Michigan Compiled Laws Act 59 Of 1978 Condominium Act (559.101 - 559.276)***** 559.166. Amended This Amended § Is Effective February 1, 2016 ********** 559.166 This Section Is Amended Effective February 1, 2016: See 559.166. Amended *****

• Section 559.101 Short Title.
  This act shall be known and may be cited as the “condominium act”. History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
• Section 559.102 Meanings Of Words And Phrases.
  For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 3 to 10 shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them...
• Section 559.103 Definitions; A To C.
  (1) “Administrator” means the department of consumer and industry services or an authorized designee. (2) “Affiliate of developer” means any person who controls, is...
• Section 559.104 Definitions; C.
  (1) “Condominium project” or “project” means a plan or project consisting of not less than 2 condominium units established in conformance with this act....
• Section 559.105 Definitions; C.
  (1) “Contractable condominium” means a condominium project from which any portion of the submitted land or buildings may be withdrawn in accordance with this...
• Section 559.106 Definitions; C To G.
  (1) “Co-owner” means a person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other legal entity or any combination of those entities, who owns a condominium...
• Section 559.107 Definitions; L To M.
  (1) “Leasehold condominium” means a condominium project in which each co-owner owns an estate for years in all or any part of the condominium...
• Section 559.108 “master Deed” Defined.
  “Master deed” means the condominium document recording the condominium project to which are attached as exhibits and incorporated by reference the bylaws for the...
• Section 559.109 Definitions; P.
  (1) “Percentage of value” means the percentage assigned to each condominium unit in the condominium master deed. The percentage shall total 100% in the...
• Section 559.110 Definitions; R To T.
  (1) “Record” means to record pursuant to the laws of this state relating to the recording of deeds except that the provisions of the...
• Section 559.111 Offering Residential Condominium For Sale; Compliance With Occupational Code Required.
  A residential condominium in this state shall not be offered for sale unless in compliance with article 24 or article 25 of the occupational...
• Section 559.115 Construction Or Interpretation Of Act.
  This act shall not be construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of indebtedness of the state contrary to the provisions...
• Section 559.121 Offering Condominium Unit Or Project For Sale; Liabilities And Penalties; Duties Of Developer; Compliance By Association Of Co-owners.
  (1) A condominium unit located within this state shall not be offered for its initial sale in this state unless the offering is made...
• Section 559.131 Condominium Project Containing Convertible Area; Contents Of Master Deed.
  If the condominium project contains any convertible area, the master deed shall contain the following: (a) A reasonably specific reference to the convertible area...
• Section 559.132 Expandable Condominium Project; Contents Of Master Deed.
  If the condominium project is an expandable condominium project, the master deed shall contain the following: (a) The explicit reservation of an election on...
• Section 559.133 Contractable Condominium Project; Contents Of Master Deed.
  If the condominium project is a contractable condominium project, the master deed shall contain the following: (a) The explicit reservation of an election on...
• Section 559.134 Leasehold Condominium Project; Lease Terms; Required Contents Of Master Deed; Termination Of Co-owner's Leasehold Interest By Lessor Prohibited.
  (1) The terms of a lease in a leasehold condominium project shall not be unconscionable to prospective co-owners as determined at the time of...
• Section 559.135 Easements; Creation; Description; Contents.
  Where fulfillment of the purposes of sections 31, 32, 33 or any other sections of this act reasonably requires the creation of easements, then...
• Section 559.136 Addition Of Undivided Interests In Land As Common Elements; Tenancy Of Co-owners; Condominium Unit On Lands Prohibited; Description In Master Deed.
  The master deed may provide that undivided interests in land may be added to the condominium project as common elements in which land the...
• Section 559.137 Allocation To Condominium Unit Of Undivided Interest In Common Elements Proportionate To Percentage Of Value Assigned; Statement, Table, Exhibit, Or Schedule In Master Deed; Formula; Basis Of Reallocation; Allocating Percentage Of Value To Convertible Space; Alteration Of Undivided Interest In Common Elements; Partition Of Common Elements.
  (1) The master deed may allocate to each condominium unit an undivided interest in the common elements proportionate to its percentage of value assigned...
