Title 125, PLANNING, HOUSING, AND ZONING

Sec. 7. The powers of a local governmental unit prescribed in this act are in addition to any other powers provided by law or charter.

Sec. 8. Not less than every 2 years, the administrator shall hire an independent auditor to audit the books and accounts of the urban homestead program operated by the administrator. Upon completion, the audit report shall be made available to the public.

Sec. 9. A qualified buyer eligible for and participating in the urban homestead program shall be allowed the opportunity to make up any late or delinquent rent due. The administrator shall notify the individual of the arrearage and determine a payment schedule to make up past due…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban homesteading in single-family public housing act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Administrator" means a local governmental unit or a nonprofit community organization under contract with a local governmental unit to administer a homestead program under this act. (b) "Applicant" means an individual and the spouse of that indivi…

Sec. 3. By resolution, and subject to federal and state law, a local governmental unit may authorize a housing commission within that local governmental unit or a nonprofit community organization under contract with the housing commission to operate an urban homestead program in …

Sec. 4. (1) An applicant who meets all the following criteria is eligible to enter into a homestead agreement to acquire single-family public housing property as a qualified buyer under this act: (a) The applicant is employed and has been employed for the immediately preceding 1-…

Sec. 5. (1) A qualified buyer may apply to the administrator to acquire the single-family public housing property. The application shall be in a form and in a manner provided by the administrator. If the application is approved, the qualified buyer and the administrator shall ent…

Sec. 6. The Michigan state housing development authority may provide loans to qualified buyers who are required to pay the pro rata portion of the bonded debt on the single-family public housing. Loans provided under this section shall be made at a rate of interest not to exceed …

Sec. 7. If a waiver of federal law, rule, or policy is needed to implement this act, the housing commission and the Michigan state housing development authority may work together to obtain the appropriate waivers from the appropriate federal authorities.

Sec. 8. The powers of a local governmental unit prescribed in this act are in addition to any other powers provided by law or charter.

Sec. 9. Not less than every 2 years, the housing commission or the nonprofit community organization appointed by the housing commission shall hire an independent auditor to audit the books and accounts of the urban homesteading program for single-family public housing operated by…

Sec. 10. A qualified buyer eligible for and participating in the urban homestead program shall be allowed the opportunity to make up any late or delinquent rent due. The administrator shall notify the individual of the arrearage and determine a payment schedule to make up past du…

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "heating cable safety act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Department" means the department of labor. (b) "Director" means the director of labor or his or her designee. (c) "Heating cable" means cable designed to be secured to pipes and vessels to reduce their likelihood of freezing or to facilitate the …

Sec. 3. (1) Beginning 1 year after the effective date of this act, a person shall not sell in this state a heating cable that has not been approved by the state construction code commission pursuant to section 21 of the state construction code act of 1972, Act No. 230 of the Publ…

Sec. 4. (1) The director shall investigate complaints made to him or her concerning violations of this act and, upon his or her own initiative, shall conduct any investigation that he or she considers advisable to determine possible violations of this act. (2) If the director fin…

Sec. 5. The department shall promulgate, as necessary, rules to implement this act 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.

Sec. 6. (1) A person who violates this act or an order issued or a rule promulgated under this act is liable for a civil fine of not more than $500.00, plus costs. A fine due under this act shall be assessed by the electrical administrative board and shall be paid into the state …

Sec. 7. This act shall not be construed to limit the powers and duties granted by any other law to a state agency or official.

Sec. 8. This act shall not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 364 of the 87th Legislature is enacted into law.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "urban homesteading on vacant land act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Applicant" means an individual and the spouse of that individual if that spouse intends to occupy the property with the individual. (b) "Local governmental unit" means a county, city, village, or township. (c) "Program" means the urban homesteadi…

Sec. 3. By resolution, a local governmental unit may operate an urban homesteading program for vacant land that makes parcels of vacant property available to individuals to purchase under this act. In the resolution, the local governmental unit shall provide an appeals process to…

