Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 560.261 (2026)
Sale of land; written disclosures to buyer; voidability of sale.
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LAND DIVISION ACT
Act 288 of 1967
560.261 Sale of land; written disclosures to buyer; voidability of sale.
Sec. 261.
No person shall sell any lot in a recorded plat or any parcel of unplatted land in an unincorporated area if it abuts a street or road which has not been accepted as public unless the seller first informs the purchaser in writing on a separate instrument to be attached to the instrument conveying any interest in such lot or parcel of land of the fact that the street or road is private and is not required to be maintained by the board of county road commissioners. In addition, any contract or agreement of sale entered into in violation of this section shall be voidable at the option of the purchaser.
History: 1967, Act 288, Eff. Jan. 1, 1968
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cases, 2010–2019 · leading case: Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc. v. Richardson (In Re Brandt), 434 B.R. 493 (W.D. Mich. 2010).
Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc. v. Richardson (In Re Brandt), 434 B.R. 493 (W.D. Mich. 2010). “Similarly, § 560.261 allows the purchaser platted property to void the sale if the seller did not disclose that the property abuts a private road.”
John L Roseman v. Gwen Weiger (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “In this complaint, plaintiff alleged that defendants had violated MCL 560.261 by failing to represent in the purchase agreement that the subject property was located on a private road.”
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