November 10, 2005, Introduced by Senators SANBORN, GARCIA, JELINEK, GILBERT, BASHAM, TOY, KUIPERS, GOSCHKA, HARDIMAN, CROPSEY and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1978 PA 59, entitled
"Condominium act,"
by amending section 56a (MCL 559.156a), as added by 1991 PA 183.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 56a. (1) A developer or association of co-owners shall
not prohibit a co-owner from displaying a single United States flag
or a flag representing the United States army, air force, navy,
marines, or coast guard of a size not greater than 3 feet by 5 feet
anywhere on the exterior of the co-owner's condominium unit. A
developer or association of co-owners shall not enforce a
prohibition
in existence before the effective date of this section
December 27, 1991 on or after that effective date December
27,
1991.
(2) A developer or association of co-owners shall not prohibit
a co-owner from displaying both a United States flag and an armed
forces branch flag identified in subsection (1) on any of the
following dates:
(a) The commemoration date for a branch of the armed forces
under the armed forces commemoration act, 2004 PA 402, MCL 435.341
to 435.343.
(b) Armed forces day.
(c) Memorial day.
(d) Flag day.
(e) Independence day.
(f) Veterans day.
(3) A developer or association of co-owners shall not enforce
a prohibition against displays permitted by the amendatory act that
added this subsection in existence on the effective date of the
amendatory act that added this subsection on or after the effective
date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.