Michigan Compiled Laws
Article IV - Maintenance. (125.465...125.488)
Section 125.487 - Fire Escape Maintenance.

Sec. 87.
Maintenance of fire escapes. All fire escapes shall be kept in a safe and sound condition and shall be properly painted and repaired to maintain this condition. No incumbrance or obstruction shall be placed or maintained on any part of any fire escape or in any means of access to a fire escape.
History: 1917, Act 167, Eff. Aug. 10, 1917 ;-- CL 1929, 2575 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 303, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 125.487

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 125 - Planning, Housing, and Zoning

Act 167 of 1917 - Housing Law of Michigan (125.401 - 125.543)

Article IV - Maintenance. (125.465...125.488)

Section 125.465 - Public Halls in Multiple Dwellings; Lighting; Exit Lights.

Section 125.466 - Water Closets in Cellars.

Section 125.467 - Water Closet Accommodations.

Section 125.468 - Basement and Cellar Rooms.

Section 125.469 - Joint Use of Kitchen by More Than One Family Prohibited.

Section 125.470 - Water Closets and Sinks; Floors Under and Around.

Section 125.471 - Repairs and Drainage.

Section 125.472 - Water Supply.

Section 125.473 - Catch-Basins.

Section 125.474 - Cleanliness of Dwellings.

Section 125.475 - Multiple Dwellings; Walls of Courts.

Section 125.476 - Multiple Dwellings; Walls and Ceilings of Rooms.

Section 125.477 - Multiple Dwellings; Wallpaper.

Section 125.478 - Receptacles for Ashes, Garbage and Rubbish; Chutes Prohibited.

Section 125.479 - Prohibited Uses.

Section 125.480 - Storage of Combustible Materials.

Section 125.481 - Storage of Combustible Materials; Openings Between Storage Room and Public Hall.

Section 125.482 - Fire Prevention and Safety Requirements.

Section 125.482a - Class “A” Multiple Dwelling; Smoke Alarm; Requirements; Violation as Misdemeanor; Penalty; Definitions.

Section 125.483 - Overcrowding; Minimum Space Requirements.

Section 125.484 - Multiple Dwellings; Regulation; Application; Lodgers Prohibited.

Section 125.485 - Health Order; Infected and Uninhabitable Dwellings to Be Vacated.

Section 125.485a - Site of Illegal Drug Manufacturing; Notification of Potential Contamination; Determination of Contamination; Rules; Order by Local Health Department.

Section 125.486 - Health Order; Repairs to Buildings, Other Structures.

Section 125.487 - Fire Escape Maintenance.

Section 125.488 - Scuttles, Bulkheads, Ladders and Stairs in Multiple Dwellings.