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Michigan law affecting energy-saving improvements in homeowners associations, including the Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (status to be confirmed in research).
This Michigan hub helps you find the state rule, local approval path, and property documents for a greener-home project. Choose a focused guide before you contact an HOA, landlord, permit office, utility, or incentive administrator.
A statewide answer can still depend on the city or county, the utility territory, the recorded declaration or lease, the ownership of a roof or parking space, the equipment configuration, and the effective date of the rule.
Before starting work, identify the local building, electrical, mechanical, fire, zoning, water, historic, or land-use office that has jurisdiction over the property. Ask the serving utility about service, metering, interconnection, or permission to operate. Review the governing documents, lease, contract, insurance, financing, and maintenance or restoration terms for the location.
Usually, no outright ban and no approval requirement: since April 2, 2025, Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act makes homeowners' association agreement provisions that prohibit — or require association approval for — installing an EV charger invalid and unenforceable, subject to local requirements and except in common areas or on shared roofs.
In Michigan, a member whose homeowners' association violates the Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (2024 PA 68, effective April 2, 2025) may bring a civil action against the association for damages, and the court may award reasonable attorney fees and costs if the member prevails; the act creates no agency complaint or enforcement process, so a well-documented file matters.
Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (2024 PA 68) makes homeowners' association agreement provisions that ban, or require association approval for, energy-saving improvements — including clotheslines, heat pumps, rain barrels, EV chargers, and solar — invalid and unenforceable, subject to reasonable limits and local rules.
Under Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (2024 PA 68), every homeowners' association must adopt a written solar energy policy statement, give members a copy within 30 days of adoption or on request, and post it online if it has a website. The act controls the policy's content.
Under Michigan's Homeowners' Energy Policy Act (2024 PA 68, effective April 2, 2025), an HOA may deny a solar application or require removal only on the narrow grounds the act lists, and may impose conditions only within strict production, cost, and design limits.
| Project | Status in the sources reviewed |
|---|---|
| Home batteries and backup power | limited-or-conditional |
| Consumer protection and disputes | specific-statewide-rule |
| EV charging | limited-or-conditional |
| Heat pumps and home electrification | limited-or-conditional |
| HOA, condominium, and co-op rules | specific-statewide-rule |
| Home sales, insurance, and property taxes | specific-statewide-rule |
| incentives | agency-or-utility-rule |
| permits | local-rules-may-control |
| Permits, codes, and inspections | local-rules-may-control |
| Rebates, tax credits, and financing | agency-or-utility-rule |
| Renters, landlords, and multifamily homes | specific-statewide-rule |
| Solar and solar access | specific-statewide-rule |
| Utilities, interconnection, and billing | local-rules-may-control |
| Water conservation and landscaping | limited-or-conditional |
The status describes the statewide sources reviewed. Check the local authority, governing documents, contracts, and property facts before applying the result. Checked 2026-08-18.
| Authority | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Michigan Department of Attorney General — Consumer Protection Division | Attorney General: Consumer Protection | 2026-08-16 |
| Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) — Bureau of Construction Codes, Licensing Section (Residential Builders; Maintenance & Alteration Contractors) | Bureau of Construction Codes-Licensing Section | 2026-08-16 |
| Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) — Office of Climate and Energy | Office of Climate and Energy | 2026-08-16 |
| Michigan Legislature — Michigan Compiled Laws (MCL) Search | MCL Search - Michigan Legislature | 2026-08-16 |
| Michigan Department of Treasury | Michigan Department of Treasury - Taxes | 2026-08-16 |
| Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) | Michigan Public Service Commission | 2026-08-16 |
Before starting work, contact the local permitting, electrical, structural, fire, or utility office and review the governing documents or contract for the property.