Terms Used In Michigan Laws 18.1275

  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
   The department may sell, at fair market value, to former governors and legislators, office furnishings and other equipment utilized by the governors and legislators. Personal property which was originally donated to the state by the person purchasing the property or real property or improvements to real property may be sold for its fair market value as determined by the purchasing division of the department using generally accepted valuation methods for all other property. The sale will be based on replacement value as determined by the purchasing division of the department. Proceeds from the sale may be used to replace furnishings and equipment.