Bill Text: MI HB4183 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Housing: landlord and tenants; condemnation notifications to tenants; require. Amends sec. 132 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.532).
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-10 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/09/2021 [HB4183 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4183-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4183
February 09, 2021, Introduced by Reps. O'Neal,
Beson, Stone, Garza, Cavanagh, Koleszar, Yancey, Breen, Aiyash, Morse and
Rabhi and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled
"Housing law of Michigan,"
by amending section 132 (MCL 125.532), as amended by 2000 PA 479.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 132. (1) If,
upon on
inspection, the premises or any part of the premises are found to
be in violation of any provision of this act, the enforcing agency shall record
the violation in the registry of owners and premises.
(2) The owner , and, in the enforcing agency's discretion,
the occupant, shall be notified in writing of the violation. The
notice shall must
state the date of the inspection, the name of the inspector, the
nature of the violation, and the time within which the correction shall must
be completed. An owner that is notified of
a violation of any provision of this act shall, within 48 hours of the receipt
of a notice under this subsection, notify each occupant of the premises of the
violation in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice of the
violation, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(a)
By sending a copy of the notice to each occupant by certified or registered mail.
(b)
By sending a scanned copy of the notice to each occupant by electronic mail.
For purposes of this subdivision, the owner must ensure that the notice is sent
to an electronic mail address that each occupant provided to the owner or
previously used to communicate with the owner.
(c)
By personal delivery of the notice to each occupant, signed by the occupant
receiving the notice and the owner, and of which the occupant and the owner
retains a copy or image.
(d)
By posting a copy of the notice in a common area at the premises. The notice
must remain posted at that common area until the violation identified in the
notice is corrected. As used in this subdivision, "common area" means
a portion of a building that is generally accessible to all occupants of the
building. Common area includes, but is not limited to, a community center, a
communal laundry room, a mailroom, a public hall, a recreational room, or a
stair hall.
(3) If an inspector determines that a violation constitutes a
hazard to the occupant's health or safety, under circumstances where the
premises cannot be vacated, the enforcing agency shall order the violation
corrected within the shortest reasonable time. The owner shall notify the
enforcing agency of having begun compliance within 3 days. All other violations
shall must
be corrected within a reasonable time.
(4) The enforcing agency shall reinspect after a reasonable
time to ascertain whether the violation has been corrected.
(5) If an inspector determines that a violation constitutes a
hazard to the health or safety of the occupants, the enforcing agency shall
notify the family independence agency within 48 hours. The notice shall must
state the date of the inspection, the name of the inspector, the
nature of the violation, and the time within which the correction shall must
be completed. The family independence agency shall check the
address of the premises against the list of rent-vendored family independence
program recipients.
