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Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6059 (2026)

Execution; homestead; sale in case surplus not paid.

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REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961


Act 236 of 1961


600.6059 Execution; homestead; sale in case surplus not paid.

Sec. 6059.

    In case the surplus, or the amount due on the execution or judgment is not paid according to the provisions of section 6027 of this chapter, it shall be lawful for the officer to advertise and sell the said premises, and out of the proceeds of said sale to pay such debtor the sum of $3,500.00, which shall be exempt from execution for 1 year thereafter, and apply the balance on said execution. No sale may be made in the case last mentioned, unless a greater sum than $3,500.00 is bid therefor, in which case the officer may return said execution for want of property, or report the facts to the court in which said judgment was rendered, as the case may require.

History: 1961, Act 236, Eff. Jan. 1, 1963 ;-- Am. 1963, 2nd Ex. Sess., Act 40, Imd. Eff. Dec. 27, 1963

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2018–2018 · leading case: Bob Woodward v. Christopher Schwartz (Mich. Ct. App. 2018).
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Bob Woodward v. Christopher Schwartz (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “6025(2) and to notify Chaban that the homestead was worth more than the $3,500 homestead exemption before sale under MCL 600.6059. Chaban did not present this issue in his “Statement of Issues Presented” as MCR 7.”
Bob Woodward v. Christopher Schwartz (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “6025(2) and to notify Chaban that the homestead was worth more than the $3,500 homestead exemption before sale under MCL 600.6059. Chaban did not present this issue in his “Statement of Issues Presented” as MCR 7.”
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