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SB-937, As Passed Senate, May 19, 2026
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SUBSTITUTE FOR
SENATE BILL NO. 937
A bill to amend 1987 PA 96, entitled
"The mobile home commission act,"
by amending sections 35, 41, 43, and 48 (MCL 125.2335, 125.2341,
125.2343, and 125.2348), sections 43 and 48 as amended by 2015 PA
40, and by adding section 30m.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 30m. (1) Except as otherwise provided under subsection 1
(7), an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 2
shall not make a final unconditional acceptance of an offer for the 3
sale or transfer of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 4
without first notifying the residents of the mobile home park or 5
seasonal mobile home park and the department of the owner of the 6
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park's intent to sell or 7
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transfer the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park and 1
requesting that the residents notify the owner in writing within 60 2
days after receipt of the notice from the owner that they intend to 3
purchase the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. The 4
notice from the owner required under this subsection may be 5
accompanied by a confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement to be 6
signed by any person receiving the sale price, terms of sale, and 7
books and records of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 8
park. A confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement must not be 9
structured in a way that creates an unreasonable barrier to raising 10
money to purchase the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 11
park. 12
(2) If the residents of the mobile home park or seasonal 13
mobile home park do not provide the written notice within the time 14
period described under subsection (1), the owner of the mobile home 15
park or seasonal mobile home park does not have any further 16
obligations under this section. 17
(3) If the residents of the mobile home park or seasonal 18
mobile home park want to purchase the mobile home park or seasonal 19
mobile home park, they must, within the 60-day period described 20
under subsection (1), send a written notice to the owner that they 21
have incorporated a homeowners' association or cooperative and 22
intend to purchase the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 23
park. If the owner requires a confidentiality or nondisclosure 24
agreement, the residents must include the confidentiality or 25
nondisclosure agreement signed by any person receiving the sale 26
price, terms of sale, and books and records of the mobile home park 27
or seasonal mobile home park. On receipt of the written notice 28
described under this subsection, the owner shall provide the sale 29
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price, terms of sale, and books and records of the mobile home park 1
or seasonal mobile home park to the homeowners' association or 2
cooperative incorporated by the residents of the mobile home park 3
or seasonal mobile home park. Within 45 days after the owner 4
provides the sale price, terms of sale, and books and records of 5
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, the homeowners' 6
association or cooperative may provide a written offer to purchase 7
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. The written 8
offer must include a proposed due diligence, financing, and closing 9
period and documentation that shows that the owners of more than 10
50% of the owner-occupied mobile homes in the mobile home park or 11
seasonal mobile home park support the offer and that the 12
homeowners' association or cooperative is working with a financing 13
entity to secure financing for the purchase of the mobile home park 14
or seasonal mobile home park and attests that the homeowners' 15
association or cooperative has the financial ability to operate the 16
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park and would reasonably 17
be expected to qualify for licensure under this act. The owner must 18
consider the written offer and negotiate in good faith with the 19
homeowners' association or cooperative regarding a potential 20
purchase of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. If 21
the homeowners' association or cooperative does not provide a 22
written offer to purchase the mobile home park or seasonal mobile 23
home park after the owner provides the sale price, terms of sale, 24
and books and records of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile 25
home park, the owner has no further obligation under this section. 26
(4) If an owner requires a confidentiality or nondisclosure 27
agreement and the residents of the mobile home park or seasonal 28
mobile home park disclose information in violation of the 29
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confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement, the owner is no longer 1
required to comply with this section. 2
(5) Notice required under this section must be made by 3
certified mail, return receipt requested. 4
(6) A resident of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 5
park who alleges that an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal 6
mobile home park failed to comply with this section may bring an 7
action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover actual 8
damages incurred as a result of a violation of this section. The 9
court may award a civil fine of not less than $10,000.00 but not 10
more than $250,000.00. The court shall consider the severity of the 11
violation and the total sales price of the mobile home park or 12
seasonal mobile home park in determining the civil fine imposed 13
under this subsection. The civil fine imposed under this subsection 14
is the sole and exclusive remedy for a violation of this section. 15
The failure of an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile 16
home park to comply with this section does not affect the sale or 17
transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, or 18
constitute grounds to set aside the sale or transfer of the mobile 19
home park or seasonal mobile home park. 20
(7) An owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 21
park is not required to give the notice as described under 22
subsection (1) or comply with this section if any of the following 23
