Title 570, LIENS

Sec. 11. If a claim of lien recorded under this act has been paid, or if an action to enforce the lien has not been commenced within the time limitations of section 7, the real estate broker shall record a release of lien under section 5 within 5 days after a written demand by th…

Sec. 12. (1) If a claim of lien recorded under this act has been partially paid, the real estate broker shall provide a partial satisfaction and release of lien in the form provided in subsection (2) within 5 days after written demand by the owner of record or the owner's agent. …

Sec. 13. A subsequently recorded mortgage has priority over a commercial real estate broker's lien if the mortgagee did not have actual or constructive knowledge of the lien at the time the mortgagee advanced money under the mortgage.

Sec. 14. This act applies to a written commission agreement signed after the effective date of this act.

Sec. 1. Every person who shall furnish or perform any labor for any corporation, organized for the purpose of mining coal, shale or clay, and every bona fide holder of any draft or order for the payment of money due for any such labor issued or drawn by an officer, clerk or agent…

Sec. 1. In the building construction industry, the building contract fund paid by any person to a contractor, or by such person or contractor to a subcontractor, shall be considered by this act to be a trust fund, for the benefit of the person making the payment, contractors, lab…

Sec. 2. Any contractor or subcontractor engaged in the building construction business, who, with intent to defraud, shall retain or use the proceeds or any part therefor, of any payment made to him, for any other purpose than to first pay laborers, subcontractors and materialmen,…

Sec. 3. The appropriation by a contractor, or any subcontractor, of any moneys paid to him for building operations before the payment by him of all moneys due or so to become due laborers, subcontractors, materialmen or others entitled to payment, shall be evidence of intent to d…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "garage keeper's lien act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Bureau" means the bureau of automotive regulation. (b) "Department" means the department of state. (c) "Garage keeper" means a person or the person's heir, personal representative, successor, assignee, or authorized agent who for hire or reward, …

Sec. 3. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a garage keeper who, in pursuance of a contract that is expressed, implied, written, or unwritten, furnishes labor, material, storage, diagnosis, an estimate of repairs, or supplies for a vehicle, shall have a lien upon the ve…

Sec. 4. (1) A garage keeper's lien under section 3 shall not include an amount for labor and materials for any of the following if the materials used were custom materials that are not normally available from the manufacturer or, in the case of a vehicle manufactured in a foreign…

Sec. 5. (1) A lien under section 3 shall be enforced only as provided in this section. (2) If charges described in section 3 are not paid, the garage keeper may sell the vehicle at a public sale described in this section. (3) To enforce a lien under section 3, a garage keeper or …

Sec. 6. (1) After the amount of the lien under section 3 is paid to the garage keeper and the costs of the sale are deducted, any remaining money shall be paid to the following persons in this descending order of priority: (a) A prior lienholder who gives notice to the garage kee…

Sec. 7. An owner or lienholder who suffers damages because of a garage keeper's failure to comply with this act may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for the actual amount of the damages or $250.00, whichever is greater.

Sec. 8. This act does not apply to a vehicle for which the garage keeper issues a warehouse receipt, bill of lading, or other document of title.

Sec. 9. (1) In a municipality where there is in force a law or ordinance concerning the regulation and licensing of garages, a garage keeper is not entitled to avail himself or herself of the provisions of this act unless during the entire period of time covered by the garage kee…

Sec. 10. A person, agent, or employee of a garage keeper who knowingly makes a false statement on an application for a garage keeper's lien, the documents filed by the applicant with the department in support of the application for a garage keeper's lien, or a certification requi…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Michigan marina and boatyard storage lien act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Boat" and "vessel" mean boat and vessel as those words are defined in sections 80101 and 80104 of the natural resources and environmental protection act, 1994 PA 451, MCL 324.80101 and 324.80104. (b) "Default" means the failure to pay obligations…

Sec. 3. (1) A facility owner has a possessory lien on property stored at that facility for storage, rent, labor, repairs, maintenance services, materials, supplies, and other charges and for expenses reasonably incurred in the sale of that property under this act. Except as provi…

Sec. 4. (1) A facility owner shall notify a property owner and all prior lienholders of a lien created under this act before enforcing the lien. A property owner is notified if either of the following has occurred: (a) The property owner has signed a written repair, service, or s…

Sec. 5. (1) A facility owner shall enforce a lien created under this act only if the facility owner has notified the property owner and all prior lienholders of the lien as required by section 4. (2) If a property owner is in default for a period of more than 180 days, the facili…

