Bill Text: MI HB4062 | 2023-2024 | 102nd Legislature | Chaptered
Bill Title: Civil rights: housing discrimination; housing discrimination based on source of income; prohibit. Amends 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601 - 554.616) by adding sec. 1d.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 32-0)
Status: (Passed) 2024-12-31 - Assigned Pa 199'24 [HB4062 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2023-HB4062-Chaptered.html
Act No. 199
Public Acts of 2024
Approved by the Governor
January 16, 2025
Filed with the Secretary of State
January 16, 2025
EFFECTIVE DATE: April 2, 2025
state of michigan
102nd Legislature
Regular session of 2024
Introduced by Reps. Conlin, Morgan, Edwards, MacDonell, Wilson, Scott, Hoskins, Andrews, Brixie, McKinney, Martus, Mentzer, Coffia, Hill, Hood, Steckloff, Grant, Rogers, Koleszar, Farhat, Hope, Wegela, Rheingans, Weiss, Morse, Breen, Tsernoglou, Brabec, Snyder, Dievendorf, Byrnes and Churches
ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 4062
AN ACT 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,” (MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1d.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Sec. 1d. (1) A person alleging a violation of section 1c may bring a civil action for appropriate injunctive relief or damages, or both. As used in this subsection, “damages” means actual damages for injury or loss caused by each violation of section 1c, or up to 3 times the monthly rent for the rental unit or units at issue, whichever is less, together with court costs and reasonable attorney fees.
(2)
An action commenced under subsection (1) may be brought in the circuit court
for the county where the alleged violation occurred, or for the county where
the person against whom the civil complaint is filed resides or where that
person’s principal place of business is located.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 102nd Legislature are enacted into law:
(a) Senate Bill No. 205.
(b) Senate Bill No. 206.
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Secretary of the Senate
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor
