REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.5701 Definitions.
Sec. 5701.
As used in this chapter:
(a) "Summary proceedings" means a civil action to recover possession of premises and to obtain certain ancillary relief as provided by this chapter and by court rules adopted in connection therewith.
(b) "Premises" includes lands, tenements, condominium property, cooperative apartments, air rights and all manner of real property. It includes structures fixed or mobile, temporary or permanent, vessels, mobile trailer homes and vehicles which are used or intended for use primarily as a dwelling or as a place for commercial or industrial operations or storage.
(c) "Lease" includes a written or verbal lease or license agreement for use or possession of premises.
(d) "District" means the judicial districts provided for in chapter 81.
History: Add. 1972, Act 120, Eff. July 1, 1972
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
66
cases (
17 in the last 5 years), 1977–2026 · leading case:
People v. March
People v. March (2016)
mich · cites it 3×
“A formal series of steps must be taken before the purchaser can begin summary proceedings under MCL 600.5701 et seq. for immediate possession of the premises.”
Wilson v. Taylor (1998)
mich · cites it 4×
“§ 600.5701 et seq.; M.S.A. § 27A.5701 et seq.”
Gruskin v. Fisher (1979)
mich · cites it 6×
“The question presented is whether the summary proceedings to recover possession of realty act, 1972 PA 120 , MCL 600.5701 et seq.; MSA 27A.5701 et seq.”
Clohset v. No Name Corp. (2013)
michctapp · cites it 2×
“In addition, district courts have “equitable jurisdiction and authority concurrent with that of the circuit court” with respect to equitable claims arising under chapter 57 of the Revised Judicature Act (RJA), MCL 600.5701 et seq., which concerns proceedings to recover…”
1300 Lafayette East Cooperative, Inc v. Savoy (2009)
michctapp
“SUMMARY EVICTION PROCEEDINGS Chapter 57 of the Revised Judicature Act (RJA), MCL 600.5701 et seq., allows for summary eviction proceedings to be brought in district court to recover possession of a rented or leased residence and to obtain ancillary relief.”
Moody v. Home Owners Insurance (2014)
michctapp
“*435 We also find that Clohset v No Name Corp (On Remand), 302 Mich App 550 ; 840 NW2d 375 (2013), does not alter our analysis of the issues presented in these cases because it is factually unique and addresses the district court’s “more specific” equitable jurisdiction…”
De Bruyn Produce Co. v. Romero (1993)
michctapp · cites it 2×
“1 Plaintiff sought a declaration of the nature of the legal relationship between plaintiff and defendants with respect to defendants’ occupancy of the housing provided by plaintiff and the applicability of the summary proceedings act, MCL 600.5701 et seq.; MSA 27A.5701 et seq.”
Deroshia v. Union Terminal Piers (1986)
michctapp · cites it 2×
“To facilitate resort to judicial process, the Legislature has provided a summary procedure in the district court to recover possession of realty, MCL 600.5701 et seq.; MSA 27A.5701 et seq.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5701(a) — 6 cases
Gruskin v. Fisher (1979)
mich
“The question presented is whether the summary proceedings to recover possession of realty act, 1972 PA 120 , MCL 600.5701 et seq.; MSA 27A.5701 et seq.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5701(b) — 2 cases
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