February 13, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Spade, Farrah, LaJoy, Plakas, Adamini, Vander Veen, Brown, Condino and Bieda and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 220, entitled
"Persons with disabilities civil rights act,"
by amending section 502 (MCL 37.1502), as amended by 1998 PA 20.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 502. (1) An
owner or any other another person
2 engaging in a real estate transaction, or a real estate broker or
3 salesman shall not, on the basis of a disability of a buyer or
4 renter, of a person residing in or intending to reside in a
5 dwelling after it is
sold, rented, or made available, or of any
6 a person associated with that buyer or renter, that is unrelated
7 to the individual's ability to acquire, rent, or maintain
8 property or use by an individual of adaptive devices or aids:
9 (a) Refuse to engage in a real estate transaction with a
10 person.
11 (b) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions,
1 or privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing
2 of facilities or services in connection with a real estate
3 transaction including increasing the amount of rent charged or
4 charging more than other similar rental units if the person has
5 or acquires a leader dog or service dog.
6 (c) Refuse to receive or fail to transmit a bona fide offer
7 to engage in a real estate transaction from a person.
8 (d) Refuse to negotiate for a real estate transaction with a
9 person.
10 (e) Represent to a person that real property is not available
11 for inspection, sale, rental, or lease when in fact it is
12 available, fail to bring a property listing to a person's
13 attention, refuse to permit a person to inspect real property, or
14 otherwise deny or make real property unavailable to a person.
15 (f) Make, print, circulate, post, or mail or cause to be made
16 or published a statement, advertisement, or sign, or use a form
17 of application for a real estate transaction, or make a record of
18 inquiry in connection with a prospective real estate transaction,
19 which indicates, directly or indirectly, an intent to make a
20 limitation, specification, or discrimination with respect to a
21 real estate transaction.
22 (g) Offer, solicit, accept, use, or retain a listing of real
23 property with the understanding that a person may be
24 discriminated against in a real estate transaction or in the
25 furnishing of facilities or services in connection with a real
26 estate transaction.
27 (h) Discriminate against a person in the brokering or
1 appraising of real property.
2 (2) A person shall not deny a person access to or membership
3 or participation in a multiple listing service, real estate
4 brokers' organization or other service, organization, or facility
5 relating to the business of selling or renting real property, or
6 discriminate against a person in the terms or conditions of that
7 access, membership, or participation.