Terms Used In Michigan Laws 570.593

  • Commercial real estate: means real estate or an interest in real estate that is not any of the following:
  (i) Real estate zoned for single-family use and on which no building or structure is located. See Michigan Laws 570.582
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
  •   A subsequently recorded mortgage has priority over a commercial real estate broker’s lien if the mortgagee did not have actual or constructive knowledge of the lien at the time the mortgagee advanced money under the mortgage.