Livonia, MI Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

2 of the adopted 2012 International Property Maintenance Code to spell out how the Director of Inspection carries out required inspections. The Director personally makes the required inspections or accepts written, certified reports from approved inspection agencies or individuals, and may bring in outside expert opinion on unusual technical issues, subject to the appointing authority's approval. 56. One-family, two-family, and multiple-family rental dwellings, rooming houses, and hotels get an annual cycle as well, but rentals carry an added occupancy gate: no one may lease or occupy a covered building unless the Director of Inspection has first issued a certificate of compliance to the owner or the owner's local agent.

Getting that certificate means applying for one, sitting for an inspection, having all noted violations corrected and approved, and the certificate stays valid only until the next inspection is due or the property changes hands, whichever comes first, at which point a re-inspection is required before any transfer, lease, or sale can close. An owner who has received a violation notice cannot sell, convey, lease, or transfer the property without giving the buyer or tenant a copy of every outstanding notice of violation and getting back a signed, notarized acknowledgment for the Director of Inspection's file.