{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6045","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 600.6045","heading":"Execution; refusal of highest bidder to take property; effect.","body":"Sec. 6045.\n\nIf the highest bidder for any property at any sale on execution refuses to take and pay for it, he is liable for any loss on resale.\n\nIn such case the officer shall sell the property again at the same time, or thereafter, giving notice of the second sale.\n\nThe officer conducting the sale may sue to enforce the liability under subsection (1), and may recover in the action the expenses of the second sale, and may tax reasonable attorney fees as costs.\n\nThe officer shall account for what he receives on the second sale and for any damages recovered under subsection (1) as for so much received on the execution.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 600","Act Act-236-of-1961"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-6045","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"f8390a4317e27a93890673ee0d1c77c51390e51b5ad6f8a85b492e1783874dc6","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6044","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-600.6046"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}