Terms Used In Michigan Laws 324.80130p

  • Owner: means a person who claims or is entitled to lawful possession of a vessel by virtue of that person's legal title or equitable interest in a vessel. See Michigan Laws 324.80103
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 324.301
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Vessel: means every description of watercraft used or capable of being used as a means of transportation on water. See Michigan Laws 324.80104
    Section 80130o does not apply to any of the following:
    (a) Real property that is appurtenant to and obviously part of a single- or dual-family residence.
    (b) If notice of both of the following is personally given to the owner or other person legally entitled to control of a vessel:
    (i) That the area where the vessel is parked is reserved or otherwise unavailable to unauthorized vessels.
    (ii) That the vessel is subject to towing or removal from the private real property without the consent of the vessel owner or other person legally entitled to control of the vessel.
    (c) A vessel removed from private property under section 80130h.