Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.321 (2026)

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE

Act 227 of 1972

213.321 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

As used in this act:

(a) "Business" means a lawful activity, except farming operations, conducted primarily for the purchase, sale, lease or rental of real or personal property, for the manufacture, processing or marketing of products, commodities or other personal property, the sale of services to the public or outdoor advertising and includes nonprofit organizations.

(b) "Displaced person" means a person who vacates real property or removes his personal property therefrom pursuant to a program undertaken by a state agency which results in the acquisition of the real property in whole or in part, or in an order to vacate the real property.

(c) "Farming operations" means a lawful activity conducted primarily for the production of an agricultural product or commodity, including timber, for sale or home use, in customarily sufficient quantities as to be capable of contributing materially to the income of the owner or operator.

(d) "State agency" means any department, agency or instrumentality of the state or of a political subdivision of the state; a combination thereof or a corporation within the state which has the power of eminent domain. No state agency shall supersede any already established boards, commissions or agencies created by the state statute or federal rules that remove citizens' participation in any city of 1,000,000 or more.

History: 1972, Act 227, Imd. Eff. July 25, 1972

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2021 · leading case: Katherine Amen, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. City of Dearborn, a Mun. Corp., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, 718 F.2d 789 (6th Cir. 1983).

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Katherine Amen, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants v. City of Dearborn, a Mun. Corp., Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees, 718 F.2d 789 (6th Cir. 1983). “See Mich. Comp.Laws Ann. § 213.321(d) (Supp.1983) (Mich.”

Matter of Acquisition of Land-Virginia Park, 328 N.W.2d 602 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “[20] MCL 213.321 et seq.; MSA 8.215(61) et seq.”

Amen v. City of Dearborn, 363 F. Supp. 1267 (E.D. Mich. 1973). · cites it 2× “§ 213.321 et seq. 17. The City does have a relocation service that is available to anyone who walks off the stréet.”

Garrett v. City of Hamtramck, 394 F. Supp. 1151 (E.D. Mich. 1975). “§ 213.321 et seq.; and, in addition, shall contain the following essential elements: A.”

White v. Charter Twp. of Bridgeport (In Re White), 2 B.R. 656 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1980). “§ 213.321 (Cum.Supp. 1979); Mich.Stat.Ann.”

Shefa, LLC v. City of Southfield (E.D. Mich. 2021). · cites it 3× “Perhaps most important, the statute authorizing the creation of DDAs provides that they “shall be deemed an instrumentality of a political subdivision,” for purposes of Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.321 , which deals with relocation assistance to be provided when property is condemned.”

Goldberg v. City of Detroit, 328 N.W.2d 602 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “MCL 213.321 et seq.; MSA 8.215(61) et seq.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.321(d) — 1 case

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