Michigan § 565.870 Refusal to remove prohibited restrictions; liability; costs and attorney fees.

Michigan Statutes

§ 565.870 — Refusal to remove prohibited restrictions; liability; costs and attorney fees.

Michigan § 565.870

Ch. 565CONVEYANCES OF REAL PROPERTY

Act 234 of 2022DISCHARGE OF PROHIBITED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ACT (565.861-565.872)

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Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.870 (2026).

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DISCHARGE OF PROHIBITED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 234 of 2022 565.870 Refusal to remove prohibited restrictions; liability; costs and attorney fees. Sec. 10.

(1)A person that refuses, before recording, to remove from a deed or other instrument a prohibited restriction is liable for all actual court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in an action before a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act.

(2)Subsection (1) does not apply to a register of deeds or an employee of a register of deeds.

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DISCHARGE OF PROHIBITED RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS ACT (EXCERPT) Act 234 of 2022 565.870 Refusal to remove prohibited restrictions; liability; costs and attorney fees. Sec. 10. (1) A person that refuses, before recording, to remove from a deed or other instrument a prohibited restriction is liable for all actual court costs and reasonable attorney fees incurred in an action before a court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of this act. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a register of deeds or an employee of a register of deeds.