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MI SB0900
Bill
AI Summary
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Establishes the "Tenants Right to Organize Act" allowing tenants to form and organize tenant unions to collectively address housing issues and negotiate with landlords.
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Grants tenant unions the right to distribute literature, post information, hold meetings in common areas, collect dues, and engage in concerted activities for mutual aid and protection.
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Permits tenant organizers to canvass multifamily rental properties, with access rules varying based on whether the property has a written anti-canvassing policy.
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Prohibits landlords from interfering with tenant organizing activities, threatening or retaliating against participating tenants, or discriminating through delayed maintenance or other adverse actions.
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Establishes enforcement mechanisms allowing the attorney general, tenants, or organizers to sue violating landlords for civil fines up to $1,000 per violation, injunctive relief, and attorney fees.
Legislative Description
Labor: collective bargaining; tenants right to organize; provide for. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0901'24, SB 0902'24, SB 0903'24
Labor: collective bargaining
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Housing And Human Services
6/6/2024