Question about a state income tax lien on real property?

If there is a lien placed on a person’s real property for unresolved state income tax, what does that mean? (The state is Michigan.)

I know it means that if the property is sold, the state must get paid what’s due to them out of the proceeds of the sale.

Can the state force sale of a home for lien on income tax? Or can they only force sale of a property for unpaid property tax?

Dear mid: In every state I have lived in the property lien only gets satisfied when the property is sold. But I would look at MI dept of taxation/liens.

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