(1) If a motion to review necessity is not filed under section 6, the title to the property described in the petition shall vest in the agency as of the date on which the complaint was filed. The right to just compensation shall then vest in the persons entitled to the compensation and be secured as provided in this act. If the motion to review necessity is denied after a hearing and after any further right to appeal has terminated, title to the property shall also vest in the agency as of the date on which the complaint was filed or such other date as the court may set upon motion of the agency.
  (2) Vesting of title in the agency shall not be delayed or denied because of any of the following:

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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 213.57

  • Agency: means a public agency or private agency. See Michigan Laws 213.51
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Property: means land, buildings, structures, tenements, hereditaments, easements, tangible and intangible property, and property rights whether real, personal, or mixed, including fluid mineral and gas rights. See Michigan Laws 213.51
  • 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
  (a) A motion filed under section 6a, challenging the agency’s election to reserve its rights to bring federal or state cost recovery actions.
  (b) A motion challenging the agency’s escrow under section 8.
  (c) An allegation that the agency should have offered a higher amount for the property.
  (d) An allegation that the agency should have included additional property in its good faith written offer.
  (e) Any other reason except a challenge to the necessity of the acquisition filed under section 6.