Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.173 (2026)

Recordation of master deed and amendment; certification by treasurer; filing copy of master deed with local supervisor or assessing officer; filing architectural plans and specifications or affidavit with local unit of government.

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CONDOMINIUM ACT

Act 59 of 1978

559.173 Recordation of master deed and amendment; certification by treasurer; filing copy of master deed with local supervisor or assessing officer; filing architectural plans and specifications or affidavit with local unit of government.

Sec. 73.

(1) A master deed and an amendment to the master deed shall be recorded.

(2) A master deed shall not be recorded without a certification by the treasurer collecting the property taxes and special assessments that all property taxes and current installments of special assessments which became a lien on the property involved in the project are paid in full.

(3) When recorded, a copy of the master deed and a copy of any subsequently amended master deed or amendment shall be filed with the local supervisor or assessing officer.

(4) Detailed architectural plans and specifications for the condominium project, if that condominium project contains any units that require architectural plans and specifications to construct, shall be filed with the local unit of government in which the project is located. However, in the case of a conversion condominium where detailed architectural plans and specifications are not available, the developer shall file with the local unit of government an affidavit stating the fact that detailed architectural plans and specifications are not available.

History: 1978, Act 59, Eff. July 1, 1978 ;-- Am. 1982, Act 538, Imd. Eff. Jan. 17, 1983 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 379, Imd. Eff. Jan. 2, 2001

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2016–2020 · leading case: Highfield Beach at Lake Michigan v. Scott E Sanderson (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).

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Highfield Beach at Lake Michigan v. Scott E Sanderson (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 6× “” And MCL 559.173 provides that “[a] master deed and an amendment to the master deed shall be recorded.”

Carola Condo. Ass'n v. Dustin Chappell (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “Nevertheless, the first amendment, which was noted on the quitclaim deeds issued to defendants, should have led defendants to the apparent error that units 34 through 49 were garage units and as such could not be deeded separate from their condominium units.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.173(1) — 1 case

Highfield Beach at Lake Michigan v. Scott E Sanderson (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” And MCL 559.173 provides that “[a] master deed and an amendment to the master deed shall be recorded.”

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