apply: 24
(a) A bank, mortgage company, or any other mortgagee has 25
foreclosed on the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park and 26
the bank, mortgage company, or any other mortgagee does either of 27
the following: 28
(i) Sells the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park at 29
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a foreclosure sale. 1
(ii) Sells the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 2
after purchasing the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 3
at a foreclosure sale. 4
(b) The sale or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal 5
mobile home park is to a family member of the owner of the mobile 6
home park or seasonal mobile home park or a trust of which the 7
beneficiaries are family members of the owner of the mobile home 8
park or seasonal mobile home park. 9
(c) The sale or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal 10
mobile home park is by a partnership to 1 or more of its partners. 11
(d) The conveyance of an interest in the mobile home park or 12
seasonal mobile home park is incidental to the financing of the 13
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. 14
(e) The sale or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal 15
mobile home park was made in accordance with an eminent domain 16
order. 17
(f) The sale or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal 18
mobile home park is among members of a limited liability company 19
that have been members of the limited liability company for at 20
least 1 year. 21
(g) The sale or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal 22
mobile home park is to a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate of the 23
owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, if the 24
owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is a 25
company. 26
(8) An owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 27
park shall not accept or conditionally accept an offer for the 28
sale, lease, or transfer of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile 29
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home park that contains any provision preventing or penalizing the 1
owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park for 2
entering into a purchase agreement with a homeowners' association 3
or cooperative incorporated by the residents. 4
(9) This section does not allow a resident of a mobile home 5
park or seasonal mobile home park to attach the civil fine imposed 6
under this section to the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 7
park sold or transferred in violation of this section. 8
Sec. 35. (1) A person who that applies for a license to own a 9
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park or a construction 10
permit under this act, which is for other than a domestic 11
corporation, shall file with the commission, department, in a form 12
the commission department prescribes, an irrevocable consent to 13
service of process appointing the commission department to be its 14
the person's attorney to receive service of lawful process in any 15
noncriminal action or proceeding against it or its that person or 16
that person's successor, executor, or administrator , which that 17
arises under this act or a rule promulgated or order issued under 18
this act after the consent to service of process is filed. , 19
Service of process under this subsection applies with the same 20
force and validity as if served personally on the person filing the 21
consent to service of process. 22
(2) When a person, including a nonresident of this state, 23
engages in conduct prohibited or made actionable by this act or a 24
rule promulgated or order issued under this act, whether or not 25
consent to service of process was filed and personal jurisdiction 26
over him or her that person cannot otherwise be obtained in this 27
state, engagement in that conduct shall be prohibited or made 28
actionable by this act or a rule promulgated or order issued under 29
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this act is considered equivalent to his or her the person's 1
appointment of the commission to be his or her the person's 2
attorney to receive service of lawful process in a noncriminal 3
action or proceeding against him or her or his or her that person 4
or the person's successor, executor, or administrator. which grows 5
out of that conduct and which is brought under this act or a rule 6
promulgated or order issued under this act, Service of process 7
under this subsection applies with the same force and validity as 8
if served on the person personally. 9
(3) Service of process under subsection (1) or (2) may be made 10
by filing a copy of the process in the office of the commission 11
together with a $25.00 fee. The service is not effective unless the 12
plaintiff, which may be the commission in an action or proceeding 13
instituted by it, immediately sends notice of the service and a 14
copy of the process within 5 days of the receipt of the process, by 15
registered or certified mail to the defendant or respondent at his 16
or her last known Michigan address of the defendant or respondent 17
or takes other steps which that are reasonably calculated to give 18
actual notice , and the plaintiff's to the defendant or respondent. 19
The commission shall file an affidavit or other proof of compliance 20
with this section is filed in the case on or before the return day 21
of the process, if any, or within such further time as the court 22
allows. 23
Sec. 41. (1) The department, a prosecuting attorney, or 24
municipal attorney may bring an action in a court of competent 25
jurisdiction against a person to enjoin that person from engaging 26
or continuing in a violation of this act , or a rule promulgated 27
under this act. 28
(2) If an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 29
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park owns the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park without 1
a license and does not have a complete application for a license 2
pending with the department, any individual residing in the mobile 3
home park or seasonal mobile home park may, subject to subsection 4
(3), bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction for 5
injunctive relief, damages, or attorney fees and costs. If the 6
court finds that the owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile 7
