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- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Agglomerated ore: means underground ore which has been pelletized, sintered, nodulized, briquetted, extruded or otherwise aggregated in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical practice. See Michigan Laws 207.271
- Agglomerating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground, beneficiated or agglomerated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the agglomeration and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271
- Airport parking facility: means an area, space, garage, parking structure, or other facility upon or in which motor vehicles are parked, stored, or housed for a consideration and that is located within the boundaries or within 5 miles of the boundaries of a regional airport facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372
- Allegation: something that someone says happened.
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- 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.
- Appraisal: means an opinion, conclusion, or analysis relating to the value of real property but does not include any of the following:
(i) A market analysis performed by a person that is licensed under article 25 solely for the purpose of assisting a customer or potential customer in determining the potential sale, purchase, or listing price of real property or the rental rate of real property as long as a fee or any other valuable consideration is not charged for that analysis. See Michigan Laws 339.2601Appraisal: A determination of property value. Appraisal: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Appraisal management company: means a person that provides appraisal management services. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Appraisal management services: means to perform any of the following functions for a client or clients:
(i) Recruiting, selecting, and retaining appraisers. See Michigan Laws 339.2661Appraiser: means an individual who is engaged in or offering to engage in the development and communication of an appraisal. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Appraiser: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Appraiser panel: means a network, list, or roster of licensed or certified appraisers approved by an appraisal management company to perform appraisals as independent contractors for the appraisal management company. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 AQB criteria: means all of the following, if applicable:
(i) The criteria established by the appraiser qualifications board of the appraisal foundation and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added subparagraph (ii). See Michigan Laws 339.2601Armed forces: means the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard or other military force designated by Congress as a part of the Armed Forces of the United States, including the reserve components. See Michigan Laws 339.5103 Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account. associate real estate broker: means an individual who meets the requirements for licensure as a real estate broker under this article and who is licensed as an associate real estate broker under section 2505 to provide real estate brokerage services as an employee or independent contractor of a real estate broker. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Attorney-at-law: A person who is legally qualified and licensed to practice law, and to represent and act for clients in legal proceedings. Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court. 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. Beneficiated ore: means underground ore which has been treated, but not agglomerated, in accordance with good engineering and metallurgical practice by any process, other than by simple crushing or simple sizing, which is intended to improve the quality of the underground ore; including but not limited to, drying with the use of fuel, washing, jigging, using heavy media separation, flotation, cyclones or spirals or any combination. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Beneficiating facility: means the lands, plants, stockpiles of underground or beneficiated ores, buildings, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies used in connection with the beneficiation and transportation of the ores. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Board: means , in each article of this act that is related to a specific occupation or occupations, the board that is created in that article and composed principally of members of the regulated occupation or occupations, or the commission or other agency that is defined in or designated as the board for purposes of that article. See Michigan Laws 339.5103 Business entity: means a person described in section 105(5)(b) or (c), except a sole proprietorship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Certified appraiser: means a certified general real estate appraiser, as that term is defined in section 2601, or a certified residential real estate appraiser, as that term is defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Certified general real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of real property, including nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Certified residential real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise all types of residential real property involving real estate related financial transactions and federally related transactions as authorized by the regulations of a federal financial institution regulatory agency and resolution trust corporation as well as any nonresidential, nonfederally related transaction for which the individual is qualified. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Classroom course: means an educational course of instruction that is provided at either of the following:
(i) A physical location where instruction is offered and students and an instructor are present. See Michigan Laws 339.2501Client: means a person that contracts with, or otherwise enters into an agreement with, an appraisal management company for the performance of real estate appraisal services. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Clock hour: means either of the following:
