Housing: landlord and tenants; reuse of certain tenant screening reports; allow. Amends title & sec. 1 of 1972 PA 348 (MCL 554.601) & adds secs. 1e, 1f, 1g & 1h.
Take action
Take a stance or write a position on this measure.
Create an account to take a stance, submit a written position, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill allows landlords to reuse certain tenant screening reports prepared within the previous 45 days. It establishes guidelines for landlords when accepting these reports, including requiring tenants to acknowledge no material changes to the information and prohibiting application fees for accepting reusable reports. The bill also restricts landlords from using credit scores or past judicial actions as deciding factors in rental applications and mandates specific disclosures to prospective tenants regarding screening processes and available units.
Key provisions
- Allows landlords to reuse tenant screening reports prepared within the last 45 days.
- Requires landlords to inform prospective tenants about the information used for screening and criteria for denial.
- Prohibits landlords from charging application fees when accepting reusable screening reports.
- Restricts landlords from using credit scores or past judicial actions as deciding factors in rental applications.
- Mandates landlords to provide a written notice of adverse action, including reasons and a copy of the report used.
- Requires landlords to screen rental applications in the order they are received.
- Establishes a $25 fee limit for landlords who decline to accept reusable screening reports.
- Requires landlords to disclose whether they will accept reusable screening reports in rental advertisements.
Who is affected
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Document of record
- Version
- Senate Introduced Bill
- Published
- Not published in the source record
This version is published only as a document. Open the viewer to read it here, or download the file.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
No sponsors are on record.
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours