Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3248 (2026)

Redemption; refusal to certify payment; civil liability.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961

Act 236 of 1961

600.3248 Redemption; refusal to certify payment; civil liability.

Sec. 3248.

If any person entitled to receive such redemption moneys, shall, upon payment or tender thereof to him, refuse to make and acknowledge such certificate of payment, he shall be liable to the person aggrieved thereby, in the sum of $100.00 damages, over and above all the actual damages sustained, to be recovered in a civil action, except that no damages of any kind may be recovered from any register of deeds who shall refuse to accept tender of payment after the time indorsed upon the deed when the same shall become operative in case the premises are not redeemed, and the officer or person making the sale shall be entitled to rely conclusively upon the recital of the length of the redemption period contained in the notice of foreclosure in making such indorsement upon the deed.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 102, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: Johnston v. Sterling Mortg. & Inv. Co., 315 Mich. App. 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).

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Johnston v. Sterling Mortg. & Inv. Co., 315 Mich. App. 724 (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 4× “” • Count VI (against Uralli, Sterling, and Citi-MI): Violation of MCL 600.3248. MCL 600.3248 penalizes individuals for refusing to accept redemption funds.”

The Norris Consulting Grp. Inc v. Jennifer Hughbanks (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 32× “1 On appeal, plaintiff argues that the trial court erred by dismissing its tortious interference with contract claim and its claim that defendants2 Redford and Dandnaik breached MCL 600.3248. We agree that the trial court erred by dismissing plaintiff’s claim that defendants…”

Himmelein v. Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Corp., 154 F. Supp. 3d 560 (W.D. Mich. 2015). · cites it 6× “Importantly, Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.3248 states that: If any person entitled to receive such redemption moneys, shall, upon payment or tender thereof to him, refuse to make and acknowledge such certificate of payment, he shall be' liable to the person aggrieved thereby, in the…”

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