Section 125.2005. Leases; refusal; terms; security deposits; inventory checklists.

(1) A written lease shall be offered for each home site at the beginning of tenancy. The lease shall conform to the procedures in 1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq. and 1978 PA 454, MCL 554.631 et seq.

(2)       If a resident refuses the lease offered at the beginning of tenancy, then the community shall require a written statement of refusal. The refusal is not a waiver of any of the resident's rights as guaranteed by law.

(3)     A community shall not charge a premium for a lease.

(4)     If a community requires a resident or prospective resident to  prove ownership of a newly acquired home as a condition of siting the home in the community, then the resident or prospective  resident  may satisfy the requirement by providing a photocopy of a validated signed application for a certificate of manufactured home ownership.

(5)     A community may allow a retailer, consumer, or lending institution to pay rent on a home site in the community before placing a home on the home site if the action does not result in a closed community. The home site that is rented is unavailable for rental to another retailer, consumer, or lending

institution.

(6)     A community may allow a retailer, consumer, or lending institution to place a home on a home site before the sale of the home. The home site upon which the home is placed is unavailable for the placement of another home.

(7)     A community shall provide its permission for a sale in the community and on the home site and its acceptance of a prospective purchaser as a resident in writing, if requested.

(8)         A security deposit received by a community shall be maintained in compliance with 1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq.

(9)     If a community requires a security deposit, then the community shall utilize an inventory checklist at the beginning and termination of the tenancy to determine damages.  The community shall comply with 1972  PA 348, MCL 554.601 et seq.

History: 1979 AC; 1980 AACS; 1991 AACS; 1998 AACS; 2003 AACS.