Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 211. Taxation of Real and Personal Property § 211.60a

Sec. 60a. (1) If a county treasurer cancels the tax sale under section 60 on April 30, 2000 as provided in section 60(2),  1 on May 1, 2000, taxes levied after December 31, 1996 and before January 1, 1998 on property in that county that are delinquent under this act are returned to the county treasurer for forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale as provided in sections 78b to 79a.  2 A county property tax administration fee of 4% and interest computed at a noncompounded rate of 1% per month or fraction of a month on the taxes that were originally returned as delinquent, computed from the March 1 that the taxes originally became delinquent, shall be added to the delinquent taxes under this subsection. A county property tax administration fee provided for under this subsection shall not be less than $1.00.

(2) If a county treasurer cancels the tax sale under section 60 on April 30, 2001 as provided in section 60(2), on May 1, 2001, taxes levied after December 31, 1997 and before January 1, 1999 on property in that county that are delinquent under this act are returned to the county treasurer for forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale as provided in sections 78b to 79a. A county property tax administration fee of 4% and interest computed at a noncompounded rate of 1% per month or fraction of a month on the taxes that were originally returned as delinquent, computed from the March 1 that the taxes originally became delinquent, shall be added to the delinquent taxes under this subsection. A county property tax administration fee provided for under this subsection shall not be less than $1.00.

(3) For taxes levied after December 31, 1998, property returned for delinquent taxes is subject to forfeiture, foreclosure, and sale as provided in sections 78 to 79a.

(4) The people of this state have a valid lien on property returned for delinquent taxes, with rights to enforce the lien as a preferred or first claim on the property. The right to enforce the lien is the prima facie right of this state and shall not be set aside or annulled except in the manner and for the causes specified in this act.