CL 1948, 558.52
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Repealed - Act 187 of 1899 - Barring of Dower or Homestead (558.71 - 558.71)

BARRING OF DOWER OR HOMESTEAD
Act 187 of 1899
558.71 Repealed. 1972, Act 40, Imd. Eff. Feb. 19, 1972.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Act 58 of 1917 - Filing of Claim of Dower (558.81 - 558.82) › Section 558.81 - Claim of Dower; Filing, Contents.

558.81 Claim of dower; filing, contents.
Sec. 1.
All persons having or claiming dower, whether inchoate or consummate, in lands conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, more than 25 years prior to the time this act shall take effect, by the person who is or was the husband of the person claiming such dower, shall, within 6 months after this act shall take effect, file in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which uch lands are situated, a claim of dower under oath setting forth the name and address of the persons claiming such dower and the name of the person who is or was her husband and through whom she claims to have obtained dower in such lands and a description of the lands in which dower is claimed.
History:
1917, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 13099 ;-- CL 1948, 558.81
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Act 58 of 1917 - Filing of Claim of Dower (558.81 - 558.82) › Section 558.82 - Claim of Dower; Effect of Failure to File.

558.82 Claim of dower; effect of failure to file.
Sec. 2.
Any person having or claiming dower whether inchoate or consummate, in lands conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, as mentioned in section 1 of this act, who shall fail to file the claim of dower within the time limited therefor as required by this act, shall be forever barred from asserting or claiming dower whether inchoate or vested in or to such lands.
History:
1917, Act 58, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 13100 ;-- CL 1948, 558.82
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Act 105 of 1939 - Filing of Claim of Dower (558.91 - 558.92) › Section 558.91 - Claim of Dower; Filing, Contents.

558.91 Claim of dower; filing, contents.
Sec. 1.
All persons having or claiming dower, whether inchoate or consummate, in lands heretofore or hereafter conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, by the person who is or was the husband of the person claiming such dower, shall, within 25 years from the time of such conveyance or other disposal of said lands, or within 6 months after this act shall take effect, file in the office of the register of deeds of the county in which such lands are situated, a claim of dower under oath setting forth the name and address of the persons claiming such dower and the name of the person who is or was her husband and through whom she claims to have obtained dower in such lands and a description of the lands in which dower is claimed: Provided, however, That this act shall apply only to persons having or claiming dower, inchoate or consummate, in lands conveyed or otherwise disposed of subsequent to a time 25 years prior to August 10, 1917, that being the time Act No. 58 of the Public Acts of 1917 became effective.
History:
1939, Act 105, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 558.91
Compiler's Notes:
For provisions of Act 58 of 1917, referred to in this section, see MCL 558.81 et seq.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 558 - Estates in Dower › Act 105 of 1939 - Filing of Claim of Dower (558.91 - 558.92) › Section 558.92 - Claim of Dower; Effect of Failure to File.

558.92 Claim of dower; effect of failure to file.
Sec. 2.
Any person having or claiming dower whether inchoate or consummate, in lands heretofore or hereafter conveyed, or otherwise disposed of, as mentioned in section 1 of this act, who shall fail to file the claim of dower within the time limited therefor as required by this act, shall be forever barred from asserting or claiming dower whether inchoate or vested in or to such lands.
History:
1939, Act 105, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 558.92
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.101 - Short Title.

559.101 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “condominium act”.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.102 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

559.102 Meanings of words and phrases.
Sec. 2.
For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 10 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in those sections.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.103 - Definitions; a to C.

559.103 Definitions; A to C.
Sec. 3.
(1) “Administrator” means the department of consumer and industry services or an authorized designee.
(2) “Affiliate of developer” means any person who controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with a developer. A person is controlled by another person if the person is a general partner, officer, member, director, or employee of the person, directly or indirectly, individually or with 1 or more persons or subsidiaries owns, controls, or holds power to vote more than 20% of the person, controls in any manner the election of a majority of the directors of the person, or has contributed more than 20% of the capital of the person.
(3) “Arbitration association” means the American arbitration association or its successor.
(4) “Association of co-owners” means the person designated in the condominium documents to administer the condominium project.
(5) “Business condominium unit” means a condominium unit within any condominium project, which unit has a sales price of more than $250,000.00 and is offered, used, or intended to be used for other than residential or recreational purposes.
(6) “Business day” means a day of the year excluding a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
(7) “Common elements” means the portions of the condominium project other than the condominium units.
(8) “Condominium buyer's handbook” means the informational pamphlet created by the administrator.
(9) “Condominium bylaws” or “bylaws” means the required set of bylaws for the condominium project attached to the master deed.
(10) “Condominium documents” means the master deed, recorded pursuant to this act, and any other instrument referred to in the master deed or bylaws which affects the rights and obligations of a co-owner in the condominium.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.104 - Definitions; C.

