Housing: other; Michigan fair chance access to housing act; create. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 1155'24

This bill, known as the Michigan Fair Chance Access to Housing Act, establishes new rules for landlords regarding how they can use criminal history when screening rental applicants. It generally prohibits landlords from asking about criminal records on applications, advertising that they deny tenants based on such records, or making decisions solely on an applicant's criminal history before issuing a conditional offer to rent. However, the law allows landlords to consider specific serious offenses, such as convictions for arson, human trafficking, certain sexual crimes, and felonies committed within the last three years, provided they conduct an individualized assessment that considers mitigating factors like rehabilitation and employment. The legislation also requires landlords to clearly disclose their screening policies to applicants and gives those applicants the opportunity to provide evidence of inaccuracies or rehabilitation before a conditional offer is withdrawn.