2006 Michigan Compiled Laws - Mich. Comp. Laws § 211.83 Loss of certificate of sale or deed; verification; issuance of deed; contents; fee.

THE GENERAL PROPERTY TAX ACT (EXCERPT)
Act 206 of 1893

***** 211.83 THIS SECTION IS REPEALED BY ACT 183 OF 2005 EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2006 *****



211.83 Loss of certificate of sale or deed; verification; issuance of deed; contents; fee.

Sec. 83.

(1) If a certificate of sale for delinquent taxes is lost, the purchaser, his or her legal representative, or his or her assigns may file a verified affidavit of the loss and that the purchaser was, at the time of the loss, the bona fide and legal holder and owner of the certificate.

(2) If an affidavit is filed under subsection (1), the state treasurer or his or her designated representative shall execute a deed to the property described in the certificate, if the certificate has not been redeemed, in the same manner as though the certificate had been presented and surrendered.

(3) The state treasurer or his or her designated representative shall execute a second deed to property conveyed if the original deed and record of the original deed is lost or destroyed. A second deed shall declare upon its face that it is a second deed, and shall recite the loss or destruction of the former deed and its date, if possible. A second deed shall inure to the benefit of the grantee in the first deed or his or her heirs or assigns, as the case may be, and shall have the same force and effect as the first deed. Before execution of a second deed, the party applying for the second deed shall pay to the state treasurer the sum of $1.00, which shall be credited to the general fund of this state.


History: 1893, Act 206, Eff. June 12, 1893 ;-- CL 1897, 3906 ;-- CL 1915, 4081 ;-- CL 1929, 3476 ;-- Am. 1943, Act 231, Imd. Eff. Apr. 20, 1943 ;-- CL 1948, 211.83 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 620, Imd. Eff. Dec. 23, 2002
Popular Name: Act 206



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