• Section 559.138 Creation Of Condominium Units Within Convertible Or Additional Lands; Allocation Of Interests In Common Elements; Amended Master Deed And Condominium Subdivision Plan; Revised Schedule.
  Interests in the common elements shall not be allocated to condominium units to be created within convertible land or within additional land until the...
• Section 559.139 Assignment And Reassignment Of Limited Common Elements; Application; Amendment To Master Deed.
  (1) Assignments and reassignments of limited common elements shall be reflected by the original master deed or an amendment to the master deed. A...
• Section 559.140 Easement For Encroachment.
  To the extent that a condominium unit or common element encroaches on any other condominium unit or common element, whether by reason of any...
• Section 559.141 Conversion Of Convertible Area Into Condominium Units Or Common Elements; Amendment; Identifying Number; Allocating Portion Of Undivided Interest; Description Of Limited Common Elements.
  (1) The developer may convert all or any portion of any convertible area into condominium units or common elements, including, without limitation, limited common...
• Section 559.143 Expansion, Contraction, Or Conversion Of Land Or Space; Time Of Occurrence; Consolidating Master Deed.
  An expansion, contraction, or conversion of land or space in accordance with this act and the condominium documents shall be deemed to have occurred...
• Section 559.144 Transferable Easement As To Common Elements For Purpose Of Making Improvements.
  Subject to any restrictions the condominium documents may specify, the developer has a transferable easement over and on the common elements for the purpose...
• Section 559.145 Offices, Model Units, And Other Facilities; Maintenance; Costs; Restoration Of Facilities.
  The developer and its duly authorized agents, representatives, and employees, and residential builders who receive an assignment of rights from the developer, may maintain...
• Section 559.146 Restrictions And Covenants.
  The developer or a co-owner may impose reasonable restrictions or covenants running with the land upon a condominium unit in the condominium project, in...
• Section 559.147 Improvements Or Alterations By Co-owners.
  (1) Subject to the prohibitions and restrictions in the condominium documents, a co-owner may make improvements or alterations within a condominium unit that do...
• Section 559.147a Persons With Disabilities; Improvements Or Modifications By Co-owner To Facilitate Access Or Movement; Alleviation Of Hazardous Conditions.
  (1) A co-owner may make improvements or modifications to the co-owner's condominium unit, including improvements or modifications to common elements and to the route...
• Section 559.148 Relocation Of Boundaries Between Adjoining Condominium Units.
  (1) If the condominium documents expressly permit the relocation of boundaries between adjoining condominium units, then the boundaries between the condominium units may be...
• Section 559.149 Subdivision Of Condominium Units.
  (1) If the condominium documents expressly permit the subdivision of any condominium units, then the condominium units may be subdivided in accordance with this...
• Section 559.150 Termination Of Condominium Project Or Amendment Of Master Deed By Developer.
  If there is no co-owner other than the developer, the developer, with the consent of any interested mortgagee, may unilaterally terminate the condominium project...
• Section 559.151 Termination Of Condominium Project By Agreement Of Developer And Unaffiliated Co-owners.
  (1) If there is a co-owner other than the developer, then the condominium project shall be terminated only by the agreement of the developer...
• Section 559.152 Advisory Committee Of Nondeveloper Co-owners; Establishment; Meeting With Condominium Project Board Of Directors; Cessation; Right To Elect Directors; Formula; Recording Consolidating Master Deed; Copy; “units That May Be Created” Defined; Time Of Sale To Nondeveloper Co-owner.
  (1) An advisory committee of nondeveloper co-owners shall be established either 120 days after conveyance of legal or equitable title to nondeveloper co-owners of...
• Section 559.153 Bylaws Governing Administration Of Condominium Project; Amendments; Recording.
  The administration of a condominium project shall be governed by bylaws recorded as part of the master deed, or as provided in the master...
• Section 559.154 Bylaws; Mandatory Provisions; Allocation Of Votes; Dispute, Claim, Or Grievance; Applicability Of Subsections (8), (9), And (10).
  (1) The bylaws shall contain provisions for the designation of persons to administer the affairs of the condominium project and shall require that those...
