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MI HB5756

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/30/2024

Primary Sponsor

Natalie Price

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Origin

House of Representatives

102nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • Establishes "good cause" requirement for landlords to recover possession of premises through summary proceedings, limiting evictions to specific circumstances including nonpayment of rent, lease violations, health/safety hazards, controlled substance activity, and illegal use of premises.

  • Extends notice period for nonpayment evictions from 7 days to 14 days and creates rebuttable presumption that rent increases are unreasonable if grossly exceeding fair market value of comparable units in the area.

  • Adds new grounds for eviction including material lease breaches with 30-day cure period, violations of law subject to government orders to vacate with tenant right to cure within 7 days, and owner occupancy of small buildings (fewer than 3 units) with 90-day notice requirement and 60-day occupancy verification.

  • Protects foreclosure sale purchasers' ability to inspect property during redemption period with 72-hour notice requirements and limits interior inspections; allows possession proceedings only if mortgagor refuses reasonable condition information requests or damage occurs, with 7-day cure period before eviction.

  • Takes effect 90 days after enactment and is contingent on passage of Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 5753.

Legislative Description

Housing: landlord and tenants; termination of tenancy; establish grounds of good cause. Amends secs. 3238, 5714, 5735, 5744, 5775 & 5779 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.3238 et seq.).

Civil procedure: evictions

Last Action

Bill Electronically Reproduced 05/30/2024

6/4/2024

Committee Referrals

Economic Development And Small Business5/30/2024

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