Published April 2007

Creating Clear Restroom Rules

By Scottie Dayton

The Michigan Septic Tank Association realized it had a problem when members reported that private homeowners’ associations were blocking their entrance into neighborhoods to deliver portable restrooms to construction sites or to service the units. The MSTA decided to look at the construction code as written and develop legislation to address several issues. Madeline Houdek, secretary and co-editor of the association’s newsletter, sits on the Portable Restroom Regulatory Investigation Committee and acts as its spokeswoman. She and husband James own Houdek’s Tuff-Jon Rentals in Lake Leelanau, Mich.