Bill Text: MI SB0016 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Housing: inspection; change of ownership; exclude certain transfers. Amends sec. 125 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.525).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-20 - Assigned Pa 0014'21 With Immediate Effect [SB0016 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-SB0016-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL NO. 16
January 13, 2021, Introduced by Senator ZORN
and referred to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled
"Housing law of Michigan,"
by amending section 125 (MCL 125.525), as amended by 2016 PA 14.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 125. (1) The
enforcing agency may maintain a registry of owners and premises regulated by
this act.
(2) If the
enforcing agency maintains a registry of owners and premises, the owner of a
multiple dwelling or rooming house containing units which
that will be offered to let, or
to hire, for more than 6 months of a calendar year shall register with the
enforcing agency the owner's name, the address of the owner's residence or
usual place of business, and the location of the multiple dwelling or rooming
house. The owner shall register within 60 days following the day on which any
part of the premises is offered for occupancy.
(3) If the
premises are managed or operated by an agent, the agent's name and place of
business shall must
be entered with the name of the owner in the registry under
subsection (2).
(4) A transfer of ownership to another person is not a change of ownership for purposes of this act if the owner, owners, trustors, grantors, or members of the transferring person are the same as the owner, owners, trustees, grantees, or members of the recipient person, or both the transferring person and recipient person are under common control, and the property being transferred was inspected in accordance with this act during the 2-year period immediately preceding the date of that transfer or a longer period if previously determined by a local municipality inspection ordinance. As used in this subsection, "person" means an individual or a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, limited liability limited partnership, trust, individual retirement account, or other legal person recognized in this state.