Sec. 4. (1) An applicant who meets all the following criteria is eligible to purchase vacant property under this act: (a) The applicant intends to occupy the vacant property by constructing a home on the premises. (b) The applicant is employed and has been employed for the immedi…

Sec. 5. (1) If the applicant substantially meets the criteria in section 4 and receives a commitment to finance construction on the property, the local governmental unit shall deed that property to the applicant for $1.00. (2) As a condition of receiving ownership of the property…

Sec. 6. Before placing vacant property into the program, the local governmental unit shall first offer the vacant property to owners of adjacent and contiguous property who occupy the adjacent and contiguous property. If adjacent and contiguous landowners do not purchase the prop…

Sec. 7. The powers of a local governmental unit prescribed in this act are in addition to any other powers provided by law or charter.

Sec. 8. Not less than every 2 years, the local governmental unit shall hire an independent auditor to audit the books and accounts of the urban homestead program operated by the local governmental unit. Upon completion, the audit report shall be made available to the public.

Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) "Mobile home" means a factory assembled portable structure designed or used for year-round residence purposes, designed and built to be towed on its own chassis, connected to utilities, and installed on a homesite with or without a permanent found…

Sec. 2. (1) A mobile home manufactured or sold in this state or brought into this state for use therein as a dwelling shall be equipped with an approved smoke detection system with an alarm and a multipurpose fire extinguisher having a minimum 2A-10B-C rating and approved by a na…

Sec. 3. (1) The construction code commission of the department of labor shall approve the smoke detection systems and the installation of the above items. (2) A person who violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect 6 months after it is signed by the governor or becomes law without the governor's signature.

Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "obsolete property rehabilitation act".

Sec. 2. As used in this act: (a) "Commercial housing property" means that portion of real property not occupied by an owner of that real property that is classified as residential real property under section 34c of the general property tax act, 1893 PA 206, MCL 211.34c, is a mult…

Sec. 3. (1) A qualified local governmental unit, by resolution of its legislative body, may establish 1 or more obsolete property rehabilitation districts that may consist of 1 or more parcels or tracts of land or a portion of a parcel or tract of land, if at the time the resolut…

Sec. 4. (1) If an obsolete property rehabilitation district is established under section 3, the owner of obsolete property may file an application for an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate with the clerk of the qualified local governmental unit that establishe…

Sec. 5. The legislative body of the qualified local governmental unit, not more than 60 days after receipt of the application by the clerk, shall by resolution either approve or disapprove the application for an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate in accordance…

Sec. 6. (1) Not more than 60 days after receipt of a copy of the application and resolution adopted under section 5, the commission shall approve or disapprove the resolution. (2) Following approval of the application by the legislative body of the qualified local governmental un…

Sec. 7. (1) A rehabilitated facility for which an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate is in effect, but not the land on which the rehabilitated facility is located, or personal property other than personal property assessed pursuant to sections 8(d) and 14(6) o…

Sec. 8. (1) If the taxable value of the property proposed to be exempt pursuant to an application under consideration, considered together with the aggregate taxable value of property exempt under certificates previously granted and currently in force under this act or under 1974…

Sec. 9. The assessor of each qualified local governmental unit in which there is a rehabilitated facility with respect to which 1 or more obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificates have been issued and are in force shall determine annually as of December 31 the value…

Sec. 10. (1) There is levied upon every owner of a rehabilitated facility to which an obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate is issued a specific tax to be known as the obsolete properties tax. (2) The amount of the obsolete properties tax, in each year, shall be …

Sec. 11. The amount of the tax applicable to real property, until paid, is a lien upon the real property to which the certificate is applicable. Proceedings upon the lien as provided by law for the foreclosure in the circuit court of mortgage liens upon real property may commence…

Sec. 12. (1) The legislative body of the qualified local governmental unit may, by resolution, revoke the obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate of a facility if it finds that the completion of rehabilitation of the facility has not occurred within the time author…

Sec. 13. An obsolete property rehabilitation exemption certificate may be transferred and assigned by the holder of the certificate to a new owner of the rehabilitated facility if the qualified local governmental unit approves the transfer after application by the new owner.