Sec. 6. The secretary of state shall issue a new title or registration to the purchaser of a vessel or trailer at a sale conducted under section 5. If the vessel or trailer was registered in another state, the secretary of state shall notify the other state that a new title or re…

Sec. 7. If a documented vessel is sold pursuant to this act, the facility owner shall satisfy the United States coast guard requirements for passage of title by operation of state law under 46 C.F.R. 67.91 that include providing all of the following: (a) A copy of this act. (b) A…

Sec. 8. A lien under this act shall terminate and a facility owner shall immediately cease enforcement of actions brought under this act if either of the following occurs: (a) The property owner pays the facility owner the full amount necessary to satisfy the lien or other amount…

Sec. 9. If a provision of this act is inconsistent with a provision of 1915 PA 312, MCL 570.301 to 570.309, then the provision of this act shall govern.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "special tools lien act".

Sec. 2. For purposes of this act: (a) "Customer" means a person who causes a special tool builder to design, develop, manufacture, assemble for sale, or otherwise make a special tool for use in the design, development, manufacture, assembly, or fabrication of metal parts, or a pe…

Sec. 3. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, if a customer does not claim possession of a special tool from the end user within 3 years from the last use with that end user of the special tool, all rights, title, and interest in the special tool may, at the option of the end user,…

Sec. 5. After the expiration of the 3-year period set forth in section 3, if an end user chooses to have all rights, title, and interest in a special tool transferred to the end user by operation of law, the end user shall send written notice by registered mail, return receipt re…

Sec. 7. If a customer does not claim possession of the special tool within 120 days after the date the end user receives the return receipt of the notice sent under section 5, or does not make other arrangements with the end user for storage of the special tool within the time li…

Sec. 9. The 3-year waiting period provided in section 3 shall apply retroactively in the case of a special tool in the possession of an end user on the effective date of this act.

Sec. 11. Sections 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall not apply if an end user retains title to and possession of a special tool. Sections 3, 5, 7, and 9 shall not be construed to grant a customer rights, title, or interest in a special tool.

Sec. 13. An end user has a lien, dependent on possession, on any special tool in the end user's possession belonging to a customer for the amount due the end user from the customer for metal fabrication work performed with the special tool. An end user may retain possession of th…

Sec. 15. Before enforcing a lien granted to an end user under section 13, notice in writing shall be given to the customer, delivered personally or sent by registered mail to the last known address of the customer. The notice shall state that a lien is claimed for the amount due …

Sec. 17. If the end user has not been paid the amount due within 90 days after the notice has been received by the customer provided in section 15, the end user may sell the special tool at a public auction if both of the following occur: (a) The special tool is still in the end …

Sec. 19. (1) Before an end user may sell the special tool, the end user shall notify, by registered mail, return receipt requested, the customer and any person whose security interest is perfected by filing. The notice shall include the following information: (a) The end user's i…

Sec. 21. (1) If the sale is for a sum greater than the amount of the lien, the proceeds shall first be paid to the prior lienholder who has a perfected lien in an amount sufficient to extinguish that interest. Any excess shall next be paid to the end user who possesses a lien und…

Sec. 23. (1) A special tool builder shall permanently record on every special tool that the special tool builder fabricates, repairs, or modifies the special tool builder's name, street address, city, and state. (2) A special tool builder shall file a financing statement in accor…

Sec. 25. To enforce a lien that attaches under section 23, the special tool builder shall give notice of the lien in writing to the customer and the end user. The notice shall be given by hand delivery or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the last known address of the …

Sec. 27. Subject to section 29, if the special tool builder has not been paid the amount claimed in the notice required under section 25 within 90 days after the notice required under section 25 has been received by the customer and the end user, the special tool builder has a ri…

Sec. 29. (1) Before a special tool builder may sell a special tool for which a lien is claimed and for which the required notice has been sent under section 25, the special tool builder shall notify the customer, the end user, and all other persons that have a perfected security …

Sec. 31. (1) If the proceeds of the sale are greater than the amount of the lien, the proceeds shall first be paid to the special tool builder in the amount necessary to satisfy the lien. All proceeds in excess of the lien shall be paid to the customer. (2) A sale shall not be ma…

Sec. 101. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "construction lien act".

Sec. 102. For the purposes of this act, the words and phrases defined in sections 103 to 106 have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.