§ 750.553Occupancy of building without consent; violation; penalty; exception

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Sec. 553.
    (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:
    (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.
    (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.
    (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a guest or a family member of the owner of the
 dwelling or of a tenant.

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