Sec. 1. In any township, the township board may contract for the maintenance or improvement of any private roads within the township by the creation of a special assessment district. Fifty-one percent of the property owners owning the frontage along a private road shall be required to request the improvement or maintenance by petition to the township board.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 247.391
Contract for maintenance of private roads; special assessment district; petition
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 233 Mich. App. 62 - Dowerk v. Oxford Charter Township (1999)
Most recently applied in 233 Mich. App. 62 - Dowerk v. Oxford Charter Township (March 1999)
1972, Act 139, Imd
Official source: Michigan Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Michigan statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.