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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.162 (2026)

Municipality operating water distribution system or sewage system; lien as security for collection of assessments, charges, or rentals; effective date and enforceability of lien.

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MUNICIPAL WATER LIENS


Act 178 of 1939


123.162 Municipality operating water distribution system or sewage system; lien as security for collection of assessments, charges, or rentals; effective date and enforceability of lien.

Sec. 2.

    A municipality that has operated or operates a water distribution system or a sewage system for the purpose of supplying water or sewage system services to the inhabitants of the municipality has as security for the collection of water or sewage system rates, or any assessments, charges, or rentals due or to become due, respectively, for the use of sewage system services or for the use or consumption of water supplied to any house or other building or any premises, lot or lots, or parcel or parcels of land, a lien upon the house or other building and upon the premises, lot or lots, or parcel or parcels of land upon which the house or other building is situated or to which the sewage system service or water was supplied. This lien becomes effective immediately upon the distribution of the water or provision of the sewage system service to the premises or property supplied, but shall not be enforceable for more than 5 years after it becomes effective.

History: 1939, Act 178, Imd. Eff. June 8, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 123.162 ;-- Am. 1981, Act 132, Imd. Eff. Oct. 7, 1981 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 421, Eff. Apr. 4, 2017

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2015–2020 · leading case: NL Ventures VI Farmington, LLC v. City of Livonia, 886 N.W.2d 772 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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NL Ventures VI Farmington, LLC v. City of Livonia, 886 N.W.2d 772 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 9× “[MCL 123.162 (emphasis added).] In accordance with MCL 123.”
In re Shefa, LLC, 524 B.R. 717 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2015). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 211.40 provides that a tax assessed against real property in Michigan is secured by a lien on such property.”
Eric M Hartfiel v. City of Eastpointe (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 7× “o any other lawful enforcement methods, the payment of charges for water service to any premises may be enforced by discontinuing the water service to the premises and the payment of charges for sewage disposal service or storm water disposal service to a premises may be…”
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