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DE P ARTMEN T OF CONSU MER AND INDUS TRY SER VICES BURE AU OF COMMER CIAL SER VICES
RES IDEN TIAL BU ILDERS AND MAINTEN ANCE AND ALTER ATIO N CONTRACTO RS
GENER AL RU LES
Filed with th e Secretar y of Stat e on
This ru le tak es effect 7 days after filing with th e Secretar y of Stat e
(By auth ority con ferr ed on th e director of th e dep artm ent of con sum er an d industr y services by 1980 PA 299 , an d Execut ive Reorgan izat ion Order No. 1996 -2, MCL 339 .308 an d
445 .2001 )
The Genera l Rules of th e Dep artm ent of Consum er an d Industr y Services ent it led
“Reside nt ia l Builders an d Maint enan ce an d Alterat ion Contra ctors,” being R 338 .1511 to R 338 .1554 , ar e am ended by adding R 338 .1555 as follows :
P ART 5. COMP LAINTS AND HE ARINGS R 338 .1555 P RESER VATIO N OF CONTRACT RIGHTS.
RULE 55 . THE AFF IRMATIVE DEFEN SE FOR FAILUR E TO UTILI ZE A
CONTRACTUALLY PROVIDED ALTERNATIVE DIS PU TE RESOLUTION PROCEDURE AUTHORI ZED IN 2001 PA 113 , MCL 339 .2412 (2) SHALL ONLY BE AVAILABLE IN ACTIO NS BROUGHT UN DER A CONTRACT EN TERED INTO AND EXECUTED AFTER J ULY 31 , 2001 .
