Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 105.1 (2026)

Condemnation.

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THE FOURTH CLASS CITY ACT

Act 215 of 1895

105.1 Condemnation.

Sec. 1.

Private property may be appropriated for public use in any city for the purpose of opening, widening, altering or extending streets, alleys and avenues; for the construction of bridges, for public buildings and for other public structures, for public grounds, parks, market places and spaces; for public wharves, docks, slips, basins and landings on navigable waters, and for the improvement of water courses; for sewers, drains and ditches; for public hospitals, pest houses, quarantine grounds and public cemeteries, and for other lawful and necessary public uses.

History: 1895, Act 215, Eff. Aug. 30, 1895 ;-- Am. 1899, Act 136, Imd. Eff. June 21, 1899 ;-- CL 1915, 3136 ;-- CL 1929, 2060 ;-- CL 1948, 105.1

FormerLaw Notes:

See CL 1897, §§ 3222 to 3246.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · leading case: Adams Outdoor Advert., Inc v. Canton Charter Twp., 711 N.W.2d 391 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006).

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Adams Outdoor Advert., Inc v. Canton Charter Twp., 711 N.W.2d 391 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “22; MCL 105.1; MCL 117.4e; MCL 125.51 et seq.”

West Bloomfield Twp v. United German Am. Rec Soc'y (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “ction notes taken by West Bloomfield Township’s Community Development Department, Code Enforcement Division, for the Initial Visit Inspection for 2272 Oak Park Drive, indicate that the VanMeerbeecks and their neighbors, the Dwans, were required to secure “after-the-fact permits…”

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