state of michigan
100th Legislature
Regular session of 2020
Introduced by Senator
Zorn
ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 692
AN ACT to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled “An act to promote the health, safety and welfare of the people by regulating the maintenance, alteration, health, safety, and improvement of dwellings; to define the classes of dwellings affected by the act, and to establish administrative requirements; to prescribe procedures for the maintenance, improvement, or demolition of certain commercial buildings; to establish remedies; to provide for enforcement; to provide for the demolition of certain dwellings; and to fix penalties for the violation of this act,” by amending section 125 (MCL 125.525), as amended by 2016 PA 14.
The People of the State of Michigan enact:
(2) If the enforcing agency maintains a registry of owners
and premises, the owner of a multiple dwelling or rooming house containing
units 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 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.
Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House of Representatives
Approved___________________________________________
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Governor