• Section 559.155 Voiding Service Contract And Management Contract.
  (1) A service contract which exists between the association of co-owners and the developer or affiliates of the developer and a management contract with...
• Section 559.156 Bylaws; Permissible Provisions.
  The bylaws may contain provisions: (a) As are deemed appropriate for the administration of the condominium project not inconsistent with this act or any...
• Section 559.156a Displaying United States Flag On Condominium Unit; Applicability Of Section.
  A developer or association of co-owners shall not prohibit a co-owner from displaying a single United States flag of a size not greater than...
• Section 559.157 Books, Records, Contracts, And Financial Statements; Examination; Audit Or Review; Opt-out Of Requirements Of Subsection (2).
  (1) The books, records, contracts, and financial statements concerning the administration and operation of the condominium project shall be available for examination by any...
• Section 559.158 Acquisition Of Title By Foreclosure Of First Mortgage; Liability For Assessments.
  If the mortgagee of a first mortgage of record or other purchaser of a condominium unit obtains title to the condominium unit as a...
• Section 559.159 Submission Of Property With Mortgage Of Record.
  Property upon which there is a mortgage of record shall not be submitted to a condominium project without the written consent of the mortgagee....
• Section 559.160 Action On Behalf Of And Against Co-owners.
  Actions on behalf of and against the co-owners shall be brought in the name of the association of co-owners. The association of co-owners may...
• Section 559.161 Condominium Unit As Sole Property.
  Upon the establishment of a condominium project each condominium unit, together with and inseparable from its appurtenant share of the common elements, shall be...
• Section 559.162 Ownership Of Condominium Unit.
  A condominium unit may be jointly or commonly owned by more than 1 person. History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978
• Section 559.163 Rights Of Co-owner.
  Each co-owner has an exclusive right to his condominium unit and has such rights to share with other co-owners the common elements of the...
• Section 559.164 Conveyance And Other Instruments Affecting Title To Condominium Unit; Description Of Unit; Recordation.
  Conveyances and other instruments affecting title to any condominium unit in a condominium project shall describe the same by reference to the condominium unit...
• Section 559.165 Compliance With Master Deed, Bylaws, Rules, And Regulations.
  Each unit co-owner, tenant, or nonco-owner occupant shall comply with the master deed, bylaws, and rules and regulations of the condominium project and this...
• Section 559.166 Condominium Subdivision Plan; Preparation; Signature And Seal; Contents; Recording; Structures And Improvements To Be Completed By Developer.
  559.166 Condominium subdivision plan; preparation; signature and seal; contents; recording; structures and improvements to be completed by developer. Sec. 66. (1) The condominium subdivision plan...
• Section 559.166. Amended Condominium Subdivision Plan; Preparation; Signature And Seal; Contents; Recording; Structures And Improvements To Be Completed By Developer.
  559.166.amended Condominium subdivision plan; preparation; signature and seal; contents; recording; structures and improvements to be completed by developer.Sec. 66. (1) Subject to subsection (2)(b), the...
• Section 559.167 Changes In Condominium Project; Amendment; Replat Of Condominium Subdivision Plan; Right Of Withdrawal.
  (1) A change in a condominium project shall be reflected in an amendment to the appropriate condominium document. An amendment to the condominium document...
• Section 559.168 Availability Of Condominium Documents.
  An association of co-owners shall keep current copies of the master deed, all amendments to the master deed, and other condominium documents for the...
• Section 559.169 Assessment Of Common Expenses; Contribution Of Co-owner.
  (1) Except to the extent that the condominium documents provide otherwise, common expenses associated with the maintenance, repair, renovation, restoration, or replacement of a...
• Section 559.170 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to review of filing.
• Section 559.171 Notice Of Proposed Action.
  Not less than 10 days before taking reservations under a preliminary reservation agreement for a unit in a condominium project, recording a master deed...
• Section 559.171a Rules Applicable To Condominium Project Not Served By Public Water And Public Sewers; Submission Of Plan To Department Of Public Health; Approval Or Rejection.
  (1) The rules of the department of public health relating to suitability of soils and groundwater supply for subdivisions not served by public water...