(i) For a classroom course at a location described in subdivision (c)(i), a period of 50 to 60 minutes of actual classroom instruction, not including outside assignments and reading. See Michigan Laws 339.2501Commercial housing facilities exemption certificate: means a certificate issued pursuant to sections 3, 4, and 5. See Michigan Laws 207.601 Commission: means the state tax commission created by Act No. See Michigan Laws 207.601 Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102 Commissioner: means the state commissioner of revenue. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action. Competence: means a degree of expertise that enables an individual to engage in an occupation at a level that meets or exceeds minimal standards of acceptable practice for the occupation. See Michigan Laws 339.5103 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed. Control person: means an individual who is a sole proprietor, is a partner in a partnership or limited partnership, is an officer, director, or shareholder in a corporation, is a member or manager in a limited liability company, or holds a responsible position in any other form of business entity authorized under the laws of this state or the state in which the entity is organized or formed. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Controlling interest: means more than 80% of the total value of all classes of stock of a corporation; more than 80% of the total interest in capital and profits of a partnership, association, limited liability company, or other unincorporated form of doing business; or more than 80% of the beneficial interest in a trust. See Michigan Laws 207.522 Controlling person: means any of the following:
(i) An owner, officer, or director of a corporation, partnership, or other business entity that offers or applies to offer appraisal management services in this state. See Michigan Laws 339.2661Corporation: 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. Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another. Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 339.5103 Designated advisory organization: means the advisory organization designated by the data collection agency pursuant to section 2407(2). See Michigan Laws 500.2402 Director: means the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs or his or her authorized representative. See Michigan Laws 339.5103 Distance learning: means the technology and educational process used to provide instruction to a student when the student and the instructor are not necessarily physically present at the same time or place. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC employment: means the relationship between a real estate broker and an associate real estate broker or a real estate salesperson which may include an independent contractor relationship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met. Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other. Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent Facility: means the Michigan worker's compensation placement facility created under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.2303 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. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A government corporation that insures the deposits of all national and state banks that are members of the Federal Reserve System. Source: OCC Federal financial institution regulatory agency: means the board of governors of the federal reserve system, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the office of thrift supervision, or the national credit union administration. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Federal Reserve System: The central bank of the United States. The Fed, as it is commonly called, regulates the U.S. monetary and financial system. The Federal Reserve System is composed of a central governmental agency in Washington, D.C. (the Board of Governors) and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks in major cities throughout the United States. Source: OCC Federally regulated appraisal management company: means an appraisal management company that is owned and controlled by an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in 12 USC 1813, and is regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Federally related transaction: means any real estate related financial transaction that a federal financial institution regulatory agency engages in, contracts for, or regulates and that requires the services of an appraiser under any of the following:
(i) 12 C. See Michigan Laws 339.2601Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. 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 Former act: means former 1956 PA 217; former 1984 PA 192; former 1986 PA 54; former 2002 PA 733; or former 1965 PA 290, as applicable. See Michigan Laws 339.5105 Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. 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: means the airport parking fund created in section 6. See Michigan Laws 207.372 grantee: may be construed as including every person to whom any such interest or estate passes in like manner. See Michigan Laws 8.3e Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it. grantor: may be construed as including every person from or by whom any estate in lands passes in or by any deed. See Michigan Laws 8.3e 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 Independent contractor relationship: means a relationship between a real estate broker and an associate real estate broker or real estate salesperson that satisfies both of the following conditions:
(i) A written agreement exists in which the real estate broker does not consider the associate real estate broker or real estate salesperson as an employee for federal and state income tax purposes. See Michigan Laws 339.2501Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106 Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers. Joint tenancy: A form of property ownership in which two or more parties hold an undivided interest in the same property that was conveyed under the same instrument at the same time. A joint tenant can sell his (her) interest but not dispose of it by will. Upon the death of a joint tenant, his (her) undivided interest is distributed among the surviving joint tenants. Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. 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 License: includes the whole or part of a governmental permit, certificate, approval, registration, charter, or similar form of permission required under a specific article of this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105 License cycle: means the term of a license issued under this article. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Licensee: means a person that is issued a license under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5105 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Limited real estate appraiser: means an individual who meets the AQB criteria for appraiser trainee and is licensed under section 2610 to perform appraisals of those properties that the state certified supervisory appraiser is permitted and competent to appraise. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Limited service agreement: means a written service provision agreement by which a real estate broker and client establish an agency relationship in which certain enumerated services, as set forth in section 2512d(3)(b), (c), and (d), are knowingly waived in whole or part by the client. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Local: when applied to beneficiation or agglomeration, or to a beneficiating facility or agglomerating facility, means within a radius of 100 miles of the point of extraction of the underground ore involved and within this state. