December 1, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Accavitti, Wojno, Byrnes, Acciavatti, Palsrok, Schuitmaker, Proos, Farhat, Gaffney, Condino, Lipsey, Newell, Gleason, Nofs, Huizenga, Alma Smith, Mayes, Emmons, Gosselin, Farrah, Miller, Pearce, Donigan, Byrum, Polidori, Gonzales, Angerer, Dillon, Gillard, Hopgood and Brown and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
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 1b.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1b. (1) A rental agreement shall provide that a tenant
who is a member of the Michigan national guard or the United States
army reserve may terminate a lease by a 30-day written notice to
the landlord if the tenant is called to active duty and submits
written proof of the active duty call to the landlord.
(2) This section applies only to leases entered into, renewed,
or renegotiated after the effective date of the amendatory act that
added this section.