• Section 559.172 Establishment Of Condominium Project; Sale Of Condominium Unit Before Master Deed Recorded Prohibited; Exception; Substantial Failure Of Master Deed To Comply With Act; Marketability Of Title.
  (1) A condominium project for any property shall be established upon the recording of a master deed that complies with this act. (2) Except...
• Section 559.172a Recordation Of Master Deed; Creation Of Time-share Unit; Amendment Of Documents As Material Alteration.
  If the master deed for a condominium project is recorded after the effective date of this section, a time-share unit shall not be created...
• Section 559.172b Air Space Over Fee.
  (1) A condominium project may be established for property consisting of a separate legal parcel in space that is considered the air space over...
• Section 559.173 Recordation Of Master Deed And Amendment; Certification By Treasurer; Filing Copy Of Master Deed With Local Supervisor Or Assessing Officer; Filing Architectural Plans And Specifications Or Affidavit With Local Unit Of Government.
  (1) A master deed and an amendment to the master deed shall be recorded. (2) A master deed shall not be recorded without a...
• Section 559.174 Delivery And Retention Of Condominium Subdivision Plan; Recordation Of Consolidating Master Deed.
  (1) The condominium subdivision plan of a size as provided by rule of the administrator shall be delivered to and retained by the local...
• Section 559.181 Service Of Process.
  (1) When a person, including a nonresident of this state, files a notice under section 71, records a master deed, or engages in conduct...
• Section 559.181a Promotional Material; Labeling Structure Or Improvement “need Not Be Built.”
  If any structure or improvement proposed in a condominium project is labeled pursuant to section 66 “need not be built”, or is to be...
• Section 559.182 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to escrow account and escrow agent.
• Section 559.183 Preliminary Reservation Agreement; Use; Condominium Buyer's Handbook; Placing Payment In Escrow; Cancellation Of Agreement; Refund; Treating Payment As If Made Under Purchase Agreement.
  (1) After filing a notice under section 71, a preliminary reservation agreement may be used by a developer to reserve a condominium unit for...
• Section 559.184 Section Inapplicable To Business Condominium Unit; Withdrawal From Signed Purchase Agreement; Depositing And Retaining Funds In Escrow; Contents Of Purchase Agreement; Waiver Of Right Of Withdrawal; Form.
  (1) This section shall not apply to a business condominium unit. (2) Except as provided in subsection (5), a signed purchase agreement shall not...
• Section 559.184a Providing Copies Of Listed Documents To Prospective Purchaser Of Condominium Unit; Amendment To Purchase Agreement And Condominium Documents; Signature On Form As Evidence; Providing Prospective Purchaser Of Business Condominium Unit Copy Of Recorded Master Deed; Misleading Statements; Violation.
  (1) The developer shall provide copies of all of the following documents to a prospective purchaser of a condominium unit, other than a business...
• Section 559.185 Liquidated Damages In Case Of Default; Actual Damages; Receipt Of Escrowed Funds.
  A provision in a purchase agreement for liquidated damages in case of default shall be limited to a reasonable percentage of the purchase price...
• Section 559.186, 559.187 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to advertising and reservations for purchase of condominium unit.
• Section 559.188 Offering For Sale And Entering Into Purchase Agreement With Respect To Condominium Unit Proposed To Be Included Within Additional Land Of Expandable Condominium Or Within Convertible Land Without Recording Amended Master Deed.
  After recording a master deed for the initial phase of an expandable or convertible condominium project, the developer may offer for sale and enter...
• Section 559.189 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to documents to be provided prospective purchaser.
• Section 559.190 Amendment Of Condominium Documents; Consent; Void Provision Superseded By Subsection (2); Reservation Of Right To Amend; Notice Of Proposed Amendments; Costs And Expenses; Master Deed Amendment; Affirmative Vote.
  (1) The condominium documents may be amended without the consent of co-owners or mortgagees if the amendment does not materially alter or change the...
• Section 559.190a Voting Procedures.
  (1) To the extent this act or the condominium documents require a vote of mortgagees of units on amendment of the condominium documents, the...
• Section 559.191 Recording Of Amendment To Recorded Condominium Document Required; Copy To Co-owner.
