Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.1622 (2026)

Condemnation.

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS ACT

Act 338 of 1974

125.1622 Condemnation.

Sec. 22.

A municipality may take private property under Act No. 149 of the Public Acts of 1911, as amended, being sections 213.21 to 213.41 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, for the purpose of transfer to the corporation, and may transfer the property to the corporation for use in an approved project, on terms and conditions it deems appropriate, and the taking, transfer, and use shall be considered necessary for public purposes and for the benefit of the public.

History: 1974, Act 338, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 1974

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1987 · leading case: City of Ctr. Line v. Chmelko, 416 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).

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City of Ctr. Line v. Chmelko, 416 N.W.2d 401 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “MCL 125.1622; MSA 5.3520(22). The narrow question presented in Poletown was whether the statute authorizing the taking was constitutional.”

Poletown Neighborhood Council v. City of Detroit, 304 N.W.2d 455 (Mich. 1981). · cites it 5× “MCL 125.1622; MSA 5.3520(22). Plaintiffs-appellants do not challenge the declaration of the Legislature that programs to alleviate and prevent conditions of unemployment and to preserve and develop industry and commerce are essential public purposes.”

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