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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 207.961

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • certificate: means the certificate issued under section 6. See Michigan Laws 207.952
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Qualified residential facility: means a new residential facility or a rehabilitated residential facility, located in a residential housing district. See Michigan Laws 207.952
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • specific tax: means the specific tax levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.952
    The amount of the specific tax, until paid, is a lien upon the real property to which the certificate is applicable. Proceedings upon the lien as provided by law for the foreclosure in the circuit court of mortgage liens upon real property may commence only upon the filing by the appropriate collecting officer of a certificate of nonpayment of the specific tax, together with an affidavit of proof of service of the certificate of nonpayment upon the owner of the qualified residential facility by certified mail, with the register of deeds of the county in which the qualified residential facility is situated.