March 27, 2007, Introduced by Senators WHITMER, JACOBS, CLARK-COLEMAN and BRATER and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
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,"
(MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1c. (1) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant
shall be given no less than 24 hours' notice before the landlord
shall enter the premises occupied by the tenant.
(2) A rental agreement shall provide that a landlord shall not
enter premises occupied by the tenants except during reasonable
hours if the purpose is to perform routine repairs or maintenance
or to show the premises to prospective tenants. This subsection
does not apply to a landlord's right to enter any premises when
emergency repairs are necessary.
(3) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant has a right
to be present on the premises when the landlord enters the premises
except that a tenant has no right to be present on the premises
when the landlord is showing the premises to prospective tenants
during reasonable hours. A rental agreement may provide that a
landlord may demonstrate that he or she has good cause to prohibit
entry under this section.
(4) A tenant may give permission for a landlord to enter the
premises at any time even if the rental agreement provides
otherwise.
(5) This section only applies to rental agreements entered
into, renewed, or renegotiated on and after the effective date of
the amendatory act that added this section.