{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2907a","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.2907a","heading":"Violation of MCL 565.25; liability to owner of encumbered property; penalty.","body":"Sec. 2907a.\n\nA person who violates section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, being section 565.25 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, by encumbering property through the recording of a document without lawful cause with the intent to harass or intimidate any person is liable to the owner of the property encumbered for all of the following:\n\nAll of the costs incurred in bringing an action under section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, including actual attorney fees.\n\nAll damages the owner of the property may have sustained as a result of the filing of the encumbrance.\n\nExemplary damages.\n\nA person who violates section 25 of chapter 65 of the Revised Statutes of 1846, by encumbering property through the recording of a document without lawful cause with the intent to harass or intimidate any person is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 3 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-2907a","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"9724734b0908e528f5c0b9c40d9ed4cd74ad2938b717d047811eb8c28fe2540d","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2907","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.2909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}