Sec. 5.
(1) After consultation with and considering comments from representatives of the manufactured housing industry and other interested parties, the department shall promulgate the mobile home code subject to section 4. The code shall consist of rules governing all of the following:
(a) The licensure, density, layout, permits for construction, construction of mobile home parks including standards for roads, utilities, open space, or proposed recreational facilities, and safety measures sufficient to protect health, safety, and welfare of mobile home park residents, except water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and drainage facilities which are regulated by the department of environmental quality.
(b) The business, sales, and service practices of mobile home dealers.
(c) The business practices of mobile home installers and repairers.
(d) The licensure and regulations of mobile home installers and repairers.
(e) The setup and installation of mobile homes inside mobile home parks or seasonal mobile home parks.
(f) The regulation of the responsibilities, under the mobile home warranty, of the mobile home components manufacturer, the mobile home assembler or manufacturer, and the mobile home dealer, including the time period and relationships of each under the warranty, and the remedies available, if any, if the responsible parties cease to operate as a business.
(g) Abuses relating to all of the following:
(i) Consumer deposits, except utility deposits from consumers who are direct customers of utilities regulated by the Michigan public service commission.
(ii) Detailed listing of furnishings and fixtures by a manufacturer of a new mobile home or a mobile home dealer for a used mobile home.
(iii) Disclosure and delivery of manufacturer's warranties.
(iv) Used mobile homes. A mobile home dealer shall provide detailed listing of its service records for used mobile homes which are being sold by the dealer and of which the dealer has knowledge.
(h) Applications for and issuance of certificates of title for mobile homes.
(2) As part of the code, the department shall also promulgate rules governing the licensure, density, layout, permits for construction, and construction of seasonal mobile home parks, including standards for roads, utilities, open space, proposed recreational facilities, and safety measures sufficient to protect the health, safety, and welfare of seasonal mobile home park residents, except water supply, sewage collection and treatment, and drainage facilities, which shall be regulated by the department of environmental quality.
(3) The rules promulgated for seasonal mobile home parks may impose a less stringent standard than the rules promulgated for mobile home parks.
History: 1987, Act 96, Imd. Eff. July 6, 1987 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 328, Imd. Eff. Aug. 10, 2006 Compiler's Notes: For transfer of powers and duties of department of environmental quality to department of natural resources and environment, see E.R.O. No. 2009-31, compiled at MCL 324.99919.Admin Rule: R 125.1101 et seq. of the Michigan Administrative Code.
Structure Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning
Act 96 of 1987 - The Mobile Home Commission Act (125.2301 - 125.2350)
Section 125.2301 - Short Title.
Section 125.2302 - Definitions.
Section 125.2304 - Powers of Commission; Duties of Director; Prohibition; Exception.
Section 125.2305 - Mobile Home Code; Promulgation; Rules.
Section 125.2308 - Exemptions.
Section 125.2310 - Reproducing Documents Requested as Public Record.
Section 125.2313 - Construction Permit Required.
Section 125.2316a - Occupancy of Mobile Home in Seasonal Mobile Home Park.
Section 125.2322 - Mobile Home Dealer; Surety Bond; Deposit; Rules.
Section 125.2323 - Mobile Home Dealer; Accounts and Other Records.
Section 125.2324 - Mobile Home Dealer; Prohibited Conduct.
Section 125.2325 - Installation and Setup of Mobile Home; Rules; Licensing Requirements.
Section 125.2327 - Mobile Home, Mobile Home Site, or Equipment; Fraudulent Practices.
Section 125.2328b - Children and Pets; Enforcement of Rules.
Section 125.2328c - Action to Terminate Tenancy; Liquidated Damages.
Section 125.2329 - Shutoff of Utility Service for Nonpayment; Notice.
Section 125.2330 - Mobile Home Subject to Certificate of Title Provisions.
Section 125.2330i - Affixation of Mobile Home to Real Property; Ownership Interest.
Section 125.2331 - Action to Rescind Transaction and Recover Damages.
Section 125.2332 - Certain Conditions, Stipulations, or Provisions Voided.
Section 125.2333 - Statute of Limitations; Rejection of Valid Rescission as Bar to Action.
Section 125.2335 - Service of Process.
Section 125.2337 - Administrative Proceedings; Notice; Response; Assurance of Discontinuance.
Section 125.2340 - Effect of Appeal.
Section 125.2341 - Injunction.
Section 125.2342 - Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty.
Section 125.2343a - Summary Suspension of License.
Section 125.2344 - Remedies Not Mutually Exclusive.
Section 125.2345 - Other Prosecution and Enforcement Not Prohibited.
Section 125.2349 - Legislative Intent and Declarations.
Section 125.2350 - Availability of List of Powers and Duties of State or Local Governmental Entity.