Title 125, PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Sec. 5. (1) After consultation with and considering comments from representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties, the department shall promulgate the mobile home code subject to section 4. The code shall consist of rules governing all of the fol…

Sec. 6. (1) After consultation with and considering comments from representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties, the department of environmental quality shall promulgate rules for mobile home parks and seasonal mobile home parks setting forth m…

Sec. 7. (1) Except as provided in subsection (7), a local government that proposes a standard related to mobile home parks or seasonal mobile home parks, or related to mobile homes located within a mobile home park or a seasonal mobile home park, that is higher than the standard …

Sec. 8. This act shall not apply to property used for housing agricultural labor forces or campgrounds.

Sec. 9. (1) After consultation with and considering comments from representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties, the department shall promulgate rules to establish fees and charges for the issuance of licenses or permits under section 5. (2) Th…

Sec. 10. Upon request and at reasonable charges as the commission prescribes, the department shall furnish to a person a reproduction pursuant to the records media act, certified under the seal of office if requested, of a document that is retained as a matter of public record, e…

Sec. 11. (1) A person who desires to develop a mobile home park or a seasonal mobile home park shall submit a preliminary plan to the appropriate municipality, local health department, county road commission, and county drain commissioner for preliminary approval. The preliminary…

Sec. 12. (1) When all preliminary approvals are made, the developer shall submit the legal documents and the final plans draft to the department. (2) The nonrefundable fee for an application for plans approval and a permit for new mobile home park construction or for the expansio…

Sec. 13. (1) A person shall not construct a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park without obtaining a permit issued by the department. (2) Construction may begin upon the granting of a permit to construct by the department.

Sec. 14. Upon completion of the construction of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, the owner or operator of the park and a registered professional engineer or architect shall file with the department an affidavit certifying that the mobile home park or seasonal mo…

Sec. 16. (1) A person shall not operate a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park without a license. The term of a license is 3 years. The department shall issue a license only if all of the following requirements are met: (a) The applicant submits a complete license applic…

Sec. 16a. Mobile homes located in a seasonal mobile home park may be occupied on a full-time basis from April 1 to October 31, but shall not be occupied for more than 15 consecutive days in any 30-day period from November 1 to March 31.

Sec. 17. (1) The department or its authorized representative shall conduct a physical inspection of mobile home parks and seasonal mobile home parks in accordance with standards established by the department. The department shall prepare a report documenting the findings of the i…

Sec. 18. (1) A variance in the design and construction of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park may be granted upon notice of the request to the local government and the department of public health at the time of filing with the department of commerce. If the local gove…

Sec. 21. (1) A mobile home dealer shall not engage in the retail sale of a mobile home without a license. (2) A mobile home dealer, mobile home installer, or repairer may obtain an initial or renewal license by filing with the commission an application together with consent to se…

Sec. 22. The commission may promulgate rules to require a licensed mobile home dealer to post a surety bond in an amount up to $10,000.00 for each sales location and may determine conditions of the bond. An appropriate deposit of cash or securities shall be accepted in lieu of a …

Sec. 23. A licensed mobile home dealer shall make and keep accounts, and other records as the commission prescribes by rule. The records required shall be preserved for 3 years unless the commission otherwise prescribes by rule for particular types of records. If the information …

Sec. 24. A mobile home dealer shall not: (a) Advertise or represent a mobile home as other than calendar or model year. (b) Misapply consumer deposits on a mobile home or a mobile home park. (c) Fail to place deposits, down payments, or similar payments for the purchase or right …

Sec. 25. (1) The commission shall promulgate rules relating to the responsibility of the mobile home dealer, mobile home installer, and the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park owner for installation and setup of a mobile home. (2) A person licensed under article 7, 8, o…

Sec. 27. (1) A person shall not, in connection with the offer, sale, purchase, or rental of a mobile home, mobile home site, or equipment, relating thereto: (a) Employ a devise, scheme, or artifice to defraud. (b) Make an untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a mater…

Sec. 28. (1) An owner or operator of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park shall not engage, or permit an employee or agent to engage, in any of the following unfair or deceptive methods, acts, or practices: (a) Directly or indirectly charging or collecting from a perso…

Sec. 28a. (1) Mobile home park rules or regulations may include provisions governing the physical condition of mobile homes and the aesthetic characteristics of mobile homes in relation to the mobile home park in which they are located, subject to all of the following: (a) The ag…

Sec. 28b. A mobile home park rule that does either of the following shall not be enforced against a resident, unless the rule was proposed and in force before the resident was approved for tenancy in the mobile home park: (a) Prohibits those children who were previously approved …

