INSPECTIONS OF ROOMING HOUSE RENTAL UNITS

House Bill 5206

Sponsor:  Rep. Michael Sak

Committee:  Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs

Complete to 2-26-08

A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 5206 AS INTRODUCED 9-12-07

The bill would amend the Housing Law of Michigan to lengthen the period of time between housing inspections of multiple dwelling rental units.

Currently under the law, a local housing enforcement agency must inspect multiple dwellings and rooming houses on a periodic basis.  The period between inspections cannot be longer than two years.  (All other dwellings can be inspected at "reasonable intervals.")  House Bill 5206 would specify that the period between inspections cannot be longer than four years (rather than two).

The law also allows a local governmental unit to provide, by ordinance, for a maximum period between inspections of a multiple dwelling or rooming house that is not longer than three years, if the most recent inspection of the premises found no violations of the act.   House Bill 5206 would allow for a maximum period between inspections of six years (instead of three), if there were no violations of the act discovered in the most recent inspection.

 

MCL 125.526

FISCAL IMPACT:

A fiscal analysis is in process

                                                                                           Legislative Analyst:   J. Hunault

                                                                                                  Fiscal Analyst:   Mark Wolf

■ This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.