559.104 Definitions; C.
Sec. 4.
(1) “Condominium project” or “project” means a plan or project consisting of not less than 2 condominium units established in conformance with this act.
(2) “Condominium subdivision plan” means the drawings and information prepared pursuant to section 66.
(3) “Condominium unit” means that portion of the condominium project designed and intended for separate ownership and use, as described in the master deed, regardless of whether it is intended for residential, office, industrial, business, recreational, use as a time-share unit, or any other type of use.
(4) “Consolidating master deed” means the final amended master deed for a contractable condominium project, an expandable condominium project, or a condominium project containing convertible land or convertible space, which final amended master deed fully describes the condominium project as completed.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.105 - Definitions; C.

559.105 Definitions; C.
Sec. 5.
(1) “Contractable condominium” means a condominium project from which any portion of the submitted land or buildings may be withdrawn in accordance with this act.
(2) “Conversion condominium” means a condominium project containing condominium units some or all of which were occupied before the filing of a notice of taking reservations under section 71.
(3) “Convertible area” means a unit or a portion of the common elements of the condominium project referred to in the condominium documents within which additional condominium units or general or limited common elements may be created in accordance with this act.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.106 - Definitions; C to G.

559.106 Definitions; C to G.
Sec. 6.
(1) “Co-owner” means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other legal entity or any combination of those entities, who owns a condominium unit within the condominium project. Co-owner includes land contract vendees and land contract vendors, who are considered jointly and severally liable under this act and the condominium documents, except as the recorded condominium documents provide otherwise.
(2) “Developer” means a person engaged in the business of developing a condominium project as provided in this act. Developer does not include any of the following:
(a) A real estate broker acting as agent for the developer in selling condominium units.
(b) A residential builder who acquires title to 1 or more condominium units for the purpose of residential construction on those condominium units and subsequent resale.
(c) Other persons exempted from this definition by rule or order of the administrator.
(3) “Escrow agent” means a bank, savings and loan association, or title insurance company, licensed or authorized to do business in this state or a representative designated to administer escrow funds in the name, and on behalf, of the escrow agent.
(4) “Expandable condominium” means a condominium project to which additional land may be added in accordance with this act.
(5) “General common elements” means the common elements other than the limited common elements.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 113, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.107 - Definitions; L to M.

559.107 Definitions; L to M.
Sec. 7.
(1) “Leasehold condominium” means a condominium project in which each co-owner owns an estate for years in all or any part of the condominium project if the leasehold interests will expire naturally at the same time.
(2) “Limited common elements” means a portion of the common elements reserved in the master deed for the exclusive use of less than all of the co-owners.
(3) “Mobile home condominium project” means a condominium project in which mobile homes as defined in section 30a of Act No. 300 of the Public Acts of 1949, being section 257.30a of the Michigan Compiled Laws, are intended to be located upon separate sites which constitute individual condominium units.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.108 - “Master Deed” Defined.

559.108 “Master deed” defined.
Sec. 8.
“Master deed” means the condominium document recording the condominium project to which are attached as exhibits and incorporated by reference the bylaws for the project and the condominium subdivision plan for the project. The master deed shall include all of the following:
(a) An accurate legal description of the land involved in the project.
(b) A statement designating the condominium units served by the limited common elements and clearly defining the rights in the limited common elements.
(c) A statement showing the total percentage of value for the condominium project and the separate percentages of values assigned to each individual condominium unit identifying the condominium units by the numbers assigned in the condominium subdivision plan.
(d) Identification of the local unit of government with which the detailed architectural plans and specifications for the project have been filed.
(e) Any other matter which is appropriate for the project.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.109 - Definitions; P.

