Resources

Surety Bonds

Bond Statutes

• Michigan Public Works Bond Act (MCL 129.201)

• Michigan Highway Bond Statute (MCL 570.101)

• Federal Miller Act (40 USC 3131)

Bond Forms

• Notice of Furnishing (30 days)

• Bond Claim (90 days)

• Release of Bond Claim

• MDOT Lien Bond Claim - Form 1314 (PDF)

How To

• Verify a Contractor's Surety Bond (Blog)

Samples

• Notice of Furnishing (PDF)

• Claim on Payment Bond (PDF)

50 State Lien and Bond Guides

• Kegler & Brown (2019) (PDF)

Obligee's Guide

• American Surety Association Guide (2018-2019) (PDF)

Construction Liens

Statutes

• Michigan Construction Lien Act (MCL 570.1101)

• Notice of Lis Pendens Statute (MCL 600.2701)

Michigan Lien Forms

• Notice of Commencement - Commercial

• Notice of Commencement - Residential (PDF)

• Notice of Furnishing (PDF)

• Proof of Service - Notice of Furnishing

• Sworn Statement

• Proof of Service - Sworn Statement

• Partial Conditional Waiver

• Partial Unconditional Waiver

• Claim of Lien

• Proof of Service - Claim of Lien

• Discharge of Claim of Lien

• Notice of Lis Pendens

• Discharge of Lis Pendens

How To

• Find a Legal Description

• Record a Lien

• Bond off a Lien

• Discharge an Old Lien

Samples

50 State Lien Guides

• Lien Law Online ($)

• Fullerton Law Firm (pdf)

Design Professionals

Statute of Limitations / Repose

• New Law Takes Effect January 1, 2012 (PA 62 of 2011)

Licensure

• Article 20 of the Michigan Occupational Code (MCL 339.2001)

Indemnification

• New Law Expands Protection of Michigan's Anti-Indemnification Law (PA 468 of 2012)

Standard of Care

Builder's Trust Fund Act

Overview

• "Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Personal Liability of Corporate Officers Under the Michigan Builder's Trust Fund Act" (CAM Magazine, August, 2010)

• "Michigan Builder's Trust Fund Act: An Overview of H.B. 5196" Michigan Construction Law Update (May 6, 2006)

Statute

• Michigan Builder's Trust Fund Act (MCL 570.151, et seg.)

Recent Cases

• In re Stallman, 576 BR 563, 565 (Bankr WD Mich, 2017).

• Windrush Inc. v. Vanpopering, 2015 WL 5314831 (Mich Ct App, Sept 10, 2015)

• BC Tile & Marble Co, Inc. v Multi Bldg Co, Inc., 288 Mich App 576; 794 NW2d 76 (2010).

• Livonia Bldg Materials Co v Harrison Const Co, 276 Mich App 514; 742 NW2d 140, 144 (2007).