Civil procedure: evictions; pretrial and trial; require pretrial, and allow trial and pretrial to be conducted by magistrate. Amends secs. 5735 & 8511 of 1961 PA 236 (MCL 600.5735 & 600.8511).
The bill requires a formal pretrial hearing in all summary eviction cases and allows district court magistrates to conduct eviction pretrials and trials if authorized.