Michigan Laws 333.26503 – Contract requirements
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(1) An establishment shall not function as a housing-with-services establishment for an individual except under a written contract complying with this act.
(2) A contract between a housing-with-services establishment and a resident must be in writing and shall include at least all of the following:
Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26503
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Housing-with-services establishment: means an establishment regularly providing or offering to provide leased private unit residences accommodating 1 or more adults, and providing or offering to provide for a fee either 1 or more regularly scheduled health-related services or 2 or more regularly scheduled supportive services, whether offered directly by the establishment or by another person by arrangement of the establishment. See Michigan Laws 333.26502
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Resident: means an individual leasing and residing in a housing-with-services establishment. See Michigan Laws 333.26502
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
(a) The name, street address, and mailing address of the housing-with-services establishment.
(b) The owner’s name and mailing address.
(c) The title and address of the managing agent, whether an owner of a management firm or agency.
(d) The title and business address, if different from the establishment address, of at least 1 individual authorized to accept service of process on behalf of the owner and managing agent.
(e) A statement describing whether the housing-with-services establishment is licensed by a local, state, or federal agency.
(f) The term of the contract described in months or years.
(g) A description of the services the establishment will provide to the resident for the base-rate paid by the resident.
(h) A description of additional services available for an additional fee from the housing-with-services establishment directly or through arrangements with the housing-with-services establishment.
(i) A statement describing the policy of the housing-with-services establishment regarding the outside contracting of services by a resident.
(j) Fee schedules outlining the cost of additional services.
(k) A description of the process through which the contract may be modified, amended, or terminated, including conditions under which a contract may be terminated by the resident or the establishment.
(l) A description of the housing-with-services establishment’s complaint resolution process.
(m) The resident’s designated representative, if any.
(n) The establishment’s referral procedure in the event the contract is terminated.
(o) Billing and payment procedures and requirements.
(3) The housing-with-services establishment shall keep the contracts and related documents executed by the establishment and residents for at least 3 years after the date of termination of each contract. Contracts, or copies of the contracts, for current residents shall be kept at the establishment.