(2) A land contract mortgage shall be in a form and shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the same manner as provided for real estate mortgages.
Under Michigan law: Parties can establish a boundary line through long-standing recognition and treatment of a specific line as the property boundary. The required period for acquiescence is 15 years. An explicit agreement is not required; a tacit understanding based on historical practices can suffice.
A boundary line agreement is a legally binding document that sets clear boundaries between neighboring properties, providing certainty and preventing conflicts.
No, a land contract does not need to be notarized for it to be legally valid. However, you would not be able to record it with the register of deeds unless the signatures were notarized.
A boundary line is a line along which two areas meet. A boundary line between privately owned parcels of land is usually termed a property line. A boundary line between political entities (such as counties, states, or countries) is usually termed a political boundary.
These lines, more often called borders, are created by people to separate areas governed by different groups. Sometimes, political boundaries follow physical boundaries, but most of the time you can't see them. Most maps show political boundaries. Political boundaries change over time through wars, treaties, and trade.
You and your neighbour can create a 'boundary agreement' to record: the boundary between 2 properties. who's responsible for maintaining a hedge, wall, tree or fence between 2 properties.
Property boundaries are the crucial lines that mark where one property ends and the neighboring property begins.
Hire a licensed land surveyor The most accurate way to know where your land begins and ends is to hire a surveyor to determine your property lines. The property surveyor will first check county records to understand the history of the lot.