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Local governmental unit: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 207.601 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. Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. Source: OCC Motor vehicle: means that term as defined in section 33 of the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. See Michigan Laws 207.372 National Credit Union Administration: The federal regulatory agency that charters and supervises federal credit unions. (NCUA also administers the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, which insures the deposits of federal credit unions.) Source: OCC Negotiate the mortgage of real estate: means engaging in activity in connection with a mortgage that is not regulated under the mortgage brokers, lenders, and servicers licensing act, 1987 PA 173, MCL 445. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 New facility: means a new structure which will have as its primary purpose multifamily housing consisting of 5 or more units and will be constructed in a downtown development district established pursuant to Act No. See Michigan Laws 207.601 Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose. 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. Occupation: means a field of endeavor regulated under this act. See Michigan Laws 339.5107 Operator: means a person engaged in the business of controlling or operating an airport parking facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Ore property: means the mineral bearing lands of a mine from which underground ore is mined, stockpiles of underground ore, buildings, plants, facilities, equipment, tools and supplies, but exclusive of any lands held primarily for timber purposes, used in connection with the mining and transportation of the underground ore. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Participating member: means an insurer who is a member of the facility and who in any given calendar year has a participation ratio greater than zero in the facility for that year. See Michigan Laws 500.2303 Participation ratio: means the ratio of the participating member's voluntary Michigan worker's compensation premiums to the comparable statewide totals of all participating members. See Michigan Laws 500.2303 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 every natural person, association or corporation. See Michigan Laws 207.501 Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, governmental entity, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 207.522 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, limited liability company, corporation, or common law trust or a combination of those legal entities. See Michigan Laws 339.5107 Person: means a natural person, partnership, fiduciary, association, corporation, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Personal property: All property that is not real property. Place of business: means a physical location that a real estate broker, by advertisement, signage, or otherwise, represents to the public is a place where clients and customers may consult or do business with a licensee. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court. Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer. Pocket card: means the pocket card that contains information about the license that the department provides under section 2506 when it issues a license under this article. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way. Prelicensure course: means a course that is represented to the public as fulfilling, in whole or in part, the requirements of section 2504. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Professional designation: means a certification from a real estate professional association that demonstrates that an individual has attained proven skills or education in a real estate occupational area and may include the right to use a title or letters after the licensee's name that represent the designation awarded by the certifying entity. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Property: includes land, tenements, real estate, and real property and all rights to and interests in land, tenements, real estate, or real property. See Michigan Laws 207.522 Property management: means leasing or renting, or offering to lease or rent, real property of others for a fee, commission, compensation, or other valuable consideration pursuant to a property management employment contract. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Property management account: means an interest-bearing or noninterest-bearing account or instrument used in the operation of property management. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Property management employment contract: means a written agreement that is entered into between a real estate broker and client concerning the real estate broker's employment as a property manager for the client; that describes the real estate broker's duties, responsibilities, and activities as a property manager; and that describes the handling, management, safekeeping, investment, disbursement, and use of property management money, funds, and accounts. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Qualified county: means a county that provides public services to a regional airport facility. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Real estate appraisal services: means the practice of developing an opinion of the value of real property in a manner that conforms with the uniform standards of professional appraisal practice. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 Real estate broker: means an individual or business entity that, with intent to collect or receive a fee, compensation, or valuable consideration, sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, provides or offers to provide market analyses of, lists or offers or attempts to list, or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; that negotiates the mortgage of real estate; that negotiates for the construction of a building on real estate; that leases or offers or rents or offers for rent real estate or the improvements on the real estate for others, as a whole or partial vocation; that engages in property management as a whole or partial vocation; that sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others; or that, as owner or otherwise, engages in the sale of real estate as a principal vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Real estate related financial transaction: means any of the following:
