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MI HB4989
Bill
Status
9/18/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jason Morgan
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AI Summary
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Waives a tenant's duty to pay rent 72 hours after a certificate of compliance is withheld, not issued, or suspended due to health or safety hazards on the premises
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Eliminates the previous requirement that tenants pay suspended rent into an escrow account during non-compliance periods
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Prohibits landlords from maintaining actions for rent, late fees, or possession for nonpayment when a certificate of compliance has been suspended or not issued
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Exempts landlords from rent waiver provisions if they can establish that tenants caused the hazardous conditions
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Takes effect only if House Bill No. 4990 of the 103rd Legislature is also enacted into law
Legislative Description
Housing: landlord and tenants; provision for tenant to escrow rent when certificate is withheld pending compliance; modify. Amends sec. 130 of 1917 PA 167 (MCL 125.530). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4990'25
Housing: landlord and tenants
Last Action
Bill Electronically Reproduced 09/18/2025
9/24/2025