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Michigan

Chapter 570 — Liens
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570.101 Building, repairing, or ornamenting public works; bond of contractor required; exceptions.
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570.102 Notice by subcontractor, materialman or laborer.
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570.103 Bond of contractor on public works; execution, sureties, conditions.
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570.104 Bond of contractor on public works; prosecution, recovery.
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570.105 Bond of contractor on public works; definitions.
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570.151 Building contract fund; status as a trust fund.
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570.152 Building contract fund; fraudulent detention or use by contractor or subcontractor, penalty.
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570.153 Building contract fund; evidence of fraudulent detention or use.
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570.201 Labor lien on property of coal, shale or clay mining corporation; precedence, enforcement.
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570.251 Lien for labor or material for oil or gas well or pipe line; extent; waiver by agreement; delivery of materials; additional liens, recording.
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570.252 Lien for labor or material for oil or gas well or pipe line; contractors or sub-contractors.
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570.253 Owner or lessee may retain money to pay demands; statement of contractor; protection of owners.
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570.254 Statement of lien; contents; verification; recording with register of deeds; index; effect; fee.
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570.255 Statement of lien; service of copy on owner or lessee, proof, posting.
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570.256 Liens; duration, priority over other interests, subrogation.
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570.257 Proceedings to enforce lien; lis pendens, parties, cross bills, practice and procedure, sale, confirmation, costs.
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570.258 Lien not to preclude any other lawful remedy.
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570.259 Lienholder to execute discharge upon payment of debt; recording with register of deeds, fee; discharge by ex parte proceedings.
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570.260 Assignment or waiver of lien.
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570.261 Notice by publication.
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570.262 Liberal construction.
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570.263 Oil or gas wells and pipe lines; definitions.
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570.266 Declaration of emergency.
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570.301 Short title.
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570.301a, 570.301b Repealed.
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570.302 Definitions.
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570.302a Repealed.
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570.303 Garage keeper; attachment of lien upon vehicle; manner; amount.
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570.304 Garage keeper's lien; amounts not included; storage charge.
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570.305 Garage keeper's lien; enforcement; sale of vehicle at public sale.
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570.306 Proceeds of sale; distribution; order of priority; return of remaining proceeds to vehicle owner; disposition of unclaimed money.
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570.307 Failure to comply with act; action by owner or lienholder.
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570.308 Applicability of act to warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title.
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570.309 Other ordinance or state law; effect.
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570.310 False statement; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
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570.331 Lien for threshing, pressing or hulling.
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570.332 Lien for threshing, pressing or hulling; statement of lien, contents, filing; waiver.
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570.333 Lien for threshing, pressing or hulling; duty of register of deeds, fees.
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570.334 Lien for threshing, pressing or hulling; certified copy as evidence, effect.
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570.335 Suit for recovery of charges; commencement; jurisdiction.
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570.336 Suit for recovery of charges; proceedings in case of personal service.
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570.337 Suit for recovery of charges; proceedings in case of no personal service.
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570.338 Judgment; execution.
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570.339 Violation of act; misdemeanor, penalty.
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570.371 Short title.
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570.372 Definitions.
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570.373 Possessory lien on stored property.
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570.374 Notice of lien.
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570.375 Enforcement of lien.
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570.376 New title or registration; issuance by secretary of state.
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570.377 Sale of documented vessel; satisfaction of requirements.
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570.378 Termination of lien.
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570.379 Inconsistent act provisions.
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570.401 Repeal; saving clause.
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570.402 Liens upon certain watercraft for certain debts.
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570.403 Complaint; filing, jurisdiction of courts in certain counties.
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570.404 Warrant, summons; issuance, contents, return date.
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570.405 Warrant; execution by sheriff.
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570.406 Warrant; return.
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570.407 Warrant; number against same craft, limitation.
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570.408 Notice on return of warrant; publication.
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570.409 Warrant; contents.
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570.410 Intervening complaints; rights, summons.
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570.411 Intervening complaints; time for filing.
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570.412 Liens not filed before sale; cessation.
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570.413 Writ of restitution; application, issuance.
