Land use: farmland and open space; individual essential to farm; update citation. Amends sec. 36103 of 1994 PA 451 (MCL 324.36103). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0690'25, SB 0686'25, SB 0689'25, SB 0687'25, SB 0685'25
What changed between versions
Added a minimum initial term of 10 years for development rights agreements or easements, and established a maximum term of 90 years for agreements entered into after June 5, 1996.
Added restrictions preventing the state or local governing body from selling, transferring, or disposing of development rights agreements or easements without the owner's agreement, referencing specific sections for procedures.
Added provisions clarifying that development rights agreements or easements do not supersede prior recorded liens, leases, or interests.
Added lien priority rules stating that liens created under the act are subordinate to mortgages recorded before the state or local governing body's lien.
Added conditions for subordination of state or easement interests to subsequently recorded mortgages, requiring the parcel to meet specific requirements for existing structures and the landowner to be essential to farm operation.