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Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.538 (2026)

Dangerous building prohibited.

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HOUSING LAW OF MICHIGAN


Act 167 of 1917


125.538 Dangerous building prohibited.

Sec. 138.

    It is unlawful for any owner or agent thereof to keep or maintain any dwelling or part thereof which is a dangerous building as defined in section 139.

History: Add. 1969, Act 61, Eff. Sept. 1, 1969

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: McDowell v. City of Detroit, 690 N.W.2d 513 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
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McDowell v. City of Detroit, 690 N.W.2d 513 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “139 of the real and personal property code, and in MCL 125.538, which makes unlawful the keeping of dangerous buildings.”
Orion Charter Twp. v. Burnac Corp., 431 N.W.2d 225 (Mich. Ct. App. 1988). “Specifically, appellants claim that the township was required to comply with MCL 125.538; MSA 5.2891(18) through MCL 125.”
Nagam Nabil Jamel v. Wbr Kings Arms LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “MCL 125.538 The final statutory duty plaintiff claims defendants breached is MCL 125.”
Est. of Manuel Ramos-Pelayo Jr v. Aaj Holdings LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “Second, plaintiff cites MCL 125.538 and MCL 125.539, two sections of the Housing Law of Michigan (HLM), MCL 125.”
Donna Simonte v. Twp. of Roscommon (Mich. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “1 After the home was determined to constitute a “dangerous building” in violation of the Township’s dangerous-buildings ordinance and MCL 125.538, the Township ordered Simonte to either repair or demolish the home.”
Rosalie Rockov v. Lilley Pointe Condo. Ass'n (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “539, and keeping a dangerous building is unlawful pursuant to MCL 125.538. Finally, plaintiff claimed that MCL 125.”
Masjid Malcom Shabazz House of Worship, Inc. v. Inkster, City of (E.D. Mich. 2020). “” See MCL 125.538, et seq. However, these statutes do not contain explicit causes of action, and Plaintiff does not argue in its complaint or response that the Court should infer an implied cause of action.”
1822 1822 LLC v. Charter Twp. of Canton (E.D. Mich. 2023). “§ 125.538 et seq. and Chapter 78, Article III of the Charter Township of Canton Code of Ordinances.”
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