Bill Text: MI SB0558 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Housing: other; solar generators; invalidate prohibition of by homeowners' association. Creates new act.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-02-01 - Reassigned To Committee On Housing And Human Services [SB0558 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-SB0558-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 558
the people of the state of michigan enact:
(a) "Common area" means a portion of a building that is generally accessible to all occupants of a building. For purposes of this act, common area includes, but is not limited to, a hallway, a stairway, an elevator, a lobby, a laundry and recreational room, a playground, a community center, a garage, or a fitness room.
(b) "Local unit" means a county, township, city, or village.
(c) "Shared roof" means a roof that serves more than 1 home or unit, including, but not limited to, a contiguous roof that serves adjacent homes or units.
(d) "Solar energy" means radiant energy received from the sun at a wavelength that is suitable for heat transfer, photosynthetic use, or photovoltaic use.
(e) "Solar generator" means the combination of portable solar panels, battery, battery charger, and inverter into a single device to capture, store, and distribute solar energy.
Sec. 3. A provision in a homeowners' association agreement that prohibits, or requires association approval for, a homeowner to install a solar generator is invalid and unenforceable.
Sec. 5. (1) A local unit must not require a homeowner to obtain the approval of a homeowners' association to install a solar generator.
(2) This act does not apply to the installation of a solar generator in a common area or on a shared roof.
