(A) Application. This Code shall apply to all rented or leased buildings, including manufactured homes, or any portions thereof, that are used or intended to be used for human habitation as a two-family dwelling, a multi-family dwelling, a rooming dwelling, a boarding dwelling, a lodging dwelling, or a hotel or motel. This Code shall also apply to single-family dwellings which are leased or rented by the owner for more than 180 days during any 12-month period. In addition, if a building that is licensed under this Code but does not comply with all of the provisions of the Code is thereafter unlicensed for one year or more, the building must thereafter comply with this Code before it acquires a new license.
(B) Alterations. Existing licensed buildings that are subject to this Code, but that do not comply with this Code shall, at the time of alteration or repair, and with respect to this new work, be altered or repaired to conform to this Code, the City Building Code (Chapter 150 of the Code of Ordinances), and the laws of the state of Michigan.
(C) Relocation. Buildings which are moved or relocated shall be considered new buildings and shall comply with all of the requirements of this Code.
(D) Exception. This Code shall not apply to a single-family dwelling that is leased or rented for less than 180 days annually if the owner of the single-family dwelling receives a principle home exemption from the city, and the owner resides at least 180 days in the dwelling during the annual time period in which the dwelling is leased or rented.
(E) Severability. If a section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this Code is, for any reason, held to be unconstitutional or a violation of the laws of the State of Michigan, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Code.
(Ord. 927, passed 5-14-07; Am. Ord. 966, passed 4-25-11)