2009 House Bill 4142

Impose $100 fee on owners of vacant homes in "urban core city"

Introduced in the House

Feb. 4, 2009

Introduced by Rep. Shanelle Jackson (D-9)

To mandate that owners of homes and other structures in "urban core city" that have been vacant for 30 days to pay a $100 fee and register the property with the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA). MSHDA would be given new powers to force owners and local building authories to remediate dangerous buildings, or else do it with state money.

Referred to the Committee on Urban Policy