MCL 211.89d — Return of uncollected delinquent taxes levied on real property after December 31, 2008; return of uncollected delinquent taxes levied on real property prior to December 31, 2008; personal liability; right of city to bring in personam action; definitions

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of the charter of a home rule city to the contrary, the city treasurer of an eligible city shall return to the county treasurer all uncollected delinquent taxes levied on real property after December 31, 2008 on the March 1 immediately following the year in which the taxes are levied.
(2) The city treasurer of an eligible city may return all uncollected delinquent taxes levied on real property prior to December 31, 2008 to the county treasurer for collection on March 1, 2010. A city treasurer shall provide written notice to the county treasurer of his or her intent to return uncollected delinquent taxes levied prior to December 31, 2008 under this subsection not later than February 1, 2010. If uncollected delinquent taxes levied prior to December 31, 2008 are returned to the county treasurer for collection under this subsection, the county treasurer shall collect those taxes with taxes returned as delinquent in 2010.
(3) After the uncollected delinquent taxes levied on real property are returned to the county treasurer for collection under this section, the provisions of this act apply for collection of those taxes and for the issuance of notes in anticipation of the collection of those taxes.
(4) A judgment entered under section 78k that extinguishes any lien for unpaid taxes or special assessments does not extinguish the right of the city to bring an in personam action under this act or its charter to enforce personal liability for those unpaid taxes or special assessments. The city may bring an in personam action to enforce personal liability for unpaid delinquent taxes levied prior to January 1, 2009 or special assessments not returned as delinquent under this section within 15 years after the taxes or special assessments are levied.
(5) As used in this section:
(a) "Delinquent taxes" or "uncollected delinquent taxes" includes the following:
(i) Any taxes levied by and payable to the city treasurer in installments the balance of which remains unpaid on January 1 immediately following the year in which the taxes are levied, and includes all interest and penalties that accrue after July 31 of the year in which all taxes billed by the eligible city are levied if that interest and those penalties remain unpaid on the date the delinquent taxes are returned to the county treasurer.
(ii) Any liens for unpaid tax and assessment liability acquired by the eligible city after December 31, 1999 and prior to January 1, 2009 pursuant to provisions contained within the eligible city's charter.
(b) "Eligible city" means a city with a population of more than 50,000 and less than 100,000 that is located in a county with a population of less than 350,000 as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.