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570.414 Bond on restitution; conditions, sureties.
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570.415 Bond on restitution; notice of application; sureties, justification and examination.
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570.416 Motion for additional security.
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570.417 Order of appraisement; issuance of writ of restitution; court order for sale to prevent loss.
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570.418 Writ of restitution; issuance by clerk upon receipt of security, discharge from lien.
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570.419 Entry of appearance; notice, default.
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570.420 Answer or demurrer; time for filing, effect of answer.
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570.421 Interrogation; appended to pleadings, filing; answer.
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570.422 Pleadings subsequent to answer; amended complaint.
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570.423 Exceptions to answer.
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570.424 Trial or hearing; notice.
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570.425 Trial or hearing; jury trial, demand.
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570.426 Evidence; taking by attorney or commissioner, report to court.
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570.427 Admiralty principles; applicability.
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570.428 Judgment for complainant; in personna.
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570.429 Judgment for complainant; in rem.
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570.430 Sale of craft; writ.
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570.431 Sale of craft; duty of sheriff.
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570.432 Sale of craft; bill of sale, contents, use as evidence, effect on title.
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570.433 Sale of craft; distribution of proceeds.
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570.434 Sale of craft; distribution of surplus.
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570.435 Sale of craft; payment of claims based on subsequent decree or appeal.
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570.436 Appeal to supreme court; claim, bond.
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570.437 Appeal to supreme court; transcript of record.
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570.438 Appeal to supreme court; hearing de novo.
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570.439 Appeal to supreme court; jurisdiction, acquisition, taking of testimony.
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570.440 Appeal to supreme court; order.
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570.441 Appeal to supreme court; judgment on order.
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570.442 Fees; clerk, sheriff, attorney.
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570.443 Rules of practice.
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570.444 Proceedings upon cases arising in other states.
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570.445 Enforcement of lien; time limitation, effect of bona fide purchase of craft.
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570.446 Costs; security; taxation, appeal.
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570.447 Proceedings and practice; depositions, writs, costs.
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570.448 Record of proceedings; fee for certifying copies.
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570.449 Clerk of recorder's court; bond.
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570.521 Short title.
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570.522 Definitions.
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570.523 Lien; attachment; priority; written notice; limit on property value; late payment charge.
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570.524 Denial of access upon nonpayment of rent; disclosure of nontenant occupant; tenant as service member who is transferred or deployed.
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570.525 Enforcement of lien.
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570.526 Action for damages.
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570.527 Applicability of act.
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570.541 Short title.
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570.542 Definitions.
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570.543 Special tools; unclaimed possession; transfer of rights from customer to end user; destruction.
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570.545 Transfer of rights to end user; notice; waiting period.
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570.547 Return receipt of notice; possession unclaimed; transfer.
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570.549 Retroactive application of waiting period.
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570.551 Applicability and construction of MCL 570.543, 570.545, 570.547, and 570.549.
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570.553 Lien; possession.
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570.555 Enforcement of lien; notice.
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570.557 Sale of special tool at public auction; conditions.
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570.559 Sale of special tool at public auction; notice; information; notice nondeliverable; dispute.
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570.561 Payment of proceeds to prior lienholder; payment of amount to end user possessing lien or to customer.
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570.563 Information recorded by special tool builder; filing financial statement; constructive notice of lien on special tool; attachment; duration of lien; priority.
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570.565 Enforcement of lien; notice.
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570.567 Rights of possession.
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570.569 Sale of special tool with lien asserted.
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570.571 Sale of special tool; use of excess proceeds; prohibition.
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570.581 Short title.
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570.582 Definitions.
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570.583 Commercial real estate broker's lien; availability.
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570.584 Lien; attachment; conditions; recording; time of filing; contents of claim; form; mailing; claim of lien as void and unenforceable; priority of prior-recorded lie
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570.585 Escrow account; establishment to satisfy lien; release.
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570.586 Action to enforce lien; complaint.
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570.587 Commencement of action; time period.
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570.588 Sale of interest in commercial real estate; court order; order of foreclosure; period of redemption; order of deficiency judgment; costs.
