Bill Text: MI HB5963 | 2019-2020 | 100th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Housing: other; use of security deposit to pay rent during a declared emergency; allow. Amends sec. 7 of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.607).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-07-23 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 07/22/2020 [HB5963 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2019-HB5963-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 5963
July 22, 2020, Introduced by Rep. Anthony and
referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled
"An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,"
by amending section 7 (MCL 554.607).
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 7. (1) A
security deposit may be used only for the following purposes:
(a) Reimburse the
landlord for actual damages to the rental unit or any ancillary facility that
are the direct result of conduct not reasonably expected in the normal course
of habitation of a dwelling.
(b) Pay the landlord for
all rent in arrearage under the rental agreement, rent due for premature
termination of the rental agreement by the tenant, and for utility bills not paid by the tenant.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions in this act, during a state of emergency declared by the governor under the emergency management act, 1976 PA 390, MCL 30.401 to 30.421, or 1945 PA 302, MCL 10.31 to 10.33, a tenant may request that the landlord use the security deposit to cover the rent due for the rental unit. If the landlord agrees to the request, the landlord shall apply the security deposit to the rent due for the rental unit.