  (1) An amendment to the master deed or other recorded condominium document shall not be effective until the amendment is recorded. (2) A copy...
• Section 559.192, 559.193 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to disposition of fees and charges, and to conditions for refusing permit to sell or permit to take reservations.
• Section 559.194 Title Insurance Policy.
  The developer shall furnish a purchaser buying a condominium unit from the developer a title insurance policy, in the amount of the purchase price,...
• Section 559.195 Revision Of Condominium Subdivision Plan; Altering Percentage Of Value; Revisions In Percentage Of Value Per Condominium Unit.
  If the condominium subdivision plan is revised subsequent to its initial filing, and the revisions would alter the percentage of value per condominium unit...
• Section 559.201-559.203 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to disclosure statements and to escrow or security requirements for construction of recreational facilities.
• Section 559.203a Repealed. 1983, Act 113, Imd. Eff. July 12, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to the release of escrow funds.
• Section 559.203b Section Inapplicable To Business Condominium Unit; Release Of Deposits Or Amounts Retained In Escrow; Conditions; Substantial Completion; Furnishing Escrow Agent With Evidence Of Adequate Security In Place Of Retaining Funds; Certificate; Notice To Developer; Release Of Interest Paid On Amounts Escrowed; Escrow Agent Deemed Independent Party; Liability; Certification By Licensed Professional Architect Or Engineer; “licensed Professional Engineer Or Architect” Defined.
  (1) This section shall not apply to a business condominium unit. (2) Deposits in escrow with an escrow agent required under sections 83 and...
• Section 559.204 Conversion Condominium Project; Notice; Termination Of Tenancy.
  (1) Except for the requirements of subsection (2), this section shall not apply to a business condominium unit. (2) Before offering any unit for...
• Section 559.204a Terminating Tenancy Of Certain Persons Without Cause Prohibited; Criteria; Notice.
  The tenancy of a person who meets all of the following criteria on the date a master deed is filed for the conversion of...
• Section 559.204b Definitions; Applicability Of Section; Notice Of Right To Elect Extended Lease Arrangement; Election; Extended Lease Arrangement Provisions; Number Of Years Lease Renewable; Notice By Developer Entering Into Restricted Lease Arrangement; Assignment, Device, Sublease, Or Transfer Of Lease By Qualified Senior Citizen Or Person With Disabilities Prohibited; Automatic Termination Of Lease; Liability Of Lessor Violating Rental Restrictions; Recovery Of Possession Of Restricted Unit; Transfer Of Restricted Unit.
  (1) As used in this section and sections 104a, 104d, 104e, and 131: (a) “Qualified conversion condominium project” means a structure or group of...
• Section 559.204c Repealed. 1985, Act 183, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1985.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to loans to developers of qualified conversion condominium projects.
• Section 559.204d Developer Not Required To Offer Extended Lease Arrangement; Conditions; Compliance.
  (1) A developer, but not a successor developer, who meets all of the following conditions, shall not be required to offer an extended lease...
• Section 559.204e Legislative Intent; Examination Of Relevant Information; Recommendation.
  It is the intent of the legislature to enable continued occupancy of restricted units by qualified senior citizens described in section 104b(5)(c) and (d)...
• Section 559.205 Reserve Fund.
  A reserve fund for major repairs and replacement of common elements shall be maintained by the associations of co-owners. The administrator may by rule...
• Section 559.206 Default By Co-owner; Relief.
  A default by a co-owner shall entitle the association of co-owners to the following relief: (a) Failure to comply with any of the terms...
• Section 559.207 Action To Enforce Terms And Provisions Of Condominium Documents; Action For Injunctive Relief Or Damages.
  A co-owner may maintain an action against the association of co-owners and its officers and directors to compel these persons to enforce the terms...
• Section 559.208 Assessment Lien; Priority; Foreclosure; Bid; Actions; Receiver.
  (1) Sums assessed to a co-owner by the association of co-owners that are unpaid together with interest on such sums, collection and late charges,...
• Section 559.209 Liability For Torts.
