Sec. 12.
Should the assessments in any special assessment roll prove insufficient for any reason, including the noncollection thereof, to pay for the improvement for which they were made or to pay the principal and interest on the bonds issued in anticipation of the collection thereof, then the township board shall make additional pro rata assessments to supply the deficiency, but the total amount assessed against any parcel of land shall not exceed the value of the benefits received from the improvement. Should the total amount collected on assessments prove larger than necessary by more than 5% of the original roll, then the surplus shall be prorated among the properties assessed in accordance with the amount assessed against each and applied toward the payment of the next township tax levied against such properties, respectively, or if there be no such tax then it shall be refunded to the persons who are the respective record owners of the properties on the date of the passage of the resolution ordering such refund. Any such surplus of 5% or less may be paid into the township contingent funds disposed of as above provided.
History: 1954, Act 188, Imd. Eff. May 5, 1954
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 188 of 1954 - Public Improvements (41.721 - 41.738)
Section 41.721 - Public Improvements by Township Board; Bonds; Special Assessments to Defray Costs.
Section 41.721a - “Record Owner” Defined.
Section 41.722 - Types of Improvements Authorized; Approval; Conditions.
Section 41.724a - Notice of Hearings in Special Assessment Proceedings.
Section 41.725 - Approval or Determination by Township Board; Levy of Special Assessment.
Section 41.728 - Special Assessments to Constitute Lien; Limitation; Character and Effect.
Section 41.729 - Special Assessments; Collection by Township Treasurer, Report of Delinquencies.
Section 41.730 - Special Assessments; Delinquencies, Reassessment.
Section 41.731 - Division of Lands; Apportionment of Uncollected Assessments.
Section 41.732 - Special Assessment Roll; Insufficiency, Additional Pro Rata Assessments; Surplus, Refunds.
Section 41.733 - Illegal Special Assessment; Reassessment Proceedings.
Section 41.734 - Exempt Corporations; Agreement to Pay Assessment.
Section 41.734a - Assessment on Platted Corner Lots; Payment of Portion by Governing Body.
Section 41.735a - Township Improvement Revolving Fund; Advances; Interest.
Section 41.735b - Township Improvement Revolving Fund; Transfer of Funds; Amount.
Section 41.735c - Special Assessments to Defray Certain Obligations.
Section 41.736 - Public Improvements; Powers Granted to Townships.