Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.191 (2026)

Recording of amendment to recorded condominium document required; copy to co-owner.

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CONDOMINIUM ACT


Act 59 of 1978


559.191 Recording of amendment to recorded condominium document required; copy to co-owner.

Sec. 91.

    (1)  An amendment to the master deed or other recorded condominium document shall not be effective until the amendment is recorded.

    (2) A copy of the recorded amendment shall be delivered to each co-owner of the project.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Carola Condo. Ass'n v. Dustin Chappell, No. 325851 (Mich. Ct. App. July 19, 2016).
Carola Condo. Ass'n v. Dustin Chappell, No. 325851 (Mich. Ct. App. July 19, 2016). “173, and therefore, effective, MCL 559.191. Defendants were bound by the recorded amendments whether they examined the record or not.”
Ferry Beaubien LLC v. Centurion Place on Ferry Street Condo, No. 335571 (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 14, 2017). “” MCL 559.191(1). The amendment that plaintiff attached to its reply brief in support of its emergency motion for declaratory judgment does not contain a record stamp from the Wayne County Register of Deeds.”
Ferry Beaubien LLC v. Centurion Place on Ferry Street Condo, No. 335571 (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 14, 2017). “” MCL 559.191(1). The amendment that plaintiff attached to its reply brief in support of its emergency motion for declaratory judgment does not contain a record stamp from the Wayne County Register of Deeds.”
Woodfield Greens Condo. Assn v. Soho Land Dev. Inc, No. 371067 (Mich. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2026). “167(1), “[a] change in a condominium project shall be reflected in an amendment to the appropriate condominium document,” and under MCL 559.191, “[a]n amendment to the master deed or other recorded condominium document shall not be effective until the amendment is recorded.”
Mich. Comp. Laws § 559.191(1): 2 cases
Ferry Beaubien LLC v. Centurion Place on Ferry Street Condo, No. 335571 (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 14, 2017). “” MCL 559.191(1). The amendment that plaintiff attached to its reply brief in support of its emergency motion for declaratory judgment does not contain a record stamp from the Wayne County Register of Deeds.”
Ferry Beaubien LLC v. Centurion Place on Ferry Street Condo, No. 335571 (Mich. Ct. App. Dec. 14, 2017). “” MCL 559.191(1). The amendment that plaintiff attached to its reply brief in support of its emergency motion for declaratory judgment does not contain a record stamp from the Wayne County Register of Deeds.”
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