Property owners may face jail time under Michigan anti-blight bills

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Michigan cities would have the tools to fight blight in quicker, more effective ways under bills that passed the state Senate Thursday and are now on their way to Gov. Rick Snyder.

The City of Detroit needs these tools to give citizens back a clean city,” said state Sen. Bert Johnson, D-Highland Park, a sponsor of one of the bills. “It’s very

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[lisasimpsonfan]

So it's mostly aimed poor, elderly, and disabled people. I am sure it will grab some bad landlords on the way but it should be aimed at the banks. They are the biggest "slumlords" around.

[moonshaz]

This, absolutely.

[hashishinahooka]

Yep, exactly. The Ilitches own a lot of abandoned, blighted buildings downtown, and I have a feeling they won't have to deal with this.

[silver_apples]

This.

[ceruleanst]

Congratulations, you paid off your mortgage! Oh hey, homeowner, your property looks kind of shabby. Can't you afford to make it look like it's not in Detroit? Can you afford these fines, then? No? Guess your house will have to be repossessed. Now the bank owns it again and doesn't have to do anything about it. Hey, who else wants to live in this shitty house? Just sign this.