Michigan Compiled Laws, Chapter 565. Conveyances of Real Property § 565.101a

(a) “Claimant” means a person that holds an interest, claim, or charge on land and records a notice of claim under section 3   1 with the office of the register of deeds of the county in which that land is located.

(b) “Mineral interest” means an interest in minerals in any land if the interest in minerals is owned by a person other than the owner of the surface of the land.  Mineral interest does not include an interest in oil or gas or an interest in sand, gravel, limestone, clay, or marl.

(c) “Person” means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, firm, organization, governmental entity, trust, trustee, or other legal entity.  Person includes a property owners' association.

(d) “Property owners' association” means any of the following:

(i) A person or an unincorporated association with a voting membership that is made up of owners of land or the owners' agents, or a combination of the owners of land and the owners' agents, that is either of the following: