Michigan Compiled Laws 167-1917-vii Article VII Enforcement. (125.521...125.543)

• Section 125.521, 125.522 Repealed. 1972, Act 230, Eff. Jan. 1, 1973.
  Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to plans and specifications for the construction or alteration of dwellings, buildings, or structures.
• Section 125.523 Administration Of Act; Joint Administration And Enforcement Agreement.
  The governing body of a municipality to which this act by its terms applies, or the governing body of a municipality which adopts the...
• Section 125.525 Registry Of Owners And Premises.
  (1) A registry of owners and premises shall be maintained by the enforcing agency. (2) The owners of a multiple dwelling or rooming house...
• Section 125.526 Inspection; Intervals; Inspection By Federal Government As Substitute; Basis; Inspectors; Hours Of Inspection; Permission To Enter Leasehold; Duties Of Owner; Ordinance; Multiple Lessees; Discrimination Prohibited; Fees; Report; Dwelling Or Rooming House With Child Residing; Definitions.
  (1) The enforcing agency shall inspect multiple dwellings and rooming houses regulated by this act in accordance with this act. Except as provided in...
• Section 125.527 Inspection; Warrants For Nonemergency Situation; No Warrant Required In Emergency.
  (1) In a nonemergency situation where the owner or occupant demands a warrant for inspection of the premises, the enforcing agency shall obtain a...
• Section 125.528 Inspections; Public Policy; Records; Checklist Of Violations.
  (1) It is the policy of this state that the inspection procedures set forth in this article are established in the public interest, to...
• Section 125.529 Certificate Of Compliance; Issuance; Inspection.
  (1) Units in multiple dwellings or rooming houses shall not be occupied unless a certificate of compliance has been issued by the enforcing agency....
• Section 125.530 Certificate Withheld; Premises Not To Be Occupied; Conditions Of Issuance; Suspension Of Rent Payments, Escrow; Account For Rent And Possession.
  (1) When a certificate is withheld pending compliance, no premises which have not been occupied for dwelling or rooming purposes shall be so occupied,...
• Section 125.531 Certificate; Application; Temporary Certificates; Fee.
  (1) An owner shall apply for a certificate of compliance. Inspection and issuance of certificates shall be in accordance with the requirements of this...
• Section 125.532 Violations; Recording; Notice; Order To Correct, Reasonable Time; Reinspection; Notice To Family Independence Agency.
  (1) If, upon inspection, the premises or any part of the premises are found to be in violation of any provision of this act,...
• Section 125.533 Compliance By Owner And Occupant.
  (1) The owner of premises regulated by this act shall comply with all applicable provisions of the act. (2) The occupant of premises regulated...
• Section 125.534 Noncompliance With Notice Of Violation; Actions; Parties; Motion For Temporary Relief; Service Of Complaint And Summons; Filing Notice Of Pendency Of Action; Orders And Determinations; Repair Or Removal Of Structure; Exception; Costs; Order Approving Expenses; Lien; Authority Of Municipality; “urban Core Cities” Defined.
  (1) If the owner or occupant fails to comply with the order contained in the notice of violation, the enforcing agency may bring an...
• Section 125.535 Receiver; Appointment, Termination; Purpose; Powers; Expenses.
  (1) When a suit has been brought to enforce this act against the owner the court may appoint a receiver of the premises. (2)...
• Section 125.536 Additional Remedies; Occupant's Action; Concurrent Remedies.
  (1) When the owner of a dwelling regulated by this act permits unsafe, unsanitary or unhealthful conditions to exist unabated in any portion of...
• Section 125.537 Common Law Rights Retained.
  The enumeration of rights of action under this article shall not limit or derogate rights of action at common law. History: Add. 1968, Act...
• Section 125.538 Dangerous Building Prohibited.
  It is unlawful for any owner or agent thereof to keep or maintain any dwelling or part thereof which is a dangerous building as...
• Section 125.539 “dangerous Building” Defined.
  As used in sections 138 to 142, “dangerous building” means a building or structure that has 1 or more of the following defects or...
• Section 125.540 Notice Of Dangerous Building; Contents; Hearing Officer; Service.
  (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this act, if a building or structure is found to be a dangerous building, the enforcing agency shall...
• Section 125.541 Hearing; Testimony; Determination To Close Proceedings Or Order Building Or Structure Demolished, Made Safe, Or Properly Maintained; Failure To Appear Or Noncompliance With Order; Hearing; Enforcement; Reimbursement And Notice Of Cost; Lien; Remedies.
  (1) At a hearing prescribed by section 140, the hearing officer shall take testimony of the enforcing agency, the owner of the property, and...
• Section 125.541a Enforcement Of Judgment Against Other Assets; Lien; Effectiveness; Priority.
  (1) A judgment in an action brought pursuant to section 141(7) may be enforced against assets of the owner other than the building or...
• Section 125.541b Noncompliance With Order As Misdemeanor; Penalties; Designation Of Blight Violation By Municipality.
  (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (2), a person who fails or refuses to comply with an order approved or modified by the...
• Section 125.541c Board Of Appeals; Establishment; Appointment And Terms Of Members; Vacancy; Election Of Officers; Quorum; Compensation; Expenses; Meetings; Writings.
  (1) The legislative body of a city, village, or township may establish a board of appeals to hear all of the cases and carry...
• Section 125.542 Appeal To Circuit Court.
  An owner aggrieved by a final decision or order of the legislative body or the board of appeals under section 141 may appeal the...
• Section 125.543 Adoption Of Housing Law Not Required.
  Nothing herein contained shall require any city, village or township to adopt Act No. 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended, being...

Last modified: October 10, 2016