Michigan Compiled Laws
497-1980-1 - Part 1 (570.1101...570.1128)
Section 570.1106 - Additional Definitions.

Sec. 106.
(1) "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, association, other legal entity, or any combination of these.
(2) "Professional services" means services that are customarily and legally performed by or under the supervision or responsible control of design professionals in the course of their professional practice, including, but not limited to, programming, planning, surveying, site investigation, analysis, assessment, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and construction administration services.
(3) "Project" means the aggregate of improvements contracted for by the contracting owner.
(4) "Residential structure" means an individual residential condominium unit or a residential building containing not more than 2 residential units, the land on which it is or will be located, and all appurtenances, in which the owner or lessee contracting for the improvement is residing or will reside on completion of the improvement.
(5) "Subcontractor" means a person, other than a laborer or supplier, who pursuant to a contract between himself or herself and a person other than the owner or lessee performs any part of a contractor's contract for an improvement.
(6) "Supplier" means a person who, pursuant to a contract with a contractor or a subcontractor, leases, rents, or in any other manner provides material or equipment that is used in the improvement of real property. Supplier does not include a design professional or a person that has a subcontract with a design professional as described in section 107b.
(7) "Wages" means all earnings of an employee, whether determined on the basis of time, task, piece, commission, or other method of calculation, for labor or services, except fringe benefits and withholdings.
History: 1980, Act 497, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 191, Eff. Jan. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 17, Eff. Mar. 1, 1982 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 497, Eff. Jan. 3, 2007 ;-- Am. 2010, Act 147, Imd. Eff. Aug. 23, 2010 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Dec. 12, 2018

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 570 - Liens

Act 497 of 1980 - Construction Lien Act (570.1101 - 570.1305)

497-1980-1 - Part 1 (570.1101...570.1128)

Section 570.1101 - Short Title.

Section 570.1102 - Meanings of Words and Phrases.

Section 570.1103 - Definitions.

Section 570.1104 - Additional Definitions.

Section 570.1105 - Additional Definitions.

Section 570.1106 - Additional Definitions.

Section 570.1107 - Construction Lien Generally.

Section 570.1107a - Construction Lien for Professional Services Contract by Design Professionals; Notice of Contract; Form; Recording; Validity, Effectiveness, and Duration of Notice; Applicability to Other Liens.

Section 570.1107b - Construction Lien for Subcontract for Professional Services With Design Professional; Approval by Owner; Notice of Subcontract; Form; Recording; Validity, Effectiveness, and Duration of Notice; Applicability to Other Liens.

Section 570.1108 - Improvements to Real Property; Notice of Commencement; Form; Recording; Contents of Notice; Blank Notice of Furnishing; Incorrect Information in Notice; Providing Copy of Notice and Blank Notice of Furnishing Form to Subcontractor,...

Section 570.1108a - Improvement to Residential Structure; Notice of Commencement; Contents of Notice; Blank Notice of Furnishing; Incorrect Information in Notice; Providing Copy of Notice and Blank Notice of Furnishing to Contractor, Subcontractor, S...

Section 570.1109 - Subcontractor, Supplier, or Laborer Contracting to Provide Improvement to Real Property; Service of Notice of Furnishing; Form of Notice; Effect of Failure by Lien Claimant to Provide Notice Within Time Specified; Failure of Labore...

Section 570.1110 - Sworn Statement by Contractor or Subcontractor; Contents; Form; Notice of Receipt; Withholding From Contractor or Subcontractor Amount Due Subcontractors, Suppliers, Laborers, or Lien Claimants; Direct Payments to Lien Claimants; N...

Section 570.1111 - Claim of Lien; Recording; Validity; Form; Assignment; Statement; Proof of Service of Notice of Furnishing; Serving Copy of Claim of Lien and Recorded Proof of Service on Designee, Owner, or Lessee; Claim of Lien of More Than 1 Labo...

Section 570.1112 - Endorsing and Indexing Instrument by Register of Deeds; Recording Fee; Constructive Notice.

Section 570.1113 - Making Available to Lien Claimant Copy of Contract and Statement of Amount Due and Unpaid; Liability of Owner or Lessee; Providing to Owner, Lessee, or Designee Statement of Labor and Material Furnished; Liability of Lien Claimant...

Section 570.1114 - Construction Lien on Interest of Owner or Lessee in Residential Structure; Providing Improvement Under Written Contract Required; Statement; Contents.

Section 570.1114a - Construction Lien Recorded by Unlicensed Person.

Section 570.1115 - Waiver of Construction Lien.

Section 570.1116 - Claim of Lien; Vacation and Discharge; Bond; Penal Sum; Filing; Notification of Lien Claimant; Objection to Sufficiency of Surety; Appearance by Surety; Approval of Bond; Certificate; Recordation; Discharge of Claim of Lien and Not...

Section 570.1117 - Action for Enforcement of Construction Lien Through Foreclosure; Notice of Lis Pendens; Agent Appointed to Represent Laborers; Parties; Action on Contract by Lien Claimant; Enforcement of Lien by Cross-Claim or Counterclaim Where L...

Section 570.1118 - Action to Enforce Construction Lien Through Foreclosure; Circuit Court; Equitable Nature of Action; Enforcement of Lien by Cross-Claim or Counterclaim Filed in Pending Action; Duties of Court; Attorneys' Fees.

Section 570.1118a - Attachment of Claim to Residential Structure; Affidavit; Rebuttable Presumption of Payment by Owner or Lessee to Contractor.

Section 570.1119 - Claims of Lien Having Equal Priority; Priority of Construction Lien Over Garnishments and Over Other Interests, Liens, or Encumbrances; Attachment; Effect of Recording; Priority of Recorded Mortgage, Lien, Encumbrance, or Other Int...

Section 570.1120 - Failure of Owner or Lessee to Perform Contract; Compensation and Additional Damages.

Section 570.1121 - Judgment of Foreclosure; Sale of Real Property or Improvement; Satisfaction of Lien From Rents, Profits, and Income; Adding Tax and Insurance Premium Payments; Affidavit; Redemption Period; Conduct of Sale; Right, Title, and Intere...

Section 570.1122 - Appointing Receiver in Action to Enforce Construction Lien Through Foreclosure or in Action to Foreclose Mortgage; Petition; Motion; Finding; Appointment; Nominations by Mortgagee and Lien Claimant; Fiduciary Responsibility; Appoin...

Section 570.1123 - Petition by Receiver for Authority to Complete Construction of Improvements, Borrow Money, Grant Security, or Sell Real Property Under Foreclosure; Sale; Redemption Period; Purchase of Real Property by Lien Claimant or Mortgagee; R...

Section 570.1124 - Final Account of Receiver; Final Order Directing Distribution of Assets; Order of Priority; Deficiency Judgment; Notice of Hearing.

Section 570.1125 - Assignability of Construction Lien; Powers and Obligations of Assignee.

Section 570.1126 - Construction Lien Concerning Condominium; Limitations; Definitions.

Section 570.1127 - Full Payment of Claim of Lien; Certificate; Discontinuance or Dismissal of Action to Enforce Lien Through Foreclosure and to Discharge Notice of Lis Pendens; Documents; Providing Discharges of Lien and Other Documents.

Section 570.1128 - Failure to Commence Proceedings to Enforce Lien Within Time Provided by Law; Certificate; Recording; Affidavit Showing Time Statement or Claim of Lien Recorded.