Michigan Laws 450.4506 – Assignee of membership interest; conditions for membership; rights and powers; liability for obligations of assignor
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 450.4506
- Articles of organization: means the original documents filed to organize a limited liability company, as amended or restated by certificates of correction, amendment, or merger, by restated articles, or by other instruments filed or issued under any statute. See Michigan Laws 450.4102
- interest: means a member's rights in the limited liability company, including, but not limited to, any right to receive distributions of the limited liability company's assets and any right to vote or participate in management. See Michigan Laws 450.4102
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Member: means a person that has been admitted to a limited liability company as provided in section 501, or, in the case of a foreign limited liability company, a person that is a member of the foreign limited liability company in accordance with the laws under which the foreign limited liability company is organized. See Michigan Laws 450.4102
- Operating agreement: means a written agreement by the member of a limited liability company that has 1 member, or between all of the members of a limited liability company that has more than 1 member, pertaining to the affairs of the limited liability company and the conduct of its business. See Michigan Laws 450.4102
- Vote: means an affirmative vote, approval, or consent. See Michigan Laws 450.4102
(1) Unless otherwise provided in an operating agreement, an assignee of a membership interest in a limited liability company that has more than 1 member may become a member only upon a unanimous vote of the members entitled to vote. An assignee of a membership interest in a limited liability company that has 1 member may become a member in accordance with the terms of the agreement between the member and the assignee.
(2) An assignee that becomes a member of a limited liability company has, to the extent assigned, the rights and powers, and is subject to the restrictions and liabilities, of a member under the articles of organization, an operating agreement, and this act. An assignee that becomes a member also is liable for any obligations the assignor has to make contributions and to return distributions under section 302 and 308(3). An assignee is not obligated for liabilities unknown to the assignee at the time the assignee became a member unless the liabilities are shown on the financial records of the limited liability company.