  Neither the association of co-owners nor the co-owners, other than the developer, shall be liable for torts caused by the developer or his agents...
• Section 559.210 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to disclosure and form of warranty.
• Section 559.211 Sale Or Conveyance Of Condominium Unit; Payment And Statement Of Unpaid Assessments; Liability For Unpaid Assessments.
  (1) Upon the sale or conveyance of a condominium unit, all unpaid assessments, interest, late charges, fines, costs, and attorney fees against a condominium...
• Section 559.212 Renting Or Leasing Condominium Unit; Disclosure; Review Of Lease Form; Notice; Compliance Required; Action By Association Upon Noncompliance; Notice Of Arrearage; Deduction Of Arrearage And Future Assessments From Rental Payments.
  (1) Before the transitional control date, during the development and sales period the rights of a co-owner, including the developer, to rent any number...
• Section 559.213 Financing.
  A developer, residential builder, or sales agent shall not require that a prospective purchaser of a condominium unit obtain financing from a specific financial...
• Section 559.214 Homestead Exemption.
  The laws of this state relating to the exemption of homestead property from levy and execution shall be applicable to condominium units occupied as...
• Section 559.215 Action By Person Or Association Adversely Affected By Violation Of Or Failure To Comply With Act, Rules, Agreement, Or Master Deed; Costs; Violation Of Mcl 559.121 Or 559.184a; Liability.
  (1) A person or association of co-owners adversely affected by a violation of or failure to comply with this act, rules promulgated under this...
• Section 559.221 Mobile Home Condominium Project; Establishment, Operation, And Regulation; Compliance.
  The establishment, operation, and regulation of mobile home condominium projects shall comply with this act, rules promulgated under this act, and with the following:...
• Section 559.222 Mobile Home Condominium Project; Disclosure.
  The developer of a mobile home condominium project shall disclose to a prospective mobile home condominium purchaser, in a manner and form to be...
• Section 559.222a Mobile Home Conversion Condominium Project; Notification Of Tenants; Termination Of Tenancy.
  The developer of a mobile home conversion condominium project shall notify each existing tenant of any mobile home in the proposed mobile home conversion...
• Section 559.222b Extended Lease Arrangement.
  (1) A developer shall notify each existing qualified senior citizen, at the same time notice is given under section 122a, of the right to...
• Section 559.223 Mobile Home Condominium Project; Leasing Agreements.
  A developer or an affiliate of a developer shall not develop a mobile home condominium project which involves, as a condition of sale, leasing...
• Section 559.224 Title To Mobile Home Condominium Site; Undivided Interest In Common Elements; Removal Of Mobile Home; Sale Of Site.
  (1) A mobile home condominium co-owner shall receive good and marketable title to his particular mobile home condominium site together with an undivided interest...
• Section 559.225, 559.226 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to spacing of mobile homes, minimum green space, compliance with local ordinance, and rules.
• Section 559.227 Compliance By Developer Of Mobile Home Condominium; Prohibited Requirements.
  A developer of a mobile home condominium shall comply with Act No. 419 of the Public Acts of 1976, being sections 125.1101 to 125.1147...
• Section 559.231 Special Assessments And Property Taxes.
  (1) Special assessments and property taxes shall be assessed against the individual condominium units identified as units of the condominium subdivision plan and not...
• Section 559.232 Construction Lien; Limitations.
  A construction lien otherwise arising under the construction lien act, 1980 PA 497, MCL 570.1101 to 570.1305, is subject to the following limitations: (a)...
• Section 559.233 Eminent Domain.
  (1) If any portion of the common elements is taken by eminent domain, the award therefor shall be allocated to the co-owners in proportion...
• Section 559.234 Recreational Facilities And Other Amenities; Compliance.
  Recreational facilities and other amenities, whether on condominium property or on adjacent property with respect to which the condominium has an obligation of support,...
• Section 559.235 Successor Developer.
  (1) As used in this section, “successor developer” means a person who acquires title to the lesser of 10 units or 75% of the...
• Section 559.236 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to assumption of written contractual obligations by successor developer.
• Section 559.237 Obligations Of Developer Not Affected By Transfer Of Interest.
