Bill Text: MI SB0110 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Housing; affordable; incentives for affordable rental housing; allow local units of government to provide. Amends sec. 1 of 1988 PA 226 (MCL 123.411).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2018-12-31 - Assigned Pa 585'18 With Immediate Effect 12/31/18 Addenda [SB0110 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-SB0110-Enrolled.html

STATE OF MICHIGAN 99TH LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION OF 2018

Introduced by Senators Schmidt, Hildenbrand, Bieda and Hertel

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 110

AN ACT to amend 1988 PA 226, entitled “An act to limit the powers of a local governmental unit regarding the leasing of private residential property,” by amending section 1 (MCL 123.411).

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section, “local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state including, but not limited to, a county, city, village, or township, if the political subdivision provides local government services for residents in a geographically limited area of this state as its primary purpose and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area.

(2)
Subject to subsections (3) and (4), a local governmental unit shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property.
(3)
This section does not impair the right of any local governmental unit to manage and control residential property in which the local governmental unit has a property interest.
(4)
This section does not limit the power of a local governmental unit to adopt an ordinance or resolution to implement a plan to use voluntary incentives and agreements to increase the supply of moderate- or low-cost private residential property available for lease.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law. This act is ordered to take immediate effect. Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House of Representatives Approved Governor