Sec. 49k.

For purposes of sections 49 to 49u, abandonment of premises shall be conclusively presumed upon satisfaction of all of the following requirements:

(a) Within 30 days before the commencement of foreclosure proceedings under this chapter, the authority mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the mortgagor's last known address a notice that the subject mortgage is in default and that the authority intends to foreclose it.

(b) Before commencement of foreclosure proceedings under this chapter, the authority executes and causes to be duly recorded in the county where the premises are located an affidavit that states all of the following:

(i) That the authority has mailed to the last known address of the mortgagor a notice of default and intention to foreclose pursuant to subdivision (a) and that the mortgagor has not responded to the notice.

(ii) That the authority has made a personal inspection of the mortgaged premises and that the inspection does not reveal that the mortgagor or persons claiming under him or her are presently occupying or intend to occupy the premises.

(c) The authority mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of the affidavit recorded pursuant to subdivision (b) to the mortgagor at his or her last known address before commencement of foreclosure proceedings.

(d) The mortgagor; his or her heirs, executors, or administrators; or any person lawfully claiming from, or under the mortgagor or the mortgagor's heirs, executors, or administrators, before expiration of the period of redemption, does not give a written affidavit to the authority and record a duplicate original in the county where the premises are located stating that the mortgagor or person claiming under him or her is occupying or intends to occupy the premises.

History: Add. 1981, Act 173, Imd. Eff. Dec. 10, 1981 ;-- Am. 1993, Act 221, Imd. Eff. Oct. 29, 1993