HOUSE BILL No. 4687

 

 

May 31, 2017, Introduced by Rep. Chang and referred to the Committee on Local Government.

 

     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 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 is subject to the rent limitation and

 

specific tax authorization act.

 

     (4) 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.

 

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days

 

after the date it is enacted into law.

 

     Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

unless Senate Bill No. ____ or House Bill No. 4686 (request no.

 

03068'17) of the 99th Legislature is enacted into law.