HOUSE BILL No. 6063


     October 3, 2000, Introduced by Reps. Caul, Hart, Patterson, Geiger, Howell, DeVuyst, Rocca, Pappageorge, Middaugh,
Birkholz, Kukuk, Garcia, Allen, Stamas, Ehardt, Toy, DeRossett and Hardman and referred to the Committee on Family and Children
Services.


        A bill to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled

   "The social welfare act,"

   (MCL 400.1 to 400.119b) by adding section 57i.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           SEC. 57I.  (1) IF A LANDLORD OR PROVIDER OF HOUSING PARTICI-

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      PATES IN THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY RENT VENDORING PROGRAM,

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      THE LANDLORD SHALL CERTIFY THAT THE DWELLING UNIT BEING PROVIDED

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      MEETS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS:

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           (A) THE DWELLING UNIT DOES NOT HAVE A CONDITION THAT WOULD

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      FACILITATE THE SPREAD OF A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.  AS USED IN THIS

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      SUBDIVISION, "COMMUNICABLE DISEASE" MEANS THAT TERM AS DEFINED IN

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      SECTION 5101 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH CODE, 1978 PA 368, MCL

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      333.5101.

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           (B) THE DWELLING UNIT IS FIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION.




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           (C) THE DWELLING UNIT IS NOT DANGEROUS TO LIFE OR HEALTH DUE

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      TO LACK OF REPAIR OF, A DEFECT IN, OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A

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      DRAINAGE SOURCE OR DEVICE, PLUMBING, LIGHTING, VENTILATION, OR A

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      HEATING SOURCE OR DEVICE.

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           (2) IF THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY IS NOTIFIED BY AN

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      ENFORCING AGENCY THAT A LANDLORD OR PROVIDER OF HOUSING IS VIO-

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      LATING A LOCAL HOUSING CODE, THE FAMILY INDEPENDENCE AGENCY SHALL

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      TERMINATE THAT LANDLORD'S OR PROVIDER'S PARTICIPATION IN THE RENT

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      VENDORING PROGRAM.






































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