October 9, 2013, Introduced by Rep. Heise and referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
(MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 553.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 553. (1) A squatter who occupies a single-family home
whose state equalized value is $50,000.00 or more or who occupies 1
or both units in a 2-family home whose state equalized value is
$100,000.00 or more is guilty of a felony punishable by a fine of
not more than $10,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment
for not more than 5 years, or both.
(2) As used in this section, "squatter" means an individual
who occupies property and has not, at any time during that period
of occupancy, occupied the property with the owner's consent for an
agreed-upon consideration. Squatter does not include a guest or a
family member of the owner of the property or of a tenant.