Michigan Laws 554.1021 – Receivership property; duties of person upon demand of receiver; failure to turn over property; sanction
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 554.1021
- Court: means the circuit court. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Lien: means an interest in property that secures payment or performance of an obligation. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Owner: means the person for whose property a receiver is appointed. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Person: means an individual, estate, business or nonprofit entity, public corporation, government or governmental subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Property: means all of a person's right, title, and interest, both legal and equitable, in real property, personal property, and fixtures tangible and intangible, wherever located and however acquired. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Receiver: means a person appointed by the court as the court's agent, and subject to the court's direction, to take possession of, manage, and, if authorized by this act or court order, transfer, sell, lease, license, exchange, collect, or otherwise dispose of receivership property. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Receivership: means a proceeding in which a receiver is appointed. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
- Receivership property: means the property of an owner that is described in the order appointing a receiver or a subsequent order. See Michigan Laws 554.1012
(1) Unless the court orders otherwise, a person shall do both of the following on demand by a receiver, as applicable:
(a) If the person owes a debt that is receivership property and is matured or payable on demand or on order, pay the debt to or on the order of the receiver, except to the extent the debt is subject to setoff or recoupment.
(b) Subject to subsection (3), if the person has possession, custody, or control of receivership property, turn the property over to the receiver.
(2) A person that has notice of the appointment of a receiver and owes a debt that is receivership property may not satisfy the debt by payment to the owner.
(3) If a creditor has possession, custody, or control of receivership property and the validity, perfection, or priority of the creditor’s lien on the property depends on the creditor’s possession, custody, or control, the creditor may retain possession, custody, or control until the court orders adequate protection of the creditor’s lien.
(4) Unless a bona fide dispute exists about a receiver’s right to possession, custody, or control of receivership property, the court may sanction as contempt a person’s failure to turn the property over when required by this section.