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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5704 (2026)

Jurisdiction.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.5704 Jurisdiction.

Sec. 5704.

    The district court, municipal courts and the common pleas court of Detroit have jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of premises under this chapter.

History: Add. 1972, Act 120, Eff. July 1, 1972

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15 cases (8 in the last 5 years), 1987–2026 · leading case: Flynn v Korneffel, 547 N.W.2d 249 (Mich. 1996).
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Flynn v Korneffel, 547 N.W.2d 249 (Mich. 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 600.5704; M.S.A. § 27A.5704. Plaintiffs, however, attempted to enforce their right of redemption by commencing the circuit court action.”
Fed. Home Loan Mortg. Ass'n v. Kelley, 858 N.W.2d 69 (Mich. Ct. App. 2014). “On May 1, 2012, after expiration of the statutory redemption period, Freddie Mac initiated eviction proceedings in district court pursuant to MCL 600.5704. Defendants challenged the foreclosure, arguing in part that the foreclosure violated their Fifth Amendment due process…”
Galper v. United States Shoe Corp., 815 F. Supp. 1037 (E.D. Mich. 1993). · cites it 2× “In support of this argument, defendants rely on Mich.Comp.Laws Ann. § 600.5704 (1979), which provides^ “The district court, municipal courts and the common pleas court of Detroit have jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of premises under this chapter.”
Ames v. Maxson, 403 N.W.2d 501 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “Jurisdiction over such summary proceedings is vested in the district courts, MCL 600.5704; MSA 27A.5704. Recovery of possession after forfeiture of an executory land contract is provided for by MCL 600.”
Gary v. Hixon v. Westwick Square Coop. (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 3× “3 Pertinent to this case, MCL 600.5704 provides, in relevant part, as follows: The district court, municipal courts and the common pleas court of Detroit have jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of premises under this chapter.”
Bertha Baldwin v. Michael Edward Williams (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 3× “Rather, pursuant to MCL 600.5704, a district court has jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of property and plaintiff filed a complaint to recover possession of the property.”
Buckley v. All Occupants of (E.D. Mich. 2025). · cites it 2× “, Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.5704 ; Mich. Ct. R.”
in Re Est. of Kenneth Waller (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “” MCL 600.5704. “‘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.”
Bob Woodward v. Christopher Schwartz (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “Chaban generally relies on MCL 600.5704, a provision of the Summary Proceedings Act, MCL 600.”
Rovin Vinod v. Pauline Props. LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “Under MCL 600.5704, district courts, municipal courts and the common pleas court of Detroit have jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of premises pursuant to the provisions of MCL 600.”
20230105_C359427_36_359427.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “First, defendant asserted that the circuit court lacked subject-matter jurisdiction to hear the matter because the district courts have jurisdiction over summary proceedings to recover possession of premises under MCL 600.5704. Second, defendant asserted that plaintiff did not…”
Robert Briggs v. Vanessa Mason (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “6 We recognize that the rental agreement between Small and defendants also contained an agreement to sell the property to defendants, which was not exercised.”
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