Sec. 132.

(1) If, upon inspection, the premises or any part of the premises are found to be in violation of any provision of this act, the enforcing agency shall record the violation in the registry of owners and premises.

(2) The owner, and, in the enforcing agency's discretion, the occupant, shall be notified in writing of the violation. The notice shall state the date of the inspection, the name of the inspector, the nature of the violation, and the time within which the correction shall be completed.

(3) If an inspector determines that a violation constitutes a hazard to the occupant's health or safety, under circumstances where the premises cannot be vacated, the enforcing agency shall order the violation corrected within the shortest reasonable time. The owner shall notify the enforcing agency of having begun compliance within 3 days. All other violations shall be corrected within a reasonable time.

(4) The enforcing agency shall reinspect after a reasonable time to ascertain whether the violation has been corrected.

(5) If an inspector determines that a violation constitutes a hazard to the health or safety of the occupants, the enforcing agency shall notify the family independence agency within 48 hours. The notice shall state the date of the inspection, the name of the inspector, the nature of the violation, and the time within which the correction shall be completed. The family independence agency shall check the address of the premises against the list of rent-vendored family independence program recipients.

History: Add. 1968, Act 286, Eff. Nov. 15, 1968 ;-- Am. 2000, Act 479, Imd. Eff. Jan. 11, 2001