Michigan · statute · 200 of 1945, Mich. Comp. Laws · 10 active provisions
Any person, that has the legal capacity to own land in this state, that has an unbroken chain of title of record to any interest in land for 20 years for mineral interests and 40 years for other interests, is at the end of the applicable period considered to have a marketable record title to that interest, subject only…
As used in this act: (a) "Claimant" means a person that holds an interest, claim, or charge on land and records a notice of claim under section 3 with the office of the register of deeds of the county in which that land is located. (b) "Mineral interest" means an interest in minerals in any land if the interest in mine…
(1) A person is considered to have an unbroken chain of title to an interest in land as provided in section 1 if the office of the register of deeds of the county in which the land is located discloses either of the following: (a) A conveyance or other title transaction not less than 20 years in the past for mineral in…
(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 4, marketable record title is held by a person and is taken by the person's successors in interest free and clear of any and all interests, claims, and charges the existence of which depends in whole or in part on any act, transaction, event, or omission that occurred before…
(1) This act must not be applied to do any of the following: (a) Bar a lessor or a lessor's successor as reversioner of the lessor's right to possession on the expiration of a lease or a lessee or the lessee's successor of the lessee's rights in and to a lease. (b) Bar any interest of a mortgagor or a mortgagee or inte…
(1) To be effective and to be entitled to record, a notice of claim under section 3 must contain an accurate and full description of all the land affected by the notice and the description must be set forth in particular terms and not by general inclusions. The notice of claim must contain all of the following: (a) The…
(1) An instrument that conveys land or warrants title to land subject to an interest, claim, or charge or an instrument that encumbers land or warrants title to land subject to an interest, claim, or charge is not an effective notice of claim of an interest, claim, or charge for purposes of section 2 or 3 if the instru…
This act must be construed to effect the legislative purpose of simplifying and facilitating land title transactions by allowing persons dealing with the record title owner, as defined in this act, to rely on the record title covering a period of not more than 20 years for mineral interests and 40 years for other inter…
Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to extend the periods for the bringing of an action or for the doing of any other required act under any existing statutes of limitation nor to affect the operation of any existing acts governing the effect of the recording or of the failure to record any instruments aff…
A person shall not use the privilege of recording notices under this act for the purpose of slandering the title to land. In any action brought for the purpose of quieting title to land, if the court finds that any person has filed a claim solely for the purpose of slandering the title to land, the court shall award th…