I will mention that during the course of developing and working on this legislation, we spent a lot of time working with landlords and housing providers to make sure that there were exemptions for small housing providers, to make sure that there were exemptions for landlords if the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development isn’t moving paperwork fast enough. We addressed the concerns that were raised by landlords in the process, and I think what we have before us now is a proposal that is a compromise that will be good for the housing industry, but that also most importantly and most crucially will open up opportunities to these families who just need a safe place to live.
I encourage you to support this legislation. This is going to be good for low-income families, it’s going to be good for families who are looking to get their kids into better schools, this is going to be good for keeping neighborhoods stable, and I urge a “yes” vote.
Senate Bill No. 206, entitled
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,” by amending section 1 (MCL 554.601), as amended by 1995 PA 79.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and amended the title to read as follows:
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,” by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 554.601), section 1 as amended by 1995 PA 79.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows: