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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 211.966

  • Abandoned property: means tax delinquent property containing a structure that is vacant or dilapidated, is open to entrance or trespass, and has been determined to be abandoned under section 4. See Michigan Laws 211.962
  • Legal interest: means a person holding a title interest in the property or a mortgage holder as it appears on the records of the treasurer of the county in which the abandoned property is located or the records of the assessor of the local unit of government in which the abandoned property is located. See Michigan Laws 211.962
  • Local unit of government: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 211.962
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
     If a local unit of government complies with the procedures set forth in section 3 and 4 and an owner or a person with a legal interest in the property has not responded to the notice provided under section 4, the local unit of government may certify the property as certified abandoned property.