# Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.56a: Reversal of agency's election of reservation of rights; revised good faith offer; stipulation to reverse agency election and waive cost recovery claim against owner > Michigan · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.56a ## Section - **Citation:** Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.56a - **Heading:** Reversal of agency's election of reservation of rights; revised good faith offer; stipulation to reverse agency election and waive cost recovery claim against owner - **Jurisdiction:** Michigan - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** MI Code / Chapter 213 / Act Act-87-of-1980 / Section 213.56a ## Text Sec. 6a. If an agency elects to reserve its rights to bring a state or federal cost recovery claim against an owner, the court upon motion of the owner, which must be filed within the time prescribed to responsively plead after service of a complaint, may reverse that election and order the agency to waive its claims, if the owner establishes by affidavit, and after an evidentiary hearing if requested by the agency in the time prescribed to provide an answer to a motion, 1 or more of the following circumstances exist with respect to the property: The property is a single family residence and has been used solely for residential purposes. The property is "agricultural property" as defined in section 20101 of part 201 (environmental remediation) of the natural resources and environmental protection act, Act No. 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being section 324.20101 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and the reservation of rights arises out of a release of hazardous substances caused by the application of a fertilizer, soil conditioner, agronomically applied manure, or a pesticide or a combination of these substances according to label directions and according to generally accepted agricultural and management practices, as defined by the Michigan right to farm act, Act No. 93 of the Public Acts of 1981, being sections 286.471 to 286.474 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The owner is the only identified potentially responsible party, the extent of contamination and cost of remediation has been reasonably quantified, and the estimated cost of remediation does not exceed the agency's appraised value of the property. If the court reverses the agency's election of reservation of rights under subsection (1), the agency shall submit to the owner a revised good faith offer. The revised good faith offer shall be considered the good faith offer for purposes of sections 5 and 16. An agency and an owner may stipulate that the agency will reverse its election and waive its rights to bring a state or federal cost recovery claim against an owner. History: Add. 1993, Act 308, Eff. Jan. 28, 1994; Am. 1996, Act 58, Imd. Eff. Feb. 26, 1996 ## Nearby sections - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.51 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.51.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.51a Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.51a.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.52 Standards provided; limitations; applicable laws and court rules; commencement of condemnation action; proof of taking of property; certificate of public necessity as condition of instituting judicial proceedings.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.52.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.53 Fluid mineral and gas rights.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.53.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.54 Payment of just compensation for property if practical value or utility of remainder destroyed; zoning variance; entry upon property; purpose; notice; restitution for actual damages; “actual damage” defined; civil action for order permitting entry; contents of complaint; granting limited license for entry; terms; manner of entry under subsection (3); “environmental inspection” defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.54.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.55 Just compensation; amount; written notice to occupants; offer; review of appraisal; filing complaint for acquisition; "comparable replacement dwelling" defined; financial information; documents; determination of just compensation; items annexed to complaint; deposit; payment of additional amount for property which is principal residence; "taxable value" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.55.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.56 Challenge by owner; motion to review necessity; hearing; determination by public agency binding on court; judicial determination of public necessity in acquisition by private agency; certificate by public service commission or federal agency as prima facie case; decision of court; final judgment; appeal; conclusive presumption of necessity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.56.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.56a Reversal of agency's election of reservation of rights; revised good faith offer; stipulation to reverse agency election and waive cost recovery claim against owner.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.56a.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.57 Vesting of title in agency; vesting of right to just compensation; delay or denial.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.57.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.58 Payment by escrowee of money deposited; funds remaining in escrow as security for remediation costs; court order; released funds; circumstances; reversal of agency's election under MCL 213.56a(1); applicability of subsections (2) and (3); "principal residence" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.58.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.59 Surrender of possession of property to agency; time and terms; enforcement; granting interim possession to private agency; indemnity bond; appeal; liability for damages; repayment as condition of order setting aside determination of public necessity; delay or denial; escrow payment; relocation; "comparable replacement dwelling" defined.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.59.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.60 Order fixing date for hearing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.60.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.61 Scheduling order; exchange of appraisal reports; opportunity for discovery; appraisal report; testimony relating to value of real property; orders to facilitate compliance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.61.md) - [Mich. Comp. Laws § 213.62 Just compensation; trial by jury.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.62.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MI_C213_AAct-87-of-1980_S213.56a. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.