Michigan Compiled Laws
Mich. Comp. Laws § 565.351 (2026)
Land contract; acknowledgment; endorsement.
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LAND CONTRACTS
Act 237 of 1879
565.351 Land contract; acknowledgment; endorsement.
Sec. 1.
A contract for the sale of land or any interest in that land shall be executed by the vendor named in the contract, and acknowledged before any judge or before any notary public within this state, and the officer taking the acknowledgment shall endorse a certificate of the acknowledgment and the date of making the acknowledgment under his or her hand.
History: 1879, Act 237, Eff. Aug. 30, 1879 ;-- How. 5709 ;-- CL 1897, 9035 ;-- CL 1915, 11770 ;-- CL 1929, 13350 ;-- CL 1948, 565.351 ;-- Am. 1991, Act 140, Imd. Eff. Nov. 25, 1991 ;-- Am. 2002, Act 20, Imd. Eff. Mar. 4, 2002
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1991–1991 · leading case: Cipriano v. Tocco, 757 F. Supp. 1484 (E.D. Mich. 1991).
Cipriano v. Tocco, 757 F. Supp. 1484 (E.D. Mich. 1991). “Land contracts executed in the presence of two witnesses and acknowledged *1492 before a notary public in accordance with MCL 565.351; MSA 26.671, are entitled to be recorded under MCL 565.”
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