home park owns the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 8
without a license and that a complete application for a license is 9
not pending with the department before the filing of the action, 10
the court may do any of the following: 11
(a) Order an injunctive relief. Injunctive relief under this 12
subdivision includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: 13
(i) Issuing a permanent or temporary injunction or restraining 14
order to enforce the licensing provisions of this act. 15
(ii) Issuing a declaratory judgment that owning a mobile home 16
park or seasonal mobile home park without a license violates this 17
act. 18
(iii) Enjoining the owner of a mobile home park or seasonal 19
mobile home park from owning a mobile home park or seasonal mobile 20
home park without a license. 21
(b) Award statutory damages of not more than $10,000.00 or 22
penalties as described under section 42, and attorney fees and 23
costs. 24
(3) Before commencing an action under this section, the 25
individual must provide the owner of the mobile home park or 26
seasonal mobile home park with a written notice of action on the 27
claim. The notice of action required under this subsection must 28
include all of the following statements: 29
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(a) That, based on the information obtained from the 1
department's mobile home park database, the individual has a good-2
faith belief that the owner of the mobile home park or seasonal 3
mobile home park owns the mobile home park or seasonal mobile park 4
without a license and has not submitted a complete license 5
application to the department in accordance with this act. 6
(b) That the owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile 7
home park has 30 days from the date of receipt of the notice of 8
action to provide the individual with evidence that the owner of 9
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park owns the mobile 10
home park or seasonal mobile home park with a valid license or has 11
a complete license application pending with the department. 12
(c) That, if the owner of the mobile home park or seasonal 13
mobile home park fails to provide the information described under 14
subdivisions (a) and (b), the individual may file an action in a 15
court of competent jurisdiction as provided under this section. 16
(4) The notice of action required under this section must be 17
delivered by personal service or sent by registered or certified 18
mail, return receipt requested. 19
(5) If, after the filing of an action in accordance with this 20
section, an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 21
park submits a complete license application to the department, the 22
court may issue injunctive relief or award damages or attorney fees 23
and costs as described under this section. 24
(6) If a court awards damages under this section, the court 25
shall order the plaintiff to disburse any money awarded in damages 26
among all residents of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 27
park on a pro rata basis, on receipt of the funds. 28
(7) If an individual files an action in accordance with this 29
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section against an owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile 1
home park and obtains monetary compensation under this section that 2
is distributed in accordance with subsection (6), that individual 3
and a resident of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park 4
that received money under this section shall not file any action 5
under this section against an owner of the mobile home park or 6
seasonal mobile home park for at least 12 months after the date of 7
the judgment. 8
(8) If a person brings an action against an owner of a mobile 9
home park or seasonal mobile home park alleging that the owner of 10
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park owns the mobile 11
home park or seasonal mobile home park without a license but it is 12
determined that the person brought the action knowing that the 13
owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is 14
licensed or has submitted a complete license application and did 15
not follow the requirements of this section, the court may award 16
costs or impose remedies in accordance with section 2591 of the 17
revised judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236. MCL 600.2591 or MCR 18
1.109(E). 19
Sec. 43. (1) If, after notice and a hearing as provided in the 20
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 21
24.328, a person is determined to have violated this act, the 22
commission may impose do any of the following: 23
(a) Impose 1 or more of the following penalties: 24
(i) (a) Censure. 25
(ii) (b) Probation. 26
(iii) (c) License limitation. 27
(iv) (d) License suspension. The commission may request the 28
appointment of a receiver when taking action under this 29
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subdivision. 1
(v) (e) License revocation. The commission may request the 2
appointment of a receiver when taking action under this 3
subdivision. 4
(vi) (f) License denial. 5
(vii) An administrative fine of not more than $5,000.00. 6
(viii) (g) A civil fine of not more than $50,000.00. 7
(ix) (h) Restitution. 8
(b) Require posting financial assurance in the form of a bond, 9
cash deposit, or other financial arrangement and in an amount the 10
commission considers necessary to maintain or repair any 11
infrastructure or facilities of a mobile home park or seasonal 12
mobile home park to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the 13
residents of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. 14
(c) Request the appointment of a receiver. This subdivision 15
applies if the violation is the operation of a mobile home park or 16
seasonal mobile home park without a license issued by the 17
department and the department complied with the requirements of 18
subsection (2). 19
(2) If the department determines that a mobile home park or 20
seasonal mobile home park located in this state is owned by a 21
person that does not have a license issued by the department to own 22
that mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, the department 23
shall provide written notice to the unlicensed owner of the mobile 24
home park or seasonal mobile home park. The department shall 25
forward a copy of the written notice provided to an unlicensed 26
owner of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park under this 27
