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- Abandoned property: means tax delinquent property containing a structure that is vacant or dilapidated, is open to entrance or trespass, and has been determined to be abandoned under section 4. See Michigan Laws 211.962
- acquired by: means the year the property is first reported on the combined form as prescribed in section 7(8) in the report of the fair market value and year of acquisition by the first owner of qualified new personal property or qualified previously existing personal property. See Michigan Laws 211.1053
- acquisition cost: means that term as defined in subparagraph (i), as follows:
(i) "Acquisition cost" means the fair market value of personal property at the time of acquisition by the first owner, including the cost of freight, sales tax, and installation, and other capitalized costs, except capitalized interest. See Michigan Laws 211.1053Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths. 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. Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization Aquaculture: means the commercial husbandry of aquaculture species, including, but not limited to, culturing, producing, growing, propagating, and harvesting aquaculture products under any applicable permits or registration. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Aquaculture production facility: means real property used for an indoor aquaculture production operation using aquaculture techniques or practices for growing aquaculture species. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Assessment: means the state essential services assessment levied under section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Assessment: means the alternative state essential services assessment levied under section 5. See Michigan Laws 211.1073 Assessment year: means the year in which the state essential services assessment levied under section 5 is due. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Authority: means a land bank fast track authority created under the land bank fast track act. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings. Benefit period: means the period in years between the date of the first exempt transfer and the conversion by a change in use, not to exceed the 10 years immediately preceding the year in which the qualified forest property is converted by a change in use. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Benefit received on that property: means the sum of the number of mills levied in the local tax collecting unit on the qualified forest property in each year of the benefit period, multiplied by the difference in each year of the benefit period between the true cash taxable value of the property and the property's taxable value as determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Center: means the center for educational performance and information created in section 94a. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a Certified abandoned property: means abandoned property certified by a local unit of government as abandoned under section 6. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Commission: means the state tax commission created by 1927 PA 360, MCL 209. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Commission: means the state tax commission created by 1927 PA 360, MCL 209. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Converted by a change in use: means 1 or more of the following:
(i) That due to a change in use the property is no longer qualified agricultural property as determined by the assessor of the local tax collecting unit. See Michigan Laws 211.1002Converted by a change in use: means that due to a change in use the property is no longer eligible for an exemption as qualified forest property under section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Eligible aquaculture production facility: means an aquaculture production facility that has a production area of not less than 10,000 square feet. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Eligible claimant: means a person that claims an exemption for eligible personal property. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Eligible hydroponics production facility: means a hydroponics production facility that has a production area of not less than 1 acre. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Eligible personal property: means all of the following:
(i) Personal property exempt under section 9m or 9n of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1053Eligible tax reverted property: means property that is exempt under section 7gg of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Eligible tax reverted property specific tax: means the specific tax levied under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Exempt transfer: means a conveyance of property that is not a transfer of ownership pursuant to section 27a(7)(o) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 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. Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC Forest products: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC Fund board: means the board of directors of the Michigan strategic fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 General property tax act: means the general property tax act, Act No. See Michigan Laws 211.902 General property tax act: means the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Hydroponics: means a system in which water-soluble nutrients are placed in intimate contact with a plant's root system, being grown in an inert supportive medium, which inert supportive medium itself does all of the following:
(i) Supplies physical support for the roots. See Michigan Laws 211.982Hydroponics production facility: means real property used for an indoor agriculture production operation using hydroponics techniques or practices for growing plants produced by agriculture that are useful to human beings, including, but not limited to, forages, field crops, sod, berries, herbs, fruits, vegetables, flowers, seeds, and nursery stock. See Michigan Laws 211.982 in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Legal interest: means a person holding a title interest in the property or a mortgage holder as it appears on the records of the treasurer of the county in which the abandoned property is located or the records of the assessor of the local unit of government in which the abandoned property is located. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Local unit of government: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Michigan economic development corporation: means the Michigan economic development corporation, the public body corporate created under section 28 of article VII of the state constitution of 1963 and the urban cooperation act of 1967, 1967 (Ex Sess) PA 7, MCL 124. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Michigan renaissance zone act: means the Michigan renaissance zone act, 1996 PA 376, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a Michigan strategic fund: means the Michigan strategic fund created under the Michigan strategic fund act, 1984 PA 270, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 month: means a calendar month; the word "year" a calendar year; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the words "year of our Lord". See Michigan Laws 8.3j Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. Next Michigan development corporation: means that term as defined under the Next Michigan development act, 2010 PA 275, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 211.1053 Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. Participating college: means a community college that is a reporting unit of the retirement system and that reports employees to the retirement system for the state fiscal year. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Personal property: All property that is not real property. Principal residence: means that term as defined in section 7dd of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1022 Qualified agricultural property: means that term as defined in section 7dd of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Qualified forest property: means that term as defined in section 7jj of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Recapture tax: means the agricultural property recapture tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Recapture tax: means the qualified forest property recapture tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation. Retirement system: means the Michigan public school employees' retirement system under the public school employees retirement act of 1979, 1980 PA 300, MCL 38. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a 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 Tax: means the state education tax authorized under section 3. See Michigan Laws 211.902 Tax delinquent property: means property the taxes for which have been returned as delinquent under the general property tax act. See Michigan Laws 211.962 Taxable value: means the taxable value as determined under section 27a of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.982 Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 211.1002 Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 True cash taxable value: means the taxable value the property would have had if section 27a(7)(o) of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211. See Michigan Laws 211.1032 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Workforce development agency: means the workforce development agency within the department of talent and economic development--talent investment agency. See Michigan Laws 388.1802a