SENATE BILL NO. 822


  December 2, 1997, Introduced by Senator PETERS and referred 
       to the Committee on Finance.
     


        A bill to amend 1893 PA 206, entitled

   "The general property tax act,"

   (MCL 211.1 to 211.157) by adding section 131f.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1         SEC. 131F.  (1) A TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED AFTER THE EFFECTIVE

 2    DATE OF THE AMENDATORY ACT THAT ADDED THIS SECTION FOR PROPERTY

 3    THAT IS CERTIFIED SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY UNDER SECTION 55A

 4    OR THAT IS A DESIGNATED PARCEL UNDER SECTION 55A MAY BE RECALLED

 5    UNDER THIS SECTION BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF A UNIT OF LOCAL

 6    GOVERNMENT.

 7         (2) THE GOVERNING BODY OF A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT MAY

 8    PETITION THE TREASURER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY THAT IS

 9    CERTIFIED SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY UNDER SECTION 55A OR IS A

10    DESIGNATED PARCEL UNDER SECTION 55A IS LOCATED TO RECALL AND

11    CANCEL ANY OUTSTANDING TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED AGAINST THAT


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 1    PROPERTY.  THE PETITION SHALL BE IN A FORM PROVIDED BY THE

 2    DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.  THE GOVERNING BODY OF A UNIT OF LOCAL

 3    GOVERNMENT SHALL SUBMIT 1 COPY OF THE PETITION TO THE TREASURER

 4    OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AND 1 COPY OF THE

 5    PETITION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.

 6         (3) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY RECEIVES

 7    A PETITION SUBMITTED UNDER SUBSECTION (2), THE DEPARTMENT OF

 8    TREASURY SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THE APPROVAL OR

 9    DENIAL OF THE PETITION TO THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE UNIT OF LOCAL

10    GOVERNMENT THAT SUBMITTED THE PETITION AND TO THE TREASURER OF

11    THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY FOR WHICH THE PETITION IS SUB-

12    MITTED IS LOCATED.

13         (4) IF THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY APPROVES A PETITION UNDER

14    SUBSECTION (3), THE TREASURER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY

15    IS LOCATED SHALL SEND TO THE PURCHASER OF THAT PROPERTY BY CERTI-

16    FIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTAGE PREPAID, A WRITTEN

17    DEMAND THAT THE PURCHASER SURRENDER ANY TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO

18    THE PURCHASER FOR THAT PROPERTY OR AN AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO THE

19    LOSS OF THAT TAX CERTIFICATE.

20         (5) UPON RECEIPT OF A WRITTEN DEMAND TO SURRENDER A TAX CER-

21    TIFICATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (4), A PURCHASER SHALL SURRENDER

22    ANY TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED TO THAT PURCHASER FOR THE PROPERTY

23    IDENTIFIED IN THAT DEMAND OR AN AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO THE LOSS

24    OF THAT TAX CERTIFICATE.  IF A PURCHASER DOES NOT SURRENDER A TAX

25    CERTIFICATE OR AN AFFIDAVIT ATTESTING TO THE LOSS OF THAT TAX

26    CERTIFICATE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE WRITTEN DEMAND TO

27    SURRENDER THAT TAX CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS SECTION, THE TREASURER



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 1    OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SHALL CANCEL THAT

 2    TAX CERTIFICATE IN THE TAX RECORD AND CERTIFY THE CANCELLATION OF

 3    THAT TAX CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.

 4         (6) UPON SURRENDER OF A TAX CERTIFICATE OR AFFIDAVIT ATTEST-

 5    ING TO THE LOSS OF A TAX CERTIFICATE UNDER THIS SECTION, THE

 6    TREASURER OF THE COUNTY IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SHALL DO

 7    BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

 8         (A) REFUND TO THE PURCHASER OF THAT CERTIFICATE THE PURCHASE

 9    PRICE OF THAT CERTIFICATE, WITHOUT INTEREST.

10         (B) CANCEL THAT TAX CERTIFICATE IN THE TAX RECORD AND CER-

11    TIFY THE CANCELLATION OF THAT TAX CERTIFICATE TO THE DEPARTMENT

12    OF TREASURY.

13         (7) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "TAX CERTIFICATE" MEANS A

14    PURCHASER'S CERTIFICATE OF TAX SALE PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 71.





























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