MI SB1100

Cities may obtain a lien on property by recording a final decision and order with the county register of deeds if a defendant fails to pay civil fines or costs for blight violations within 30 days of the due date.

The recorded order constitutes notice of the lien, and the city must send written notice by first-class mail to the property owner at their last known address.

Cities may enforce liens through their charter procedures, in the same manner as tax liens under the General Property Tax Act, or through a city ordinance passed by the governing body.

Liens created under this section expire 10 years after the order is recorded unless the city commences an action to enforce the lien within that timeframe.

A city may institute a circuit court action to collect the judgment imposed for a blight violation, and unpaid defaults may be collected through court judgment enforcement mechanisms under Michigan's Revised Judicature Act.