Sec. 71. Repairs and drainage. Every dwelling and all the parts thereof including plumbing, heating, ventilating and electrical wiring shall be kept in good repair by the owner. The roof shall be so maintained as not to leak and the rain water shall be drained and conveyed therefrom through proper conduits into the sewerage system in accordance with plumbing regulations so as to avoid dampness in the walls and ceilings and insanitary conditions.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.471
Repairs and drainage
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 103 Mich. App. 234 - Falconer v. Salliotte (1981)
Most recently applied in McDowell v. City of Detroit (April 2007)
1917, Act 167, Eff
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