REVISED JUDICATURE ACT OF 1961 (EXCERPT)
Act 236 of 1961
600.5744 Issuance of writ of restitution; conditions; foreclosure of equitable right of redemption.
Sec. 5744.
(1) Subject to the time restrictions of this section, the court entering a judgment for possession in a summary proceeding shall issue a writ commanding a court officer appointed by or a bailiff of the issuing court, the sheriff or a deputy sheriff of the county in which the issuing court is located, or an officer of the law enforcement agency of the local unit of government in which the issuing court is located to restore the plaintiff to and put the plaintiff in full, peaceful possession of the premises by removing all occupants and all personal property from the premises and doing either of the following:
(a) Leaving the property in an area open to the public or in the public right-of-way.
(b) Delivering the property to the sheriff as authorized by the sheriff.
(2) Abandonment of the premises that is the subject of a writ under subsection (1) and of any personal property on the premises must be determined by the officer, bailiff, sheriff, or deputy sheriff serving the writ.
(3) On conditions determined by the court, a writ of restitution may be issued immediately after the entry of a judgment for possession if any of the following is pleaded and proved, with notice, to the satisfaction of the court:
(a) The premises are subject to inspection and certificate of compliance under the housing law of Michigan, 1917 PA 167, MCL 125.401 to 125.543, and the certificate or temporary certificate has not been issued and the premises have been ordered vacated.
(b) Forcible entry was made contrary to law.
(c) Entry was made peaceably but possession is unlawfully held by force.