Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.542 (2026)

Appeal to circuit court.

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HOUSING LAW OF MICHIGAN

Act 167 of 1917

125.542 Appeal to circuit court.

Sec. 142.

An owner aggrieved by a final decision or order of the legislative body or the board of appeals under section 141 may appeal the decision or order to the circuit court by filing a petition for an order of superintending control within 20 days from the date of the decision.

History: Add. 1969, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969 ;-- Am. 1992, Act 144, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993 ;-- Am. 2003, Act 55, Imd. Eff. July 14, 2003

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Orion Charter Twp. v. Burnac Corp., 431 N.W.2d 225 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988).

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Orion Charter Twp. v. Burnac Corp., 431 N.W.2d 225 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Secondly, appellants claim that the trial court committed error by not requiring the township to follow the provisions of the Housing Law, MCL 125.”

Antonian v. City of Dearborn Heights, 224 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (E.D. Mich. 2002). “§ 125.542 (same). 5 . In addition to the foregoing condemnation provisions for property deemed unfit for human habitation, Sections 7-481 of the Code sets forth general building code violation enforcement and notice procedures: (a) Whenever the director buildings and…”

Masjid Malcom Shabazz House of Worship, Inc. v. Inkster, City of (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “540 and MCL 125.542) that detail pre-demolition notice and procedure requirements.”

Success on Sussex, LLC, & Jerome Shell v. City of Detroit, et al. (E.D. Mich. 2026). · cites it 2× “at § 8-17-25(e); see also Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.542 . Sussex’s procedural due process claim fails because it was not entitled to written notice of the 2014 “dangerous” structure proceedings.”

City of Southfield v. Shefa LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Generally speaking, claims of breach of a mortgage agreement, nuisance, and dangerous building can be brought in circuit court, as can requests for a receivership or foreclosure.”

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