Wyoming, MI Building Safety: Door Locking Hardware (2026)

WPMC Sec. 3, amended by Wyoming Code of Ordinances Sec. 10-179(34), requires all means-of-egress doors to be readily openable from the egress side without keys, special knowledge, or effort, unless the door hardware conforms to what the Michigan Residential Code and Michigan Building Code separately permit. A companion provision, Sec. 4, covers emergency escape and rescue openings, typically bedroom windows: they must remain operational from inside the room without keys or tools, and security bars, grilles, or grates may only be installed over them if they're releasable or removable from inside without a key, tool, or extra force, if the minimum net clear opening still matches the code in effect when the building was constructed, and if the unit has smoke alarms installed as required by the Michigan Building, Existing Buildings, or Residential Codes.

Enforcement runs through the code official in the Department of Community and Economic Development, designated under WPMC Sec. 1. A locked or blocked egress door found during an inspection, including a rental inspection required before registration under Sec. 4, can be cited as a WPMC violation; the code official issues a written notice under Sec. 3 with a correction deadline of up to 90 days, or, where the condition presents an imminent threat to occupant safety, an order for immediate correction or vacating the premises.