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.