2023 House Bill 5235

Housing: landlord and tenants; requirement to accept and screen rental applications on a first-come first-served basis; provide for.

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 amending the title and by adding section 1c.

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Regulates the relationships between landlords and tenants, specifically concerning rental agreements, security deposits, and legal remedies.

Introduced in the House

Oct. 25, 2023

Introduced by Rep. Brenda Carter (D-53) and seven co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Reggie Miller (D-31), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Cynthia Neeley (D-70), Rachel Hood (D-81), Emily Dievendorf (D-77) and Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Small Business