Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 207. Taxation § 207.663

Sec. 13. The amount of the tax applicable to real property, until paid, shall be a lien upon the real property to which the certificate is applicable; but only upon the filing by the officer of a certificate of nonpayment of the commercial facilities tax applicable to real property, together with an affidavit of proof of service of the certificate of nonpayment upon the owner of the facility by certified mail with the register of deeds of the county in which the property is situated, may proceedings then be had upon the lien in the same manner as provided by law for the foreclosure in the circuit court of mortgage liens upon real property.