ELLIOTT-LARSEN CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
Act 453 of 1976
37.2501 Definitions.
Sec. 501.
As used in this article:
(a) "Real property" includes a building, structure, mobile home, real estate, land, mobile home park, trailer park, tenement, leasehold, or an interest in a real estate cooperative or condominium.
(b) "Real estate transaction" means the sale, exchange, rental, or lease of real property, or an interest in real property.
(c) "Housing accommodation" includes improved or unimproved real property, or a part of improved or unimproved real property, that is used or occupied, or is intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied, as the home or residence of 1 or more individuals.
(d) "Real estate broker or salesperson" means a person, whether licensed or not, who, for or with the expectation of receiving a consideration, lists, sells, purchases, exchanges, rents, or leases real property; who negotiates or attempts to negotiate any of those activities; who holds oneself out as engaged in those activities; who negotiates or attempts to negotiate a loan secured or to be secured by a mortgage or other encumbrance upon real property; who is engaged in the business of listing real property in a publication; or a person employed by or acting on behalf of a real estate broker or salesperson.
(e) "Source of income" means that term as defined in section 1 of 1972 PA 348, MCL 554.601.
History: 1976, Act 453, Eff. Mar. 31, 1977 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 6, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024 ;-- Am. 2024, Act 200, Eff. Apr. 2, 2025
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
12
cases, 1982–2020 · leading case:
Terrien v. Zwit, 648 N.W.2d 602 (Mich. 2002).
Terrien v. Zwit, 648 N.W.2d 602 (Mich. 2002).
· cites it 2× “§ 37.2501 et seq. [11] We note that, besides constitutions, statutes, and the common law, administrative rules and regulations, and public rules of professional conduct may also constitute definitive indicators of public policy.”
Eide v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 427 N.W.2d 488 (Mich. 1988).
· cites it 2× “, and in housing, MCL 37.2501 et seq.; MSA 3.548(501) et seq.”
Lucy v. Amoco Oil Co., 582 F. Supp. 1168 (E.D. Mich. 1984).
· cites it 4× “The preceding definitional provision of Article 5, § 37.2501, reads as follows: As used in this article: (a) “Real property” includes a building, structure, mobile home, real estate, land, mobile home park, trailer park, tenement, leasehold, or an interest in a real estate…”
United States v. Marsten Apts., Inc., 175 F.R.D. 257 (E.D. Mich. 1997).
“LAWS §§ 37.2501 et seq.; id. § 600.5805(8). In support of their position defendants rely on three cases: Warner v.”
Reeves v. Rose, 108 F. Supp. 2d 720 (E.D. Mich. 2000).
· cites it 2× “§ 37.2501; and (3) the federal civil rights act of 1866, 42 U.”
Parks v. Grayton Park Assocs., 531 F. Supp. 77 (E.D. Mich. 1982).
“§ 37.2501 et seq. In early 1981 they were looking for an apartment and became interested in a complex owned by defendants.”
Mencer v. Princeton Square Apts., 228 F.3d 631 (6th Cir. 2000).
“, as well as Michigan fair housing provisions at Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2501 et. seq. During a bench trial, the court granted defendants’ motion for judgment as a matter of law on all claims.”
Parent v. Credit Union One, 792 F. Supp. 526 (E.D. Mich. 1992).
“§ 37.2501 et seq. In July, 1988, plaintiff applied for a mortgage from Mortgage Professionals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Union One, for property she wished to purchase in Detroit.”
Dep't of Civil Rights v. Countryside Townhouses (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
“Because we conclude that Countryside’s two-adults-only-per-unit occupancy policy does not violate the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2501 et seq., we affirm. I. BASIC FACTS Countryside is an apartment complex in Auburn Hills, Michigan that offers moderate- income…”
Direct Constr. Servs. v. City of Detroit, Mich. (6th Cir. 2020).
“Supplemental Jurisdiction Over Plaintiffs’ State Law Claims Given the absence of a viable federal claim, the district court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiffs’ state law claims against all defendants under the Elliot- Larsen Civil Rights Act, Mich.…”
Wayne State Univ. v. Michael Bannoura (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
“(b) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection with a real estate transaction.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 37.2501(b) — 1 case
Wayne State Univ. v. Michael Bannoura (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
“(b) Discriminate against a person in the terms, conditions, or privileges of a real estate transaction or in the furnishing of facilities or services in connection with a real estate transaction.”
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