REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961
Act 236 of 1961
600.6052 Notice of time and place of sale.
Sec. 6052.
Prior to the sale of any real estate taken on execution, notice of the time and place of holding the sale, the notice to describe the real estate with common certainty by setting forth the name or number of the township in which it is located, and the number of the lot, or by other appropriate description of the premises shall be given as follows:
(1) A written or printed notice shall be displayed in 3 public places in the township or city where the real estate is to be sold at least 6 weeks prior to the sale, and if the sale is in a township or city other than that wherein the premises are located, notice shall also be displayed in 3 public places in the township or city in which the premises are located.
(2) A copy of the notice shall be published once each week for the 6 successive weeks prior to the sale in a newspaper printed in the county in which the premises are located, or, if there is no newspaper, in a newspaper printed in an adjoining county.
(3) If the sheriff or other officer adjourns the sale for more than 1 week, he shall give notice in the newspaper in which the original notice was published and shall continue to publish notices weekly throughout the adjournment. Notice of adjournment must also be displayed for a like period at the place where the sale is to be held.
History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 297, Eff. Apr. 1, 1975
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
5
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case:
Carpenter v. Smith, 383 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
Carpenter v. Smith, 383 N.W.2d 248 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985).
· cites it 4× “ADEQUACY OF NOTICE AND PUBLICATION Defendants argue that the notice of foreclosure sale was inadequate under MCL 600.6052; MSA 27A.6052: "Prior to the sale of any real estate taken on execution, notice of the time and place of holding the sale, *566 the notice to describe the…”
In Re Indep. Vill., Inc., 52 B.R. 715 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 1985).
· cites it 2× “3115, the judge may not set the date of sale less than 6 months after the commencement of the foreclosure case, and notice of the sale, for at least 42 days, Mich.Comp.Laws §§ 600.6052, 6091, Mich.Stat.”
Dougherty v. Dougherty, 210 N.W.2d 151 (Mich. Ct. App. 1973).
“Did the trial judge utilize an improper procedure for the sale and disposition of the parties’ assets? Defendant challenges the trial judge’s use of sealed bids upon the subject property submitted before March 30, 1972, in lieu of partition proceedings in compliance with MCLA…”
David Wiegand II v. Ilean M Menhennick Trust (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
· cites it 11× “Notice must be given in the same manner as required by MCL 600.6052. (2) Neither the person conducting the sale nor anyone acting in his or her behalf may directly or indirectly purchase or be interested in the purchase of the premises sold.”
20250218_C367762_120_367762.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
“MCL 600.6052. This statutory section does not require notice of the terms of the sale, including the existence of a reserve price or any party’s ability to place a credit bid.”
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