HOUSE BILL No. 5319

 

October 16, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Jackson, Tobocman, Johnson, Lemmons, Meadows, Farrah, Opsommer, Clack, Hammon, Leland, Cushingberry and Cheeks and referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban and Regional Affairs.

 

     A bill to amend 1917 PA 167, entitled

 

"Housing law of Michigan,"

 

by amending section 141b (MCL 125.541b), as added by 1992 PA 144.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 141b. (1) A Except as otherwise provided under subsection

 

(2), a person who fails or refuses to comply with an order approved

 

or modified by the legislative body or board of appeals under

 

section 141 within the time prescribed by that section is guilty of

 

a misdemeanor , punishable by imprisonment for not more than 120

 

days , or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both.

 

     (2) If a legislative body of a municipality formed under the

 

home rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.1 to 117.38, has enacted

 

an ordinance that is substantially the same as this act, the

 


municipality may designate the violation of its ordinance and this

 

act as a blight violation in accordance with section 4q of the home

 

rule city act, 1909 PA 279, MCL 117.4q.