A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled “An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,” (MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1f.
House Bill No. 5170 allows tenants in metered rental units to have water bills transferred to their name, prohibits landlord retaliation for such requests, and establishes legal remedies for violations, applying to new or renewed leases after the bill’s effective date.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
