Hotels, Inns, and Public Lodging Houses act (1913 PA 188, MCL 427.1-427.15); fire-safety section 427.3 as amended by 1988 PA 344. Enforced by No active state enforcer identified: the act's hotel inspectors are named by a commission whose section (MCL 427.8) was repealed in 2000, and LARA Bureau of Fire Services Field Services does not list hotels among the buildings it inspects. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Each hotel needs extinguishers in hazardous areas, a smoke detector in every sleeping room, corridor smoke detectors (exempt with a full sprinkler system), elevator fire-warning signs, an evacuation plan posted in each room, numbered stairwell doors, a manual fire alarm with automatic audible occupant notification, and staff fire drills at hire and every 12 months.
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MCL 427.3 re-read Oct 21, 2026 (last amended 1988 PA 344, eff. Oct 26, 1989), no change. SB 481 (2025), requiring hotels and motels to post the human-trafficking hotline notice, passed the Senate 34-1 on Apr 22, 2026 and was referred to House Regulatory Reform (bill page read Oct 19, 2026); not enacted
Hotels, Inns, and Public Lodging Houses act (1913 PA 188, MCL 427.1-427.15); fire-safety section 427.3 as amended by 1988 PA 344. Each hotel needs extinguishers in hazardous areas, a smoke detector in every sleeping room, corridor smoke detectors (exempt with a full sprinkler system), elevator fire-warning signs, an evacuation plan posted in each room, numbered stairwell doors, a manual fire alarm with automatic audible occupant notification, and staff fire drills at hire and every 12 months.
No active state enforcer identified: the act's hotel inspectors are named by a commission whose section (MCL 427.8) was repealed in 2000, and LARA Bureau of Fire Services Field Services does not list hotels among the buildings it inspects.
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