Printed rental agreement form; sale; violation; damages.

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MI Code › Chapter 554 › Act Act-454-of-1978 › Section 554.638

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Sec. 8.

A printed rental agreement form which fails to include a provision required by section 4, which contains a provision which expressly and unambiguously violates section 3, or which contains a provision which, not less than 90 days before the sale, has been prohibited by statute or declared unenforceable by a published decision of the supreme court of this state or the United States supreme court relating to the law of this state shall not be offered for sale in this state by a commercial seller. A commercial seller who violates this section shall be liable for damages suffered by a purchaser of such a form in an action brought against the purchaser by a tenant under this act.

History: 1978, Act 454, Eff. July 1, 1979

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