559.109 Definitions; P.
Sec. 9.
(1) “Percentage of value” means the percentage assigned to each condominium unit in the condominium master deed. The percentage shall total 100% in the project. Percentages of value shall be determinative only with respect to those matters to which they are specifically deemed to relate either in this act or in the condominium documents. Percentages of value for each condominium unit shall be determined with reference to reasonable comparative characteristics. A master deed shall state the method or formula used by the developer in the determination of percentage of value. Factors which may be considered in determining percentage of value are any of the following comparative characteristics, as determined by the developer:
(a) Market value.
(b) Size.
(c) Duration of a time-share estate, if applicable.
(d) Location.
(e) Allocable expenses of maintenance.
(2) “Person” means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust, the state or an agency of the state, or other legal entity, or any combination thereof.
(3) “Phase of a condominium project” means either of the following:
(a) The land and condominium units of the condominium project which may be developed under the initially recorded master deed without amendment to the master deed.
(b) Each additional parcel of land and condominium unit added to the condominium project as provided in section 32.
(4) “Preliminary reservation agreement” means an agreement to afford a prospective purchaser an opportunity to purchase a particular condominium unit for a limited period of time upon sale terms to be later determined.
(5) “Purchase agreement” means an agreement under which a developer agrees to sell and a person agrees to purchase a condominium unit as provided in section 84.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 4, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.110 - Definitions; R to T.

559.110 Definitions; R to T.
Sec. 10.
(1) “Record” means to record pursuant to the laws of this state relating to the recording of deeds except that the provisions of the land division act, 1967 PA 288, MCL 560.101 to 560.293, do not control divisions made for any condominium project.
(2) “Residential builder” is a person licensed as a residential builder under article 24 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.2401 to 339.2412.
(3) “Size” means the number of cubic feet, or the number of square feet of ground or floor space, within each condominium unit as computed by reference to the condominium subdivision plan and rounded off to a whole number. Certain spaces within the condominium units including, without limitation, attic, basement, and garage space may be omitted from the calculation or partially discounted by the use of a ratio, if the same basis of calculation is employed for all condominium units in the condominium project, that basis is used for each condominium unit in the condominium project, and that basis is disclosed in appropriate condominium documents furnished to each co-owner.
(4) “Time-share unit” means a condominium unit in which a time-share estate or a time-share license exists.
(5) “Time-share estate” means a right to occupy a condominium unit or any of several condominium units during 5 or more separated time periods over a period of at least 5 years, including renewal options, coupled with a freehold estate or an estate for years.
(6) “Time-share license” means a right to occupy a condominium unit or any of several condominium units during 5 or more separated time periods over a period of at least 5 years, including renewal options, not coupled with a freehold estate or an estate for years.
(7) “Transitional control date” means the date on which a board of directors for an association of co-owners takes office pursuant to an election in which the votes that may be cast by eligible co-owners unaffiliated with the developer exceed the votes which may be cast by the developer.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.111 - Offering Residential Condominium for Sale; Compliance With Occupational Code Required.

559.111 Offering residential condominium for sale; compliance with occupational code required.
Sec. 11.
A residential condominium in this state shall not be offered for sale unless in compliance with article 24 or article 25 of the occupational code, Act No. 299 of the Public Acts of 1980, being sections 339.2401 to 339.2412 and 339.2501 to 339.2516 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.115 - Construction or Interpretation of Act.

559.115 Construction or interpretation of act.
Sec. 15.
This act shall not be construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of indebtedness of the state contrary to the provisions of the state constitution of 1963.
History:
Add. 1982, Act 4, Imd. Eff. Feb. 4, 1982
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.121 - Offering Condominium Unit or Project for Sale; Liabilities and Penalties; Duties of Developer; Compliance by Association of Co-Owners.

559.121 Offering condominium unit or project for sale; liabilities and penalties; duties of developer; compliance by association of co-owners.
Sec. 21.
(1) A condominium unit located within this state shall not be offered for its initial sale in this state unless the offering is made in accordance with this act or the offering is exempt by rule of the administrator. An interest in a condominium unit located outside of this state which is offered for sale in this state is not subject to this act.
(2) In addition to other liabilities and penalties, a developer who violates this section is subject to section 115.
(3) Except as provided in subsections (4) and (5), a condominium project or condominium unit which was approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963, may be offered for sale without further compliance with this act.
(4) A developer of a condominium project which was approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963 shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide documents as provided in section 84a.
(b) Establish an escrow account pursuant to section 103b or 173(1)(a)(ii).
(c) Provide notice of conversion pursuant to section 104(2) if the condominium project is a conversion condominium project.
(5) An association of co-owners of a condominium project approved under former Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963 shall comply with section 68.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 113, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983
Compiler's Notes:
Act 229 of 1963, referred to in this section, was repealed by Act 59 of 1978.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.131 - Condominium Project Containing Convertible Area; Contents of Master Deed.

