March 25, 2003, Introduced by Senator JOHNSON and referred to the Committee on Local, Urban and State Affairs.
A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled
"Housing law of Michigan,"
(MCL 125.401 to 125.543) by adding section 82a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 82a. (1) Each dwelling unit contained within a class
2 "A" multiple dwelling shall be equipped with a fire alarm system
3 that complies with the standards set forth in section 1 and
4 section 101 of the national fire prevention code published by the
5 national fire prevention association, incorporated by reference
6 herein.
7 (2) A class "A" multiple dwelling constructed before the
8 effective date of the amendatory act that added this section has
9 1 year after the effective date of the amendatory act that added
10 this section to comply with subsection (1).
11 (3) An existing building that is converted to a class "A"
1 multiple dwelling after the effective date of the amendatory act
2 that added this section shall comply with subsection (1) subject
3 to the requirements that may be imposed by the
4 Stille-DeRossett-Hale single state construction code act, 1972 PA
5 230, MCL 125.1501 to 125.1531.
6 (4) A person owning or managing a class "A" multiple dwelling
7 shall comply with this section.
8 (5) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
9 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or
10 imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both.
11 (6) As used in this section:
12 (a) "Dwelling unit" means 1 or more rooms used by 1 or more
13 individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit
14 containing cooking, living, sanitary, and sleeping facilities.
15 (b) "Fire alarm system" means a system designed to detect and
16 annunciate the presence of fire or by-products of fire. Fire
17 alarm system includes smoke detectors. A fire alarm system may
18 be any of the following:
19 (i) Battery operated by a self-motivated battery.
20 (ii) Operated in a plug-in outlet that is fitted with a plug
21 restrainer device, provided the outlet is not controlled by a
22 switch other than the main electric power supply.
23 (iii) Wired directly to the building electric supply and not
24 controlled by a switch other than the main electric power supply.