Michigan Votes Forum

Introduced in the Senate on March 27, 2007

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If you don't like the policies of your landlord, move somewhere else. If enough people do that, the landlord won't be able to rent his property and he will have to change his policies. Stop proposing stupid laws!

But how will they fill their days?????

First, tens of thousands of rental agreements will need to be amended. (dead trees!) Now the water leaks. Must I wait? "No" says the tenant, "I don't care come over." "No" says the landlord, "you will call the police. You can wait until 5:46 pm tomorrow. Keep the floor dry and enjoy your day. I can't risk a fine for violating the State's clause in OUR agreement." I have a better idea. Make it a civil infraction to bounce a check to the owner of a property you are renting from.

Not required during EMERGENCY like water or gas leak, fire, etc.

The people you see commenting will be educated, middle, upper class landlords, business people. I hope this bill passes to protect the people. The common people that rent.

They will say no. The average renter doesn't know this site exists. Still I think this bill should pass.

Sorry landlords. You've got more money and more influence, but this bill is the right thing to do.

This is just a feel good law with no benefits. Every maintenance entry will require landlords to have a signed authorization covering their butts. This is a waste of paper and time.

Why is it stupid? Because you will be inconvenienced as a landlord and not be able to intrude on the tenants with a knock? If a tenant can refuse entry, for ROUTINE maintenance, it gives them a bit of control. Already, landlords hold most of the cards in a landlord/tenant relationship. If you have a year lease, and the situation becomes such that you cannot comfortably stay (loud neighbors, for example), you must stick out your lease or pay for the time it takes to find a new tenant, as well as needing to often pay a percentage simply for breaking the lease. It would be nice to have a little bit of the say in my OWN HOME as to who I have to admit, and when. There are times it is very inconvenient to have a landlord stop by. My friends and family call first, my landlord does not have to. That is just wrong.