(a) Notices of liens upon real property for taxes payable to the state, and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be recorded in the office of the register of deeds of the county or counties in which the real property subject to a state tax lien is situated.
    (b) Notices of liens upon personal property, whether tangible or intangible, for taxes payable to the state and certificates and notices affecting the liens shall be filed as follows:

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 211.682

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
    (1) If the person against whose interest the tax lien applies is a corporation or a partnership whose principal executive office is in this state, as these entities are defined in the applicable tax laws of the state, in the office of the secretary of state.
    (2) In all other cases in the office of the register of deeds of the county where the taxpayer resides at the time of filing of the notice of lien.