September 10, 2014, Introduced by Rep. Hobbs and referred to the Committee on Elections and Ethics.
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,"
by amending the title and section 16 (MCL 554.616).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
TITLE
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 require landlords to provide tenants with voter
registration information; to provide for the powers and duties of
certain state and local governmental entities; to provide for legal
remedies; and to provide penalties and civil sanctions.
Sec.
16. (1) This act takes effect April 1, 1973 and applies
only
to security deposits held pursuant to leases entered into,
renewed
or renegotiated after April 1, 1973.Subject to subsection
(2), when a tenant takes possession of a rental unit, the owner
shall provide the tenant with all of the following:
(a) Specific information on how to register to vote and the
eligibility requirements to register.
(b) A voter registration application.
(c) Notice that election information and further registration
information is available on the secretary of state's website.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a sublessee unless the
sublessee takes possession of the rental unit with the owner's
knowledge and consistent with the owner's rental agreement with the
sublessor.
(3) The secretary of state shall post on its website
information and forms that an owner may use to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (1), in an easily printable format. The
website shall state both of the following:
(a) That the information and forms are adequate to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (1) if provided to a tenant as required
under subsection (1).
(b) That the expense of printing the forms may be tax
deductible.
(4) A person who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a
state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of
not more than $1,000.00.