subsection to the clerk of the city, village, or township where the 28
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is located. The 29
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written notice provided under this subsection must require the 1
unlicensed owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 2
park to apply to the department for licensure within 30 days of the 3
date of the notice. If the unlicensed owner of the mobile home park 4
or seasonal mobile home park does not apply for licensure within 5
the 30-day period provided under this subsection, the department 6
shall commence proceedings to impose a fine on the unlicensed owner 7
of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. If the 8
department determines that a person owned or owns a mobile home 9
park or seasonal mobile home park without a license as required 10
under section 16, the department shall impose a fine of not more 11
than $250,000.00 after notice and a hearing as provided under the 12
administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 13
24.328. The department shall advise the attorney general of the 14
failure of any person to pay any fine imposed under this section. 15
The attorney general shall bring a civil action in a court of 16
competent jurisdiction to recover the fine. In addition to the 17
written notice described under this subsection, the department 18
shall send a written notice to all identified lienholders of the 19
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park notifying them that 20
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is operating 21
without a license. The department may charge a fee of up to $250.00 22
for identifying the lienholders if the owner of the mobile home 23
park or seasonal mobile home park has not informed the department 24
of all lienholders as required under this act. Notwithstanding 25
subsection (1)(c), the department, a local unit of government, or a 26
resident may request the appointment of a receiver. 27
(3) (2) A fine imposed under subsection (1) may be collected 28
by the imposition of a judgment lien by a court or by obtaining a 29
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writ of garnishment against the person who has been determined to 1
have violated this act. A writ of garnishment under this section 2
must be issued by a court of competent jurisdiction and directed to 3
this state or the state treasurer to satisfy the fine. To obtain a 4
writ of garnishment under this subsection, the department must 5
comply with the requirements of chapter 40 of the revised 6
judicature act of 1961, 1961 PA 236, MCL 600.4001 to 600.4065. A 7
fine collected under this section shall must be deposited with the 8
state treasurer and credited to the mobile home code license 9
enforcement fund created in section 9.16c. 10
(4) The department may not issue a license until the fees and 11
any administrative fines previously assessed against the applicant 12
and any person that holds a beneficial interest in the applicant's 13
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park by the department or 14
commission that remain unpaid at the time of the license 15
application, if applicable, are paid as provided under section 16
16(2)(c). The department shall advise the attorney general of the 17
failure of any person to pay the fees or fines imposed under 18
section 16. The attorney general shall, within 90 days of receiving 19
notice from the department, bring a civil action in a court of 20
competent jurisdiction to recover the fees or fines. 21
(5) (3) If the department determines that the owner or 22
operator of a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park has 23
violated this act or rules promulgated under this act by failing to 24
maintain or repair any infrastructure or facilities of the mobile 25
home park or seasonal mobile home park, the department shall give 26
notice of the determination by personal service or first-class mail 27
to the local governments where the mobile home park is located , 28
and the owner , the operator, of the mobile home park or seasonal 29
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mobile home park and, if financial assurance in the form of a bond 1
has been posted under rules promulgated under section 16(2), 16, 2
the surety executing the bond. If the department determines that a 3
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park has violated this act 4
or rules promulgated under this act in a manner that causes a 5
material deficiency, the department shall give notice of that 6
determination to all secured parties by personal service or first-7
class mail, and by email, if available. If the owner , operator, of 8
the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park or surety does 9
not perform or commence the specified maintenance or repair within 10
60 days after service of the notice, the department or its 11
authorized representative may enter the mobile home park or 12
seasonal mobile home park and perform the specified maintenance or 13
repair. At the request of the owner , operator, of the mobile home 14
park or seasonal mobile home park or surety, the department may 15
grant an extension of up to an additional 90 days. The owner , 16
operator, of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park and 17
any surety are jointly and severally liable for all expenses 18
incurred by the department or its authorized representative in 19
performing the specified maintenance or repair. The department 20
shall certify the claim to the owner , operator, of the mobile home 21
park or seasonal mobile home park and any surety, listing in the 22
claim the items of expense in performing the maintenance or repair, 23
and shall draw on any financial assurance for the payment of the 24
claim. The department shall notify the local government where the 25
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is located when the 26
specified maintenance or repair has been completed. 27
(6) (4) This section does not prohibit actions from being 28
taken under other sections of this act. 29
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(7) (5) The pursuit in court of the lawful rights of a 1
licensee does not constitute a violation of this act, regardless of 2
the outcome of the court action. 3
(8) If it is determined that an owner of a mobile home park or 4
seasonal mobile home park is unlicensed and there is no complete 5
