SENATE BILL NO. 1131
September 22, 2020, Introduced by Senators
CHANG, ALEXANDER, WOJNO, BULLOCK, IRWIN, POLEHANKI and ANANICH and referred
to the Committee on Local Government.
A bill to amend 1988 PA 226, entitled
"An act to limit the powers of a local governmental unit regarding the leasing of private residential property,"
by amending section 1 (MCL 123.411), as amended by 2018 PA 585.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 1. (1) As used in this section, "local governmental unit" means a political subdivision of this state including, but not limited to, a county, city, village, or township, if the political subdivision provides local government services for residents in a geographically limited area of this state as its primary purpose and has the power to act primarily on behalf of that area.
(2) Subject to subsections (3) and (4), and except as provided under the rent limitation and specific tax authorization act, a local governmental unit shall not enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would have the effect of controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property.
(3) This section does not impair the right of any local governmental unit to manage and control residential property in which the local governmental unit has a property interest.
(4) This section does not limit the power of a local governmental unit to adopt an ordinance or resolution to implement a plan to use voluntary incentives and agreements to increase the supply of moderate- or low-cost private residential property available for lease.
Enacting section
1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into
law.
Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless Senate Bill No. 1132 of the 100th Legislature is enacted into law.