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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3208 (2026)

Notice of foreclosure; publication; posting.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.3208 Notice of foreclosure; publication; posting.

Sec. 3208.

    Notice that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, shall be given by publishing the same for 4 successive weeks at least once in each week, in a newspaper published in the county where the premises included in the mortgage and intended to be sold, or some part of them, are situated. If no newspaper is published in the county, the notice shall be published in a newspaper published in an adjacent county. In every case within 15 days after the first publication of the notice, a true copy shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon any part of the premises described in the notice.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1971, Act 104, Eff. Mar. 30, 1972

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 44 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1974–2023 · leading case: Conlin v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 714 F.3d 355 (6th Cir. 2013).
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Conlin v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 714 F.3d 355 (6th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “On March 3, 2011, Orlans published its first notice of a foreclosure sale of the Property in a local newspaper, pursuant to Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3208 . The notice stated that “the mortgage is now held by U.”
Jackson Inv. Corp. v. Pittsfield Prods., Inc., 413 N.W.2d 99 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 3× “MCL 600.3208; MSA 27A.3208 provides in part: Notice that the mortgage will be foreclosed by a sale of the mortgaged premises, or some part of them, shall be given by publishing the same for 4 successive weeks at least once in each week, in a newspaper published in the county…”
Richard v. Schneiderman & Sherman, PC, 824 N.W.2d 573 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “(Schneiderman) had violated MCL 600.3208 2 by failing to provide or post a copy of the notice of foreclosure within 15 days of the first publication of the notice in a newspaper.”
Cheff v. Edwards, 513 N.W.2d 439 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 2× “A mortgagee who uses this method of foreclosure must follow the statutory requirements found in MCL 600.”
Deming-Anderson v. PNC Mortg., 119 F. Supp. 3d 635 (E.D. Mich. 2015). · cites it 3× “”, Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3208 . Within fifteen days of the first publication of the notice, a copy of such notice “shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon any part of the premises described in the notice.”
Frost v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 901 F. Supp. 2d 999 (W.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 3× “” Michigan law expressly authorizes foreclosures by advertisement, see Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.3208 , 600.3212, and sheriffs sales, see Mich.”
Lopez v. Bank of Am., N.A., 920 F. Supp. 2d 798 (W.D. Mich. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3208 . Second, the Court would have to conclude that the Legislature intended to erase the principle — long recognized in Michigan law — that a foreclosure sale may be set aside on grounds of irregularity or fraud.”
Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas v. Spot Realty, Inc., 714 N.W.2d 409 (Mich. Ct. App. 2006). “Bank One did directly notify Decision One of the foreclosure sale and published notices in the Detroit Legal News for four consecutive weeks in compliance *618 with MCL 600.3208. When a statute “specifies the requirements for redemption, [there is] no room for equitable…”
Bolone v. Wells Fargo Home Mortg., Inc., 858 F. Supp. 2d 825 (E.D. Mich. 2012). “§§ 600.3208, 600.3212. Similar to foreclosure by advertisement, a sheriffs sale of Plaintiffs home is also authorized by Mich *838 igan.”
Jerry Rush v. Freddie Mac, 792 F.3d 600 (6th Cir. 2015). “Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.3208 , 600.3212. Plaintiffs do not contest that they received the required statutory notice of the foreclosure and subsequent sheriffs sale or .”
Arnold v. DMR Fin. Servs., Inc., 532 N.W.2d 852 (Mich. 1995). “Our Supreme Court noted that the existence of equitable rights in the mortgage by persons other than the person who had legal title, did not alone create a valid objection on behalf of the mortgagor if the mortgagor was unaffected by those interests. Id., 625 . In a similar…”
Hebeler v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., 380 F. Supp. 3d 684 (W.D. Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3208 . In addition, within fifteen days after the first notice is published, the notice must be posted in a conspicuous place on the property described in the notice.”
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