May 22, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Johnson, Byrnes, Tobocman, Hopgood, Scott, Accavitti, Meisner, Melton, Ball, Polidori, Miller, Leland, Robert Jones, Sak, Kathleen Law, Alma Smith, Condino, Bennett, Gonzales, Bieda, Farrah, Dean, Bauer, Meadows and Clemente and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.
A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled
"The general property tax act,"
by amending section 78b (MCL 211.78b), as amended by 2003 PA 263.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 78b. Except as otherwise provided in section 79 for
certified abandoned property, on the June 1 immediately succeeding
the date that unpaid taxes are returned to the county treasurer for
forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale under section 60a(1) or (2) or
returned to the county treasurer as delinquent under section 78a,
the county treasurer shall send notice of all the following by
first-class mail, address correction requested, to the person to
whom a tax bill for property returned for delinquent taxes was last
sent or to the person identified as the owner of property returned
for
delinquent taxes , and
to a person entitled to notice of the
return
of delinquent taxes under section 78a(4), and to a person to
whom
a tax certificate for property returned for delinquent taxes
was
issued pursuant to section 71, as
shown on the current records
of the county treasurer:
(a) The date, stating the month, day, and year, property on
which unpaid taxes were returned as delinquent will be forfeited to
the county treasurer for those unpaid delinquent taxes, interest,
penalties, and fees.
(b) A statement that a person who holds a legal interest in
the property may lose that interest as a result of the forfeiture
and subsequent foreclosure proceeding.
(c) A legal description or parcel number of the property and
the street address of the property, if available.
(d) The person or persons to whom the notice is addressed.
(e) The unpaid delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, and fees
due on the property.
(f) A statement that unless those unpaid delinquent taxes,
interest, penalties, and fees are paid on or before the March 31
immediately succeeding the entry in an uncontested case of a
judgment foreclosing the property under section 78k, absolute title
to the property shall vest in the foreclosing governmental unit.
(g) A statement of the person's rights of redemption and
notice that the rights of redemption will expire on the March 31
immediately succeeding the entry in an uncontested case of a
judgment foreclosing the property under section 78k.