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MI HB5756
Bill
Status
5/30/2024
Primary Sponsor
Natalie Price
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AI Summary
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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