Terms Used In Michigan Laws 207.776

  • certificate: means a certificate issued pursuant to sections 4, 5, and 6. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  • Facility: means a homestead facility, a new facility, or a rehabilitated facility. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  • Homestead facility: means 1 of the following:
  (i) An existing structure, purchased by or transferred to an owner after December 31, 1996, that has as its primary purpose residential housing consisting of 1 or 2 units, 1 of which is occupied by an owner as his or her principal residence and that is located within a subdivision platted pursuant to state law before January 1, 1968 other than an existing structure for which a certificate will or has been issued after December 31, 2006 in a city with a population of 750,000 or more, is located within a subdivision platted pursuant to state law before January 1, 1968. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  • New facility: means 1 or both of the following:
  •   (i) A new structure or a portion of a new structure that has as its primary purpose residential housing consisting of 1 or 2 units, 1 of which is or will be occupied by an owner as his or her principal residence. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  • Qualified assessing authority: means 1 of the following:
  •   (i) For a facility other than a homestead facility, the commission. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  • Rehabilitated facility: means , except as otherwise provided in section 2a, an existing structure or a portion of an existing structure with a current true cash value of $120,000. See Michigan Laws 207.772
  •   Not later than 60 days after receipt of an approved application for a homestead facility or a rehabilitated facility, and not later than 30 days, or if an approved application is received after June 15, not later than 45 days after receipt of an approved application for a new facility, the qualified assessing authority shall determine whether the homestead facility, new facility, or rehabilitated facility complies with the requirements of this act. If the qualified assessing authority finds compliance, the qualified assessing authority shall issue a neighborhood enterprise zone certificate to the applicant and send a certified copy of the certificate to each affected taxing unit. The assessor shall keep the certificate filed on record in his or her office. The qualified assessing authority shall maintain a record of all certificates filed. Notice of the qualified assessing authority’s refusal to issue a certificate shall be sent by certified mail to the same persons.