Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 565 > Act 6 of 2022 - Michigan First-Time Home Buyer Savings Program Act

• account: means an account with a financial institution that an account holder designates as a first-time home buyer savings account on his or her income tax return pursuant to this act for the purpose of paying or reimbursing eligible costs for the purchase of a single-family residence in this state by a qualified beneficiary. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Account holder: means an individual who establishes, individually or jointly with 1 or more other individuals, an account with a financial institution for which the account holder claims a first-time home buyer savings account status on his or her income tax return. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Allowable closing costs: means a disbursement listed on a settlement statement for the purchase of a single-family residence in this state by a qualified beneficiary. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Eligible costs: means the down payment and allowable closing costs for the purchase of a single-family residence in this state by a qualified beneficiary. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Financial institution: means any bank, trust company, savings institution, industrial loan association, consumer finance company, credit union, or any benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money market mutual fund, broker, or similar entity authorized to do business in this state. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• First-time home buyer: means an individual who is a resident of this state and has not owned or purchased, either individually or jointly, a single-family residence during a period of 3 years prior to the date of the purchase of a single-family residence. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Principal residence: means that term as defined in section 7dd of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Program: means the first-time home buyer savings program established pursuant to this act. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Qualified beneficiary: means a first-time home buyer who is designated as the beneficiary of an account designated by the account holder as a first-time home buyer savings account. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Qualified withdrawal: means a withdrawal from an account that is not subject to a penalty under this act or taxation under the income tax act of 1967, 1967 PA 281, MCL 206. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: Federal law that, among other things, requires lenders to provide "good faith" estimates of settlement costs and make other disclosures regarding the mortgage loan. RESPA also limits the amount of funds held in escrow for real estate taxes and insurance. ^{Source: OCC}
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
• Single-family residence: means a single-family residence owned and occupied by a qualified beneficiary as the qualified beneficiary's principal residence. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
• Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 565.1003
• United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o