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Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.222 (2026)

Complaint; filing.

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LAND DIVISION ACT

Act 288 of 1967

560.222 Complaint; filing.

Sec. 222.

Except as provided in section 222a, to vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of a recorded plat, a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court by the owner of a lot in the subdivision, a person of record claiming under the owner, or the governing body of the municipality in which the subdivision covered by the plat is located.

History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968 ;-- Am. 1978, Act 367, Imd. Eff. July 22, 1978 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 590, Imd. Eff. Jan. 4, 2005

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Plat Act

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Subdivision Control

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 15 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Beach v. Lima Twp., 802 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2011).

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Beach v. Lima Twp., 802 N.W.2d 1 (Mich. 2011). · cites it 45× “27 For the purposes of this case, the most pertinent portion of the LDA, MCL 560.222, provides: Except as provided in section 222a,[28] to vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of a recorded plat, a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court by the owner of a…”

2000 Baum Fam. Trust v. Babel, 793 N.W.2d 633 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “If the township and the department decline to exercise their “priority to obtain the property or control of the property as an ingress and egress point,” the property reverts to the abutting landowners. MCL 560.226(2); MCL 560.227a(1); see also MCL 224.”

Martin v. Beldean, 677 N.W.2d 312 (Mich. 2004). “22 MCL 560.222 provides: To vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of it, a complaint shall be filed in the circuit court by the owner of a lot in the subdivision, a person of record claiming under the owner or the governing body of the municipality in which the…”

Beach v. Lima Twp., 770 N.W.2d 386 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). “” MCL 560.222. The complaint must identify the land at issue within the plat and state the “plaintiffs reasons for seeking the vacation, correction, or revision.”

Nelson v. Roscommon Cnty. Road Comm'n, 323 N.W.2d 621 (Mich. Ct. App. 1982). “"(2) To vacate, correct, alter or revise a recorded plat or any part of it, the proprietor of a subdivision or any lot in a subdivision; the governing body of a municipality which considers it necessary or advisable in the interests of the welfare, health or safety of its…”

Caudill v. Eubanks Farms, Inc., 301 F.3d 658 (6th Cir. 2002). “at 968 (citing Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 560.222 ). We held that the district court properly abstained because Michigan law provides a regulatory scheme to address disputes relating to land use.”

Feldman v. Monroe Twp. Bd., 216 N.W.2d 628 (Mich. Ct. App. 1974). “Typifying the result and confusion is the revised MCLA 560.222(2); MSA 26.430(222)(2). In determin *756 ing who has standing to sue under the act, this section declares: "To vacate, correct, alter or revise a recorded plat or any part of it, the proprietor of a subdivision or…”

In Re Vacation of Plat of Mollie Britton Est., 226 N.W.2d 526 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “430(222)(2) which reads: "To vacate, correct, alter or revise a recorded plat or any part of it, the proprietor of a subdivision or any lot in a subdivision; the governing body of a municipality which considers it necessary or advisable in the interests of the welfare, health or…”

Belfy v. Krchak, 264 N.W.2d 115 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 3× “The trial court held that since this Court had construed MCLA 560.222; MSA 26.430(222) to require 2/3 of the property owners to join in a petition to vacate a plat, plaintiffs’ petition must be dismissed.”

Matter of Amendment of Sequanota Heights Plat, 264 N.W.2d 115 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 4× “The trial court held that since this Court had construed MCLA 560.222; MSA 26.430(222) to require 2/3 of the property owners to join in a petition to vacate a plat, plaintiffs' petition must be dismissed.”

First Nat'l Bank v. Michaels, 226 N.W.2d 526 (Mich. Ct. App. 1975). “The Feldman holding is based on that portion of MCLA 560.222(2); MSA 26.430(222X2) which reads: "To vacate, correct, alter or revise a recorded plat or any part of it, the proprietor of a subdivision or any lot in a subdivision; the governing body of a municipality which…”

Gimmy G Tress v. Roscommon Cnty. Road Comm'n (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “MCL 560.222. MCL 560.226(1)(b) and (c) provide that before a court may consider vacation, correction, or revision of a platted roadway dedicated to a county or township, the governmental unit must first relinquish its rights.”

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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.222(2) — 5 cases

Matter of Amendment of Sequanota Heights Plat, 264 N.W.2d 115 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “The trial court held that since this Court had construed MCLA 560.222; MSA 26.430(222) to require 2/3 of the property owners to join in a petition to vacate a plat, plaintiffs' petition must be dismissed.”

Belfy v. Krchak, 264 N.W.2d 115 (Mich. Ct. App. 1978). “The trial court held that since this Court had construed MCLA 560.222; MSA 26.430(222) to require 2/3 of the property owners to join in a petition to vacate a plat, plaintiffs’ petition must be dismissed.”

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