§ 400.1151 Short title
§ 400.1152 Meanings of words and phrases
§ 400.1153 Definitions
§ 400.1154 Additional definitions
§ 400.1155 Payment for home repair work and weatherization measures performed; selection of assisted households
§ 400.1156 Home energy analysis by program utility; report; utility surcharges not to increase; review and recovery of costs; limitation on allowable costs
§ 400.1157 Authorization of home repairs and weatherization measures; prohibition; limitation of amount authorized
§ 400.1158 Home repairs and weatherization measures for rental premises; written agreement; conditions; restrictions and duties binding on successor in ownership; relocation to another dwelling; discontinuing pa
§ 400.1159 Expenditure of funds
§ 400.1160 Competitive bids or contractual arrangements for home repairs performed pursuant to MCL 339.2403; time limitation; installation of weatherization by private for-profit companies; completion date; rule
§ 400.1161 Shutoff protection; duration; report; review and investigation of excess energy consumption; reduction of excess consumption; vacating dwelling; emergency needs recipient as resident
§ 400.1162 Sale of dwelling by owner of assisted household; payment to department of social services
§ 400.1163 Legislative oversight committee; creation; composition; report
§ 400.1164 Rules
§ 400.1165 Conditional effective date

Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 400 > Act 35 of 1984 - Public Assistance Home Repair, Weatherization, and Shutoff Protection Act

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • County plat board: means the register of deeds, who shall act as chairperson, the county clerk, who shall act as secretary, and the county treasurer. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Governing body: means the legislative body of a city or village or the township board of a township. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • 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
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: means all land areas occupied by real property. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Lot: means a measured portion of a parcel or tract of land, which is described and fixed in a recorded plat. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Majority leader: see Floor Leaders
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: means a township, city, or village. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Parcel: means a continuous area or acreage of land which can be described as provided for in this act. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plat: means a map or chart of a subdivision of land. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Public utility: means all persons, firms, corporations, copartnerships, or municipal or other public authority providing gas, electricity, water, steam, telephone, sewer, or other services of a similar nature. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
  (a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3n
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • shall not apply: means that the pertinent provision is not operative as to certain persons or things or in conjunction with a particular date or dates. See Michigan Laws 8.4c
  • 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
  • subdivision: means the partitioning or splitting of a parcel or tract of land by the proprietor thereof or by his or her heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, or assigns for the purpose of sale, or lease of more than 1 year, or of building development that results in 1 or more parcels of less than 40 acres or the equivalent, and that is not exempted from the platting requirements of this act by section 108 and 109. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • Surveyor: means a professional surveyor licensed under article 20 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339. See Michigan Laws 560.102
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Variable Rate: Having a "variable" rate means that the APR changes from time to time based on fluctuations in an external rate, normally the Prime Rate. This external rate is known as the "index." If the index changes, the variable rate normally changes. Also see Fixed Rate.