Westland, MI Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Registered vacant buildings
- Owner must certify
- Systems sound or disconnected
- Adopted
- Ord. 29-W-35, 6-6-11
- Fine
- $500 civil infraction
Summary
Owners of registered vacant buildings in Westland must pay for a city safety inspection and certify by affidavit that key building systems are sound or safely disconnected.
Owners of vacant buildings who are required to file an owner's registration form under this article must immediately apply and pay for an inspection by the city or its designee to ensure the safety and maintenance of the vacant property; obtain necessary permits; make required repairs; obtain any follow-up inspections from the city or its designee to ensure the building is safe, secure and maintained. The owner or