[Ord. No. 177, 4-2-2012]
In accordance with and pursuant to Public Act 1945, No. 246
(MCL 41.181 et seq.) the Village of Baroda hereby adopts the Michigan
Housing Law provided at Act 167 of the Public Acts of 1917, as amended
(MCL 125.401 through 125.543) (the "Act").
[Ord. No. 177, 4-2-2012]
The designated Zoning Administrator, Code Enforcement Officer
and Building Official are hereby designated as the enforcing agents
to discharge the responsibilities of the Village under Act 167 of
the Michigan Public Acts of 1917, as amended.
[Ord. No. 177, 4-2-2012]
The Village shall have authority to establish, by resolution,
at any regular or special meeting, a schedule of fees, rates and charges
for the administration and enforcement of this article, and the Michigan
Housing Law promulgated thereunder and adopted herein; provided further
that any violation of this article or the adopted housing law shall
require those deemed responsible for violation to pay all attorney
fees, court costs and costs of prosecution that may be incurred in
the enforcement of said housing law. It is further provided that the
fees shall be reasonable and bear a reasonable relationship to the
cost and expense of such administration, enforcement and activity.
The Village shall further have the right to amend by resolution the
aforementioned schedules from time to time.
[Ord. No. 177, 4-2-2012]
Any person, firm or corporation who violates or fails to comply
with the provisions of this article or the Act shall be deemed responsible
for a civil infraction and shall, upon conviction, be punished by
a fine not to exceed $100, court costs, in the discretion of the court.
Each day that a violation of this article exists shall constitute
a separate offense. In addition, the Village shall have authority
to proceed in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose
of obtaining injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy to compel
compliance with this article.
[Ord. No. 177, 4-2-2012]
All other ordinances or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions
of this article are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed,
and each section of this article, and each subdivision of any section
thereof, is hereby declared to be independent, and in finding or holding
of any section or subdivision thereof to be invalid or void, shall
not be deemed or held to affect the validity of any other section
or subdivision of this article.
