SENATE BILL NO. 979

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 landlord must install at least 1 operational carbon monoxide device in every rental unit.

(2) A landlord that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both.

(3) As used in this section:

(a) "Carbon monoxide device" means a device that detects carbon monoxide, alerts occupants via a distinct and audible signal that is either self-contained in the unit or activated via a system connection, and is certified by a nationally recognized testing laboratory to conform to the latest standards of the underwriters laboratories standards.

(b) "Operational" means working and in service.