license application under review by the department, the department, 6
lienholder, other affected person, or a resident of the mobile home 7
park or seasonal mobile home park may petition the circuit court in 8
the county in which the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home 9
park is located to appoint a receiver to operate the mobile home 10
park or seasonal mobile home park during the period in which the 11
owner of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is 12
unlicensed. If the court finds that the owner of the mobile home 13
park or seasonal mobile home park is unlicensed and there is no 14
complete license application under review by the department, the 15
court shall appoint a receiver to operate the mobile home park or 16
seasonal mobile home park. The court shall determine the fair 17
compensation for the receiver. A receiver appointed under this 18
subsection must be a person currently licensed to own a mobile home 19
park or seasonal mobile home park in accordance with this act or a 20
person that meets the requirements for licensure under this act, as 21
determined by the court. A receiver may not be the owner of the 22
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, or a subsidiary, 23
immediate family member, agent, attorney, representative, employee, 24
or affiliate of the owner of the mobile home park or seasonal 25
mobile home park, or any other person that is responsible for the 26
day-to-day operation of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile 27
home park or is under common control of the mobile home park or 28
seasonal mobile home park with the owner of the mobile home park or 29
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seasonal mobile home park. Subject to court approval, a receiver 1
appointed under this subsection shall do any of the following: 2
(a) Repair, renovate, or rehabilitate the mobile home park or 3
seasonal mobile home park as needed to make the mobile home park or 4
seasonal mobile home park comply with this act. 5
(b) Manage the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. 6
(c) Collect rent, utility service fees, and other fees from 7
the residents of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park, 8
as determined by the court, and pay the expenses of the mobile home 9
park or seasonal mobile home park that are necessary to ensure 10
continuing operation and services. 11
(d) Pursue necessary legal remedies against a resident of the 12
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park that fails to pay 13
rent, utility service fees, or other fees or comply with this act. 14
Legal remedies that may be pursued against a resident of the mobile 15
home park or seasonal mobile home park under this subdivision 16
include, but are not limited to, the institution of summary 17
proceedings to recover possession of the premises from the resident 18
of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. 19
(e) Exercise other powers the court considers proper to the 20
effective administration of the receivership including, but not 21
limited to, selling the park with court approval. 22
Sec. 48. (1) If the department orders the owner or operator of 23
a mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park to correct a 24
violation of this act or rules promulgated under this act that 25
imminently threatens the health or safety of the residents of the 26
mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park or the public and the 27
owner or operator fails to comply with the order, the department or 28
the local government may bring an action to enforce the applicable 29
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regulations and to abate or enjoin the violation. 1
(2) If the violation is not corrected and imminently threatens 2
the health or safety of the residents of the mobile home park or 3
seasonal mobile home park or the public, the department or the 4
local government may file a motion for a preliminary injunction or 5
other temporary relief appropriate to remove the threat while the 6
action is pending. 7
(3) The department or the local government shall serve a copy 8
of the complaint and a summons on each owner, secured party, and 9
lienholder of record , and any operator, of the mobile home park or 10
seasonal mobile home park that can be identified by the department 11
or the local government with the exercise of reasonable diligence. 12
The local government shall also file a notice of the action with 13
the register of deeds for the county where the mobile home park or 14
seasonal mobile home park is located. 15
(4) The court shall make orders and determinations consistent 16
with the objectives of this act. The court may enjoin the 17
maintenance of an unsafe, unhealthy, or unsanitary condition, or a 18
violation of the applicable regulations, and may order the 19
defendant to perform maintenance and repairs or make other 20
corrections including removal of a building or structure necessary 21
to abate the condition. The court may authorize the department or 22
the local government to perform maintenance or repairs or to remove 23
a building or structure owned or operated by the owner or operator 24
of the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park. However, the 25
court shall not authorize removal of a building or structure unless 26
the cost of repair of the building or structure will be greater 27
than the state equalized value of the building or structure. 28
(5) If the expense of maintenance, repair, or removal is not 29
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provided for by financial assurance under section 16(2)(b) or 1
otherwise provided for, the court may enter an order approving the 2
expense and place a lien on the real property for the payment of 3
the expense. The order may establish the lien as a senior lien, 4
except as to tax and assessment liens, and except as to a mortgage 5
of first priority recorded prior to all other liens of record. The 6
order may also specify the time and manner for foreclosure of the 7
lien if the lien is not satisfied. To perfect the lien, a copy of 8
the order shall must be filed with the register of deeds for the 9
county where the mobile home park or seasonal mobile home park is 10
located within 10 days after entry of the order. 11
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect 12
unless all of the following bills of the 103rd Legislature are 13
enacted into law: 14
(a) Senate Bill No. 934. 15
(b) Senate Bill No. 935. 16