2009 House Bill 5267 / 2010 Public Act 303

Revise mortgage foreclosure redemption procedures

Introduced in the House

Aug. 19, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Fred Miller (D-31)

To revise the law that prohibits a register of deeds from determining the amount necessary for a home loan borrower to redeem a foreclosed property during. The bill would reverse this (but only in Oakland, Macomb and Kent Counties), and allow the register of deeds to charge up to $50 for this.

Referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs

Nov. 10, 2009

Reported without amendment

Without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.

Nov. 12, 2009

Amendment offered by Rep. Fred Miller (D-31)

To allow a register of deeds to only provide the calculation for a person entitled to redeem the foreclosed property.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Cindy Denby (R-47)

To require the purchaser of a foreclosed property to accept the redemption amount calculated by the register of deeds.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 73 to 28 (details)

Received in the Senate

Dec. 1, 2009

Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Institutions

Dec. 3, 2010

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the Senate 33 to 0 (details)

To revise the law that prohibits a register of deeds from determining the amount necessary for a home loan borrower to redeem a foreclosed property during. The bill would reverse this (but only in Oakland, Macomb and Kent Counties), and allow the register of deeds to charge up to $50 for this.

Received in the House

Dec. 3, 2010

Passed in the House 65 to 29 (details)

To concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill.

Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm

Dec. 17, 2010