Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.64 (2026)

Exemptions to act.

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POSSIBILITIES OF REVERTER AND RIGHTS OF ENTRY


Act 13 of 1968


554.64 Exemptions to act.

Sec. 4.

    This act does not apply:

    (a) To a lease for a term of years.

    (b) If the specified contingency must occur, if at all, within the period of the rule against perpetuities.

    (c) If the terminable interest is held for public, educational, religious or charitable purposes.

    (d) If the terminable interest is created in a conveyance from the United States of America, the state or any agency or political subdivision of either of them.

History: 1968, Act 13, Imd. Eff. Mar. 29, 1968

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1991–2018 · leading case: Ludington & N. Ry. v. Epworth Assembly, 468 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991).
Ludington & N. Ry. v. Epworth Assembly, 468 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “Section 4 of the act, MCL 554.64;, MSA 26.49(14), provides:_ *39 This act does not apply: (a) To a lease for a term of years.”
Troy 888 LLC v. Summit Wilshire LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “MCL 554.64, however, provides exemptions to this rule including “(c) If the terminable interest is held for public, educational, religious or charitable purposes.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 554.64(c) — 2 cases
Ludington & N. Ry. v. Epworth Assembly, 468 N.W.2d 884 (Mich. Ct. App. 1991). “Section 4 of the act, MCL 554.64;, MSA 26.49(14), provides:_ *39 This act does not apply: (a) To a lease for a term of years.”
Troy 888 LLC v. Summit Wilshire LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 554.64, however, provides exemptions to this rule including “(c) If the terminable interest is held for public, educational, religious or charitable purposes.”
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