  The obligations of the developer to condominium unit purchasers and to the association of co-owners shall not be affected by the transfer of the...
• Section 559.238 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to reporting change in mortgagee to administrator.
• Section 559.239 Complaint For Nonpayment Of Assessments; Answer; Set Off.
  A co-owner may not assert in an answer, or set off to a complaint brought by the association for non-payment of assessments the fact...
• Section 559.240 Reproduction Of Document; Certified Reproduction Or Certification As Evidence.
  (1) Upon request and at such reasonable charges as it prescribes, the administrator shall furnish to a person a reproduction pursuant to the records...
• Section 559.241 Law, Ordinance, Or Regulation Of Local Unit Of Government; Limitations.
  (1) A condominium project shall comply with applicable local law, ordinances, and regulations. Except as provided in subsection (2), a proposed or existing condominium...
• Section 559.242 Promulgation Of Rules, Forms, And Orders; Definition Of Terms.
  The administrator may promulgate rules, forms, and orders as are necessary to implement this act or which are necessary for the establishment of unusual...
• Section 559.244 Contract To Settle By Arbitration; Execution; Option; Period Of Limitations; Allocation Of Costs; Conduct; Appointment Of Arbitrator; Procedures; Rules; Arbitration Award As Binding.
  (1) A contract to settle by arbitration may be executed by the developer and any claimant with respect to any claim against the developer...
• Section 559.245 Complaint Copy To Developer; Notice Of Available Remedies.
  Upon receipt of an oral or written complaint with respect to a developer of a condominium project, the administrator shall forward a copy of...
• Section 559.250 Discretionary Powers Of Administrator; Exercise.
  The discretionary powers granted to the administrator under sections 151 to 156 shall be exercised only with respect to actions which materially endanger or...
• Section 559.251-559.255 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Eff. Jan. 18, 1986;—1988, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to investigations of, and actions for, violations of the act or rules promulgated pursuant thereto. As to validity of...
• Section 559.256 Prohibited Representations.
  A person may not represent that the fact that an application under this act is filed or a permit is granted constitutes a finding...
• Section 559.257 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Eff. Jan. 18, 1986;—1988, Act 109, Imd. Eff. Apr. 11, 1988.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to show cause orders and hearings concerning violations of the act or rules promulgated pursuant thereto.As to validity of...
• Section 559.258 Prohibited Conduct As Misdemeanor; Penalty; Violation As Separate Offense; Consecutive Terms Of Imprisonment; Aggregate Fines; Action By Prosecuting Attorney Or Department Of Attorney General.
  A person who wilfully authorizes, directs, or aids in the publication, advertisement, distribution, or circulation of a statement or representation concerning a condominium project...
• Section 559.259 Injunction.
  In addition to any other penalty or remedy, the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the property is located or the department of...
• Section 559.260 Repealed. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to action under MCL 559.258 or MCL 559.259.
• Section 559.270 Effect Of Act And 1982 Amendatory Act; Consummation Of Proceedings; Continuation Or Institution Of Proceedings.
  (1) This act does not impair or affect any act done, offense committed or right accruing, accrued, or acquired, or a liability, penalty, forfeiture,...
• Section 559.271 Repeal Of Mcl 559.1 To 559.31.
  Act No. 229 of the Public Acts of 1963, as amended, being sections 559.1 to 559.31 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is repealed....
• Section 559.272 Effective Date; Requirements For Disclosure Statement.
  This act shall take effect July 1, 1978. Requirements for the disclosure statement shall not take effect until October 1, 1978. History: 1978, Act...
• Section 559.273 Applicability Of Amendatory Act; Applicability Of Certain Subsections.
  (1) This act applies to a condominium project or condominium unit as follows: (a) For a condominium project for which a permit to sell...
• Section 559.274 Repealed. 2002, Act 283, Imd. Eff. May 9, 2002.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to request to administrator to act on specific application or request.
• Section 559.275 Powers Of Administrator.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, prior laws, or condominium documents, the administrator after the effective date of this section, shall have no...
• Section 559.276 Statute Of Limitations.
  (1) The following limitations apply in a cause of action arising out of the development or construction of the common elements of a condominium...

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