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Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.51 “Fence” defined.
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Sec. 1. As used in this act,“fence” means a structure or natural barrier which is sufficient to confine an animal as defined in section 1 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1976, being section 433.11 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.53 Payment for construction and maintenance of fence; compensation for use of fence by adjoining property owner; constructing fence in lieu of compensation.
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Sec. 3. (1) The owner of real property who constructs a fence shall pay for the construction and maintenance of that fence. (2) If an adjoining property owner or a tenant using the property of the adjoining property owner uses or begins to use the fence for purposes of restrainin…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.54 Fence viewer; appointment; term; request and payment for services; advance notice; compensation.
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Sec. 4. (1) The township board in each township shall appoint not less than 1 resident of the township, who may be a township trustee, as a fence viewer. The person or persons appointed shall serve at the pleasure of the township board. The governing body of a city or village sha…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.55 Fence viewer; duties; notice of decision; boundary disputes; appeal.
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Sec. 5. (1) If engaged under section 4(2), a fence viewer shall do 1 or more of the following: (a) Determine if a property owner or tenant in possession of property is using a fence constructed or maintained by an adjoining property owner, and if so, what percentage of the cost o…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.56 Settlement of boundary line disputes; selection of fence viewer.
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Sec. 6. (1) If a dispute arises with regard to a fence that is the boundary line between townships, or partly in 1 township and partly in another township, 1 fence viewer from each township may be selected to settle the dispute or 1 fence viewer may be selected by mutual agreemen…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.57 Constructing or maintaining fence; decision or agreement to divide costs binding on heirs and assigns of parties.
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Sec. 7. If there is a decision made for the division of costs of constructing or maintaining a fence by a fence viewer, or through mutual written agreement of the parties recorded in the office of the clerk of each township, city, and village or in the office of the county regist…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.58 Payment of amount required under MCL 43.53 or MCL 43.55; time; amount as lien on property; report; spreading amount on assessment roll; collection; payment to property owner.
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Sec. 8. (1) The amount of the payment required by a property owner or tenant under section 3 or 5 shall be made on or before the first day of the next succeeding October. In the event of neglect or refusal to pay the sum due, the amount shall become a lien on the property. The fe…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.59 Repeal of MCL 43.1 to 43.21.
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Sec. 9. Sections 1 to 21 of chapter 18 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being sections 43.1 to 43.21 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, are repealed.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 43.60 Effective date.
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Sec. 10. This act shall take effect October 1, 1978.