Sec. 4.
(1) A facility owner shall notify a property owner and all prior lienholders of the lien created in this act before enforcing the lien. A property owner is notified if either of the following has occurred:
(a) The property owner has signed a written storage agreement that includes a notice of the lien created in this act.
(b) The facility owner has mailed written notification of the lien to the property owner and all prior lienholders.
(2) A facility owner who does not have a written storage agreement that includes a notice of the lien created under this act on a vessel originally left at the facility only for repairs, labor, or materials installation on a repair order shall not do either of the following:
(a) File a lien for storage fees on the vessel before 30 days after the notice of intent to commence storage fees was filed with the prior lienholder.
(b) Initiate an enforcement action under section 5 until 30 days after the written notice of a lien required by subsection (1)(b) is delivered to the property owner and all prior lienholders.
History: 1998, Act 362, Imd. Eff. Oct. 20, 1998
Last modified: October 10, 2016