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570.589 Written demand on behalf of owner of commercial real estate; service.
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570.590 Condition prohibiting compensation; release of lien.
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570.591 Payment of claim or failure to commence action; release of lien.
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570.592 Partial payment of lien claim; partial satisfaction and release of lien; form.
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570.593 Priority of subsequently recorded mortgage; condition.
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570.594 Written commission agreement signed after effective date of act; applicability.
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570.1101 Short title.
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570.1102 Meanings of words and phrases.
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570.1103 Definitions.
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570.1104 Additional definitions.
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570.1105 Additional definitions.
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570.1106 Additional definitions.
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570.1107 Construction lien generally.
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570.1107a Construction lien for professional services contract by design professionals; notice of contract; form; recording; validity, effectiveness, and duration of noti
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570.1107b Construction lien for subcontract for professional services with design professional; approval by owner; notice of subcontract; form; recording; validity, effec
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570.1108 Improvements to real property; notice of commencement; form; recording; contents of notice; blank notice of furnishing; incorrect information in notice; providin
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570.1108a Improvement to residential structure; notice of commencement; contents of notice; blank notice of furnishing; incorrect information in notice; providing copy of
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570.1109 Subcontractor, supplier, or laborer contracting to provide improvement to real property; service of notice of furnishing; form of notice; effect of failure by li
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570.1110 Sworn statement by contractor or subcontractor; contents; form; notice of receipt; withholding from contractor or subcontractor amount due subcontractors, suppli
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570.1111 Claim of lien; recording; validity; form; assignment; statement; proof of service of notice of furnishing; serving copy of claim of lien and recorded proof of se
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570.1112 Endorsing and indexing instrument by register of deeds; recording fee; constructive notice.
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570.1113 Making available to lien claimant copy of contract and statement of amount due and unpaid; liability of owner or lessee; providing to owner, lessee, or designee
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570.1114 Construction lien on interest of owner or lessee in residential structure; providing improvement under written contract required; statement; contents.
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570.1114a Construction lien recorded by unlicensed person.
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570.1115 Waiver of construction lien.
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570.1116 Claim of lien; vacation and discharge; bond; penal sum; filing; notification of lien claimant; objection to sufficiency of surety; appearance by surety; approval
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570.1117 Action for enforcement of construction lien through foreclosure; notice of lis pendens; agent appointed to represent laborers; parties; action on contract by lie
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570.1118 Action to enforce construction lien through foreclosure; circuit court; equitable nature of action; enforcement of lien by cross-claim or counterclaim filed in p
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570.1118a Attachment of claim to residential structure; affidavit; rebuttable presumption of payment by owner or lessee to contractor.
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570.1119 Claims of lien having equal priority; priority of construction lien over garnishments and over other interests, liens, or encumbrances; attachment; effect of rec
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570.1120 Failure of owner or lessee to perform contract; compensation and additional damages.
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570.1121 Judgment of foreclosure; sale of real property or improvement; satisfaction of lien from rents, profits, and income; adding tax and insurance premium payments; a
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570.1122 Appointing receiver in action to enforce construction lien through foreclosure or in action to foreclose mortgage; petition; motion; finding; appointment; nomina
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570.1123 Petition by receiver for authority to complete construction of improvements, borrow money, grant security, or sell real property under foreclosure; sale; redempt
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570.1124 Final account of receiver; final order directing distribution of assets; order of priority; deficiency judgment; notice of hearing.
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570.1125 Assignability of construction lien; powers and obligations of assignee.
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570.1126 Construction lien concerning condominium; limitations; definitions.
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570.1127 Full payment of claim of lien; certificate; discontinuance or dismissal of action to enforce lien through foreclosure and to discharge notice of lis pendens; doc
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570.1128 Failure to commence proceedings to enforce lien within time provided by law; certificate; recording; affidavit showing time statement or claim of lien recorded.
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570.1201-570.1207 Repealed.
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570.1301 Repealed.
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570.1302 Construction of act.
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570.1303, 570.1304 Repealed.
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570.1305 Effective date of act; effective date of MCL 570.1303.
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