{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.20135a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 324.20135a","heading":"Access to property; action by court.","body":"Sec. 20135a.\n\nA person who is liable under section 20126 or a lender that has a security interest in all or a portion of a facility may file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the facility is located seeking access to the facility in order to conduct response activities approved by the department. If the court grants access to property under this section, the court may do any of the following:\n\nProvide compensation to the property owner or operator for damages related to the granting of access to the property, including compensation for loss of use of the property.\n\nEnjoin interference with the response activities.\n\nGrant any other appropriate relief as determined by the court.\n\nIf a court grants access to property under this section, the owner or operator of the property to which access is granted is not liable for either of the following:\n\nA release caused by the response activities for which access is granted unless the owner or operator is otherwise liable under section 20126.\n\nFor conditions associated with the response activity that may present a threat to public health or safety.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 324","Act Act-451-of-1994"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-324-20135a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ba1e5deb466727b03e150e290d7f25d2e4e9b39582ba9c210586d722b88ae103","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.20135","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-324.20137"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}