SB-0110, As Passed Senate, June 12, 2018

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 110

     A bill 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) A 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.