Section 125.401 - Short title; scope of act.

HOUSING LAW OF MICHIGAN (EXCERPT)
Act 167 of 1917

125.401 Short title; scope of act.

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known as the housing law of Michigan and shall apply to every city and organized village in this state which, by the last regular or special federal census, had a population of 100,000 or more, and to every city or village as its population shall reach 100,000 thereafter and also to that territory immediately adjacent and contiguous to the boundaries of such a city or village and extending for a radial distance of 2-1/2 miles beyond their boundaries in all directions. This act shall also apply to any city and organized village in this state which, as determined by the last regular or special federal census, has or shall hereafter attain a population of 10,000 or more. This act relating to private dwellings and 2-family dwellings does not apply to any city or organized village lying outside the 2-1/2 mile radius and having a population of less than 100,000 unless the legislative body of the city or village by resolution, passed by a majority vote of the members elect of the legislative body, adopt the provisions. In the case of charter townships and townships the provisions of this act relating to private dwellings and 2-family dwellings may be applied to those areas by ordinance of the respective township board adopting the provisions. This act applies to all dwellings within the classes defined in the following sections, except that in sections where specific reference is made to 1 or more specific classes of dwellings, those provisions shall apply only to those classes to which specific reference is made. All other provisions that relate to dwellings shall apply to all classes of dwellings.


History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- Am. 1919, Act 326, Imd. Eff. May 13, 1919 ;-- CL 1929, 2487 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- Am. 1941, Act 91, Imd. Eff. May 16, 1941 ;-- CL 1948, 125.401 ;-- Am. 1976, Act 137, Imd. Eff. June 2, 1976 ;-- Am. 2008, Act 408, Imd. Eff. Jan. 6, 2009
Compiler's Notes: The catchlines following the act section numbers of this act were incorporated as a part of the act when enacted.