Sec. 1.
A contract for the sale of land or any interest in that land shall be executed by the vendor named in the contract, and acknowledged before any judge or before any notary public within this state, and the officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse a certificate of the acknowledgment and the date of making the acknowledgment under his or her hand.
History: 1879, Act 237, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 5709 ;-- CL 1897, 9035 ;-- CL 1915, 11770 ;-- CL 1929, 13350 ;-- CL 1948, 565.351 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2002
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 565 - Conveyances of Real Property
Act 237 of 1879 - Land Contracts (565.351 - 565.361)
Section 565.351 - Land Contract; Acknowledgment; Endorsement.
Section 565.352 - Land Contract; Execution and Acknowledgment in Another State.
Section 565.353 - Land Contract; Execution and Acknowledgment in Foreign Country.
Section 565.354 - Land Contract; Recording, Effect.
Section 565.355 - Repealed. 1998, Act 106, Imd. Eff. June 3, 1998.
Section 565.356 - Definitions.
Section 565.359 - Land Contract Mortgage; Enforcement; Foreclosure; Additional Remedies.