Beach v. Lima Township

I respectfully dissent. The exclusive way to “vacate, correct, or revise a recorded plat or any part of a recorded plat” is to file a lawsuit pursuant to the procedures of the Land Division Act (LDA), MCL 560.101 et seq. MCL 560.222; Martin v Beldean, 469 Mich 541, 542-543; 677 NW2d 312 (2004). This rule is compelled by the explicit language of the LDA, and was explicitly recognized in Martin. Even the majority appears to acknowledge this rule. Yet, disregarding the core purpose of the LDA — to “ ensure [] that plats on file remain accurate,” Martin, 469 Mich at 551 *122n 24 — the majority holds…