(i) A sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or exchange of real property or the financing of real property. See Michigan Laws 339.2601Real estate salesperson: means an individual who for compensation or valuable consideration is employed either directly or indirectly by a licensed real estate broker to sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, provide or offer to provide market analyses of, list or offer or attempt to list, or negotiate the purchase, sale, or exchange of real estate; to negotiate the mortgage of real estate; to negotiate for the construction of a building on real estate, or to lease or offer to lease, or rent or offer for rent, real estate; who is employed by a real estate broker to engage in property management; or who sells or offers for sale, buys or offers to buy, leases or offers to lease, or negotiates the purchase or sale or exchange of a business, business opportunity, or the goodwill of an existing business for others, as a whole or partial vocation. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 Real property: means an identified tract or parcel of land, including improvements on that land, as well as any interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the land. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Regional airport facility: means an airport that services 4,000,000 or more enplanements annually. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Residential builder: means any of the following:
(i) A person engaged in the construction of a residential structure that, for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation, other than wages for personal labor only, undertakes with another or offers to undertake, or purports to have the capacity to undertake with another, for the erection, construction, replacement, repair, alteration, or addition to, subtraction from, improvement, wrecking of, or demolition of, a residential structure. See Michigan Laws 339.2401Residential maintenance and alteration contractor: means a person that, for a fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation, other than wages for personal labor only, does any of the following:
(i) Undertakes with another for the repair, alteration, or addition to, subtraction from, improvement of, wrecking of, or demolition of a residential structure, or building of a garage, or laying of concrete on residential property. See Michigan Laws 339.2401Residential real property: means real property used as a residence containing a dwelling that has not more than 4 living units. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Residential structure: means 1 or both of the following:
(i) A detached 1- or 2-family dwelling and all related facilities appurtenant to that dwelling, used or intended to be used as an adjunct of residential occupancy. See Michigan Laws 339.2401Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action. Rule: means a rule promulgated under the administrative procedures act of 1969. See Michigan Laws 339.5107 Salesperson: means an employee or agent, other than a qualifying officer, of a licensed residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, who for a salary, wage, fee, percentage, commission, or other consideration, sells or attempts to sell, negotiates or attempts to negotiate, solicits for or attempts to solicit for, obtains or attempts to obtain a contract or commitment for, or furnishes or attempts or agrees to furnish, the goods and services of a residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor, except an individual working for a licensed residential builder or residential maintenance and alteration contractor who makes sales that are occasional and incidental to the individual's principal employment. See Michigan Laws 339.2401 seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nService of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Service provision agreement: means a buyer agency agreement or listing agreement that is executed by a real estate broker and a client and establishes an agency relationship. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c Shipments: means deliveries in gross tons of underground ore from an ore property to a beneficiating facility, to an agglomerating facility, or to market, unless otherwise expressly stated. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Sponsor: means a person that represents to the public that the courses it conducts for purposes of this article fulfill the requirements of section 2504a for continuing education. See Michigan Laws 339.2501 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 State construction code: means the rules promulgated by the state construction code commission under section 4 of the Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107 State licensed real estate appraiser: means an individual who is licensed under section 2610 to appraise real property, including, but not limited to, residential and nonresidential real property involving federally related transactions and real estate related financial transactions. See Michigan Laws 339.2601 Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights. Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act: means 1972 PA 230, MCL 125. See Michigan Laws 339.5107 Tax: means the state real estate transfer tax imposed under this act. See Michigan Laws 207.522 Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Transaction: means the parking, storing, housing, or keeping of a motor vehicle for consideration. See Michigan Laws 207.372 Treasurer: means the county treasurer. See Michigan Laws 207.501 Treasurer: means the state treasurer. See Michigan Laws 207.522 Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. Truth in Lending Act: The Truth in Lending Act is a federal law that requires lenders to provide standardized information so that borrowers can compare loan terms. In general, lenders must provide information on Source: OCC Underground ore: means iron ore in its natural state which to be mined must be removed through a shaft, incline or adit. See Michigan Laws 207.271 Uniform standards of professional appraisal practice: means all of the following, if applicable:
(i) Standards relating to real property adopted by the appraisal foundation and in effect on the effective date of the amendatory act that added subparagraph (ii). See Michigan Laws 339.2601Uniform standards of professional appraisal practice: means that term as defined in section 2601. See Michigan Laws 339.2661 United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Value: means the current or fair market worth in terms of legal monetary exchange at the time of the transfer. See Michigan Laws 207.501 Value: means the current or fair market worth in terms of legal monetary exchange at the time of the transfer. See Michigan Laws 207.522 Wages: means money paid or to be paid on an hourly or daily basis by an owner, lessor, or occupant of a residential structure as consideration for the performance of personal labor on the structure by an individual who does not perform or promise to perform the labor for any other fixed sum, price, fee, percentage, valuable consideration, or other compensation and who does not furnish or agree to furnish the material or supplies required to be used in the performance of the labor or an act described in subdivision (a) or (b). See Michigan Laws 339.2401