Sec. 107a.
(1) A design professional who enters into a written contract with an owner, or with a person acting as an agent of the owner, to provide professional services relating to the proposed or actual erection, alteration, repair, or removal of a structure on or other improvement to real property may record a notice with the register of deeds for the county in which the property is located. The notice must be in substantially the following form:
(3) A notice under this section is valid for 1 year after the date it is recorded. The design professional may record a subsequent notice with respect to the written contract. All of the requirements of this section, including the time limitation of subsection (2), apply to a subsequent notice.
(4) If an actual physical improvement is made to the property after a notice is recorded under this section, the notice is only effective from the date of the first actual physical improvement.
(5) This section, or the recording of a notice under this section, does not affect the requirements of this act regarding the creation of a construction lien, including requirements of section 107, the steps necessary to claim a lien, or the manner of enforcing a lien.
History: Add. 2018, Act 367, Imd. Eff. Dec. 12, 2018
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
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 570.1114a - Construction Lien Recorded by Unlicensed Person.
Section 570.1115 - Waiver of Construction Lien.
Section 570.1125 - Assignability of Construction Lien; Powers and Obligations of Assignee.
Section 570.1126 - Construction Lien Concerning Condominium; Limitations; Definitions.