Title 565, CONVEYANCES OF REAL PROPERTY

Sec. 6. (1) A homeowners' or property owners' association, acting through a simple majority vote of its board, may record a discharge form to remove any prohibited restriction in a deed or other instrument that affects a property governed by the homeowners' or property owners' as…

Sec. 7. (1) A property owner may record in the records of the register of deeds for the county where the property is located a discharge form to remove any prohibited restriction. (2) A discharge form recorded under this section may be executed solely by the property owner.

Sec. 8. (1) If a recorded deed or other recorded instrument contains a provision that is prohibited under this act, the owner, occupant, or tenant of the property that is subject to the provision or any member of the board of a homeowners' or property owners' association or of th…

Sec. 9. As provided in section 2567 of the revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.2567, a register of deeds is entitled to the fees under that section for recording a discharge form prepared and recorded under this act.

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 t…

Sec. 11. (1) Except as otherwise provided in section 6(2) and (6), this act does not create a duty on the part of an owner, occupant, tenant, association, board, or member or officer of a board to do any of the following as authorized under this act: (a) Record a discharge form. …

Sec. 12. This act does not do either of the following: (a) Impose a duty on a register of deeds or employee of a register of deeds to inspect a deed or other instrument to determine whether recording the deed or instrument would violate this act. (b) Create a duty, a responsibili…