Sec. 28c. (1) A lease or rental agreement or rules or regulations that are adopted pursuant to a lease or rental agreement may include a provision that requires liquidated damages to be awarded to the prevailing party in a contested action to terminate a tenancy in a mobile home …

Sec. 29. A utility company shall notify the department 10 days before shutoff of service for nonpayment, including sewer, water, gas, or electric service, when the service is being supplied to the licensed owner or operator of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park for t…

Sec. 30. (1) After December 31, 1978, every mobile home located in this state shall be subject to the certificate of title provisions of this act, except for any new mobile home owned by a manufacturer or licensed mobile home dealer and held for sale. (2) After December 31, 1978,…

Sec. 30a. (1) An owner of a mobile home which is subject to the certificate of title provisions of this act shall apply to the department for the issuance of a certificate of title for the mobile home upon the appropriate form furnished by the department, accompanied by a fee of …

Sec. 30b. (1) The department upon receipt of the required application and fees shall issue a certificate of title except as otherwise provided. (2) The certificate of title shall contain upon its face the date issued, the name and address of the owner, a description of the mobile…

Sec. 30c. (1) If the owner of a mobile home transfers or assigns the owner's title or interest to the mobile home, the owner shall indorse an assignment of the mobile home with warranty of title with a statement of all security interests in the mobile home, and shall cause the ce…

Sec. 30d. (1) All of the following apply if an owner named in a certificate of title creates a security interest in the mobile home described in the certificate: (a) The owner shall immediately execute an application in the form prescribed by the department showing the name and a…

Sec. 30e. (1) If the interest of the owner in a mobile home is terminated by the enforcement of a security agreement, the transferee of the owner's interest shall promptly mail or deliver to the department the last certificate of title, if the transferee has possession of it, an …

Sec. 30f. The department shall retain and appropriately file every surrendered certificate of title. The file shall be maintained so as to permit the tracing of title of the mobile home designated in a surrendered certificate for a period of 10 years.

Sec. 30g. (1) The department may cancel or refuse to issue a certificate of title: (a) If the department is satisfied that the certificate of title was fraudulently or erroneously issued. (b) If the department determines that the holder of the certificate has made or is making an…

Sec. 30h. The commission in consultation with the secretary of state shall promulgate rules, which shall further define and distinguish between the term mobile home as used in this act and the term trailer coach as used in the Michigan vehicle code, Act No. 300 of the Public Acts…

Sec. 30i. (1) If a mobile home is affixed to real property in which the owner of the mobile home has the ownership interest, the owner shall deliver all of the following to the department: (a) A completed affidavit of affixture on a form provided by the department that contains a…

Sec. 30k. (1) Notwithstanding section 30i and subject to subsection (3), if a mobile home is affixed to real property and the party claiming to own the mobile home also owns the real property, and the mobile home has been located on the real property for 15 years or more, but the…

Sec. 31. A person who offers, sells, or purchases a mobile home or equipment or a mobile home site in violation of this act or the code may have an action brought against him or her to rescind the transaction and recover damages.

Sec. 32. A condition, stipulation, or provision binding a person to waive compliance with this act or a rule promulgated or order issued under this act is void.

Sec. 33. A person may not bring an action under this act more than 3 years after the contract of sale, except that a person suing because of a violation of section 27 may not bring an action more than 6 years after the date of sale. A person may not bring an action if he or she p…

Sec. 35. (1) A person who applies for a license or permit under this act which is for other than a domestic corporation shall file with the commission, in a form the commission prescribes, an irrevocable consent appointing the commission to be its attorney to receive service of l…

Sec. 36. (1) The department, a prosecuting attorney, or a law enforcement officer of a municipality may: (a) Make public or private investigations within or without this state he or she considers necessary to determine if a person violated or is about to violate this act or a rul…

Sec. 37. (1) Before commencement of administrative proceedings, the department may issue a statement of intent to commence proceedings to persons who are subjects of an investigation relating to possible violations of this act. The notice shall provide that the subjects of the in…

Sec. 38. (1) The department may issue an order to show cause why an order imposing sanctions or penalties allowed under this act should not be issued by the commission if the department finds that the order is in the public interest, and any of the following: (a) An application f…

Sec. 39. (1) Upon the entry of an order to show cause under this act, the department shall promptly notify the applicant that the order was entered and of the reasons for the order and that upon receipt of written request the matter shall be set down for a hearing to commence wit…

Sec. 40. An appeal to a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to the administrative procedures act of 1969, Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, being sections 24.201 to 24.328 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, shall not automatically stay a cease and desist order issued by th…

Sec. 41. The department, a prosecuting attorney, or municipal attorney may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a person to enjoin that person from engaging or continuing in a violation of this act, a rule promulgated under this act.