Michigan § 554.251 Owner or occupant of excavated land; duty to support adjacent land and structures.

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§ 554.251 — Owner or occupant of excavated land; duty to support adjacent land and structures.

Michigan § 554.251

Ch. 554REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY

Act 314 of 1921LATERAL AND SUBJACENT SUPPORT TO ADJOINING LAND (554.251-554.254)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.251 (2026).

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LATERAL AND SUBJACENT SUPPORT TO ADJOINING LAND (EXCERPT) Act 314 of 1921 554.251 Owner or occupant of excavated land; duty to support adjacent land and structures. Sec.

1.It shall be the duty of every person, partnership or corporation who excavate upon land owned or occupied by them to a depth exceeding 12 feet below the established grade of a street or highway upon which such land abuts or, if there be no such established grade, below the surface of the adjoining land, to furnish sufficient lateral and subjacent support to the adjoining land to protect said land and all structures thereon from injury due to the removed material in its natural state, or due to the disturbance of other existing conditions caused by such excavation.

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LATERAL AND SUBJACENT SUPPORT TO ADJOINING LAND (EXCERPT) Act 314 of 1921 554.251 Owner or occupant of excavated land; duty to support adjacent land and structures. Sec. 1. It shall be the duty of every person, partnership or corporation who excavate upon land owned or occupied by them to a depth exceeding 12 feet below the established grade of a street or highway upon which such land abuts or, if there be no such established grade, below the surface of the adjoining land, to furnish sufficient lateral and subjacent support to the adjoining land to protect said land and all structures thereon from injury due to the removed material in its natural state, or due to the disturbance of other existing conditions caused by such excavation.