Michigan Laws 565.163 – Failure of mortgagee or agent to pay property taxes; liability for penalties or fees
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 565.163
- Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
- Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
- Mortgagor: The person who pledges property to a creditor as collateral for a loan and who receives the money.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
If, pursuant to an agreement, a mortgagor has paid sufficient funds into an escrow account for the purpose of paying taxes on mortgaged real property, and if the mortgagee or his agent has not paid those property taxes, then the person to whom the mortgagor paid the funds shall be liable to the mortgagor for any penalties or fees incurred by the mortgagor as a result of that failure to pay taxes.