Bill Text: MI HB5656 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Civil rights; housing discrimination; housing discrimination for domestic violence victims; prohibit. Amends sec. 502 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2502).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-10-02 - Recommendation Concurred In [HB5656 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-HB5656-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL No. 5656
June 11, 2014, Introduced by Reps. Singh, Rutledge, Slavens, Zemke, Irwin, Stallworth, Hobbs, Hovey-Wright, Geiss and Barnett and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled
"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"
by amending section 502 (MCL 37.2502), as amended by 1992 PA 124.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 502. (1) A person engaging in a real estate transaction,
or a real estate broker or salesman, shall not on the basis of
religion, race, color, national origin, age, sex, familial status,
or
marital status of a person or a
person residing with that
person, or status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault,
or stalking do any of the following:
(a) Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction with a
person.
(b) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or
privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of
facilities or services in connection with a real estate
transaction.
(c) Refuse to receive from a person or transmit to a person a
bona fide offer to engage in a real estate transaction.
(d) Refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction with a
person.
(e) Represent to a person that real property is not available
for inspection, sale, rental, or lease when in fact it is so
available, or knowingly fail to bring a property listing to a
person's attention, or refuse to permit a person to inspect real
property, or otherwise make unavailable or deny real property to a
person.
(f) Make, print, circulate, post, mail, or otherwise cause to
be made or published a statement, advertisement, notice, or sign,
or use a form of application for a real estate transaction, or make
a record of inquiry in connection with a prospective real estate
transaction, which indicates, directly or indirectly, an intent to
make a preference, limitation, specification, or discrimination
with respect to the real estate transaction.
(g) Offer, solicit, accept, use, or retain a listing of real
property with the understanding that a person may be discriminated
against in a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of
facilities or services in connection therewith.
(h) Discriminate against a person in the brokering or
appraising of real property.
(2) A person shall not deny a person access to, or membership
or participation in, a multiple listing service, real estate
brokers' organization or other service, organization, or facility
relating
to the business of selling or renting real property or to
discriminate against him or her in the terms or conditions of that
access, membership, or participation because of religion, race,
color, national origin, age, sex, familial status, or marital
status.
(3) This section is subject to section 503.
(4) As used in this section:
(a) "Domestic violence" means that term as defined in section
1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400.1501.
(b) "Sexual assault" means conduct described in sections 520a
to 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.520a to
750.520g.
(c) "Stalking" means that term as defined in section 411h of
the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.411h.