559.131 Condominium project containing convertible area; contents of master deed.
Sec. 31.
If the condominium project contains any convertible area, the master deed shall contain the following:
(a) A reasonably specific reference to the convertible area within the condominium project.
(b) A statement of the maximum number of condominium units that may be created within the convertible area.
(c) A general statement describing what types of condominium units may be created on the convertible area.
(d) A statement of the extent to which a structure erected on the convertible area will be compatible with structures on other portions of the condominium project.
(e) A general description of improvements that may be made on the convertible area within the condominium project.
(f) A description of the developer's reserved right, if any, to create limited common elements within any convertible area, and to designate common elements therein which may subsequently be assigned as limited common elements.
(g) A time limit of not more than 6 years after initial recording of the master deed, by which the election to use this option expires.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.133 - Contractable Condominium Project; Contents of Master Deed.

559.133 Contractable condominium project; contents of master deed.
Sec. 33.
If the condominium project is a contractable condominium project, the master deed shall contain the following:
(a) The explicit reservation of an election on the part of the developer or its successors to contract the condominium project.
(b) A statement of the restrictions on that election, including, without limitation, a statement as to whether the consent of any co-owners are required, and if so, a statement as to the method whereby the consent shall be ascertained.
(c) A time limit of not more than 6 years after the initial recording of the master deed, by which the election to contract the condominium project expires, together with a statement of the circumstances, if any, which terminate that option before the expiration of the specified time limit.
(d) A general description of the land which may be withdrawn from the condominium project.
(e) A statement as to whether portions of the land may be withdrawn from the condominium project at different times, together with the restrictions fixing the boundaries of those portions by general descriptions of the land and regulating the order in which they may be withdrawn from the condominium project.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.134 - Leasehold Condominium Project; Lease Terms; Required Contents of Master Deed; Termination of Co-Owner's Leasehold Interest by Lessor Prohibited.

559.134 Leasehold condominium project; lease terms; required contents of master deed; termination of co-owner's leasehold interest by lessor prohibited.
Sec. 34.
(1) The terms of a lease in a leasehold condominium project shall not be unconscionable to prospective co-owners as determined at the time of signing the lease.
(2) If the condominium project is a leasehold condominium project, then with respect to any ground lease or other leases the expiration or termination of which shall or may terminate the condominium project, the master deed shall identify precisely the location of the leased property and the master deed shall contain the following:
(a) The date upon which each lease is due to expire.
(b) A statement as to whether any land and improvements will be owned by the co-owners in fee simple, and if so, then all of the following:
(i) A description of the land and improvements which will be owned by the co-owners in fee simple, including without limitation a legal description by metes and bounds of the land.
(ii) A statement of any rights the co-owners shall have to remove the improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease involved.
(iii) A statement of the rights the co-owners shall have to redeem the reversion or any of the reversions, or a statement that they shall not have those rights.
(3) After the recording of the master deed, a lessor who consented in writing to the master deed or a successor in interest to the lessor shall not terminate any part of the leasehold interest of a co-owner who makes timely payment of the share of the rent to the person or persons designated in the master deed for the receipt of the rent and who otherwise complies with all covenants which, if violated, would entitle the lessor to terminate the lease.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.135 - Easements; Creation; Description; Contents.

559.135 Easements; creation; description; contents.
Sec. 35.
Where fulfillment of the purposes of sections 31, 32, 33 or any other sections of this act reasonably requires the creation of easements, then the easements shall be created in the condominium documents or in other appropriate instruments and shall be reasonably described in the condominium documents. The easements shall contain the following:
(a) A description of the permitted use.
(b) If less than all co-owners are entitled to utilize the easement, a statement of the relevant restrictions on the utilization of the easement.
(c) If any persons other than those entitled to the use of the condominium units may utilize an easement, a statement of the rights of others to utilization of the same and a statement of the obligations, if any, of all persons required to contribute to the financial support of the easement.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.136 - Addition of Undivided Interests in Land as Common Elements; Tenancy of Co-Owners; Condominium Unit on Lands Prohibited; Description in Master Deed.

559.136 Addition of undivided interests in land as common elements; tenancy of co-owners; condominium unit on lands prohibited; description in master deed.
Sec. 36.
The master deed may provide that undivided interests in land may be added to the condominium project as common elements in which land the co-owners may be tenants in common, joint tenants, or life tenants with other persons. A condominium unit shall not be situated on the lands. The master deed, or any amendment to master deed under which the land is submitted to the condominium project shall include a legal description thereof and shall describe the nature of the co-owners' estate therein.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.137 - Allocation to Condominium Unit of Undivided Interest in Common Elements Proportionate to Percentage of Value Assigned; Statement, Table, Exhibit, or Schedule in Master Deed; Formula; Basis of Reallocation; Allocating Percentage of Value to Convertible Space; Alteration of Undivided Interest in Common Elements; Partition of Common Elements.

559.137 Allocation to condominium unit of undivided interest in common elements proportionate to percentage of value assigned; statement, table, exhibit, or schedule in master deed; formula; basis of reallocation; allocating percentage of value to convertible space; alteration of undivided interest in common elements; partition of common elements.
Sec. 37.
(1) The master deed may allocate to each condominium unit an undivided interest in the common elements proportionate to its percentage of value assigned as provided in this act.
(2) If an equal percentage of value is allocated to each condominium unit, the master deed may simply state that fact and need not express the fraction or percentage so allocated.
(3) If an equal percentage of value is not assigned, the percentage of value allocated to each condominium unit shall be reflected by a table in the master deed or by an exhibit or schedule accompanying the master deed and recorded simultaneously therewith. The table shall identify the condominium units, listing them serially or grouping them together in the case of condominium units to which identical percentages of value are allocated, and setting forth the respective percentages relative to the several condominium units. The master deed or the exhibit or schedule shall set forth, with reasonable clarity, the formula upon which the percentages were allocated in the original master deed and the basis upon which the same will be reallocated in any modification of the master deed by which condominium units will be added, withdrawn, or modified, which basis may provide for reasonable flexibility if different types of condominium units are introduced into the condominium project in subsequent phases thereof.
(4) A convertible space shall be allocated a percentage of value in accordance with the formula used to derive the original percentage of value.
(5) Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided by this act, the undivided interest in the common elements allocated to any condominium unit shall not be altered, and any purported transfer, encumbrance, or other disposition of that interest without the condominium unit to which it appertains is void.
(6) The common elements shall not be subject to an action for partition unless the condominium project is terminated.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.138 - Creation of Condominium Units Within Convertible or Additional Lands; Allocation of Interests in Common Elements; Amended Master Deed and Condominium Subdivision Plan; Revised Schedule.

559.138 Creation of condominium units within convertible or additional lands; allocation of interests in common elements; amended master deed and condominium subdivision plan; revised schedule.
Sec. 38.
Interests in the common elements shall not be allocated to condominium units to be created within convertible land or within additional land until the master deed is duly amended and an amended condominium subdivision plan depicting the new condominium units is recorded. The amendment to the master deed shall contain a revised schedule of undivided interests in the common elements so that the condominium units depicted on the amended condominium subdivision plan shall be allocated undivided interests in the common elements in accordance with the formula for allocation of the undivided interests as described in the original master deed.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 559 - Condominiums › Act 59 of 1978 - Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276) › Section 559.139 - Assignment and Reassignment of Limited Common Elements; Application; Amendment to Master Deed.

559.139 Assignment and reassignment of limited common elements; application; amendment to master deed.
Sec. 39.
(1) Assignments and reassignments of limited common elements shall be reflected by the original master deed or an amendment to the master deed. A limited common element shall not be assigned or reassigned except in accordance with this act and the condominium documents.
(2) Unless expressly prohibited by the condominium documents, a limited common element may be reassigned upon written application of the co-owners concerned to the principal officer of the association of co-owners or to other persons as the condominium documents may specify. The officer or persons to whom the application is duly made shall promptly prepare and execute an amendment to the master deed reassigning all rights and obligations with respect to the limited common element involved. The amendment shall be delivered to the co-owners of the condominium units concerned upon payment by them of all reasonable costs for the preparation and recording of the amendment to the master deed.
(3) A common element not previously assigned as a limited common element shall be so assigned only in pursuance of the provisions of the condominium documents and of this act. The amendment to the master deed making the assignment shall be prepared and executed by the principal officer of the association of co-owners or by other persons as the condominium documents specify.
History:
1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983