{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.545","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 445.545","heading":"Sale, transfer, or exchange of dealership; consent; criteria; prohibited conduct.","body":"Sec. 5.\n\nA manufacturer or distributor shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the sale, transfer, or exchange of a dealership to a person who meets the criteria set forth in the dealer agreement.\n\nFailure to respond within 60 days of receipt of a written request for the sale, transfer, or exchange of a dealership shall be considered consent to the request.\n\nExcept for a material breach of the lease, a manufacturer or distributor shall not terminate, cancel, fail to renew, or discontinue a lease of a new watercraft dealer's place of business.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 445","Act Act-88-of-1989"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-445-545","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"ab61bdf83792ce864ad2d6f6427744a1b77a14e8af0c9872d82aa510115b6034","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.544","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-445.546"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}