{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.553","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.553","heading":"Occupancy of building without consent; violation; penalty; exception.","body":"Sec. 553.\n\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual who occupies a building that is a single-family dwelling or 1 or both units in a building that is a 2-family dwelling and has not, at any time during that period of occupancy, occupied the property with the owner's consent for an agreed-upon consideration is guilty of a crime as follows:\n\n(a) For a first offense, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment for not more than 180 days, or both.\n\n(b) For a second or subsequent offense, a felony punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000.00 per dwelling unit occupied or imprisonment for not more than 2 years, or both.\n\n(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a guest or a family member of the owner of the dwelling or of a tenant.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 750","Act Act-328-of-1931"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-750-553","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"92c67f4c08b7d6cd2f114f08ae1dc2c1edc77a25f30fc79270d6d78a9f34a5cf","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.552c","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-750.556"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}