Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.391 (2026)
Contract for maintenance of private roads; special assessment district; petition.
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MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE ROADS
Act 139 of 1972
247.391 Contract for maintenance of private roads; special assessment district; petition.
Sec. 1.
In any township, the township board may contract for the maintenance or improvement of any private roads within the township by the creation of a special assessment district. Fifty-one percent of the property owners owning the frontage along a private road shall be required to request the improvement or maintenance by petition to the township board.
History: 1972, Act 139, Imd. Eff. May 22, 1972
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Dowerk v. Oxford Charter Twp., 592 N.W.2d 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999).
Dowerk v. Oxford Charter Twp., 592 N.W.2d 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999). “MCL 247.391; MSA 9.195(41). However, before approving a special-assessment district, the township must hold a hearing on the petition and entertain objections.”
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