SENATE BILL NO. 979
August 15, 2024, Introduced by Senator CHANG and referred to the Committee on Housing and
Human Services.
A bill to amend 1972 PA 348, entitled
"An act to regulate relationships between landlords and tenants
relative to rental agreements for rental units; to regulate the
payment, repayment, use and investment of security deposits; to
provide for commencement and termination inventories of rental
units; to provide for termination arrangements relative to rental
units; to provide for legal remedies; and to provide penalties,"
(MCL 554.601 to 554.616) by adding section 1c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
1 Sec. 1c. (1) A landlord must install at least 1 operational
2 carbon monoxide device in every rental unit.
3 (2) A landlord that violates this section is guilty of a
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1 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or
2 imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both.
3 (3) As used in this section:
4 (a) "Carbon monoxide device" means a device that detects
5 carbon monoxide, alerts occupants via a distinct and audible signal
6 that is either self-contained in the unit or activated via a system
7 connection, and is certified by a nationally recognized testing
8 laboratory to conform to the latest standards of the underwriters
9 laboratories standards.
10 (b) "Operational" means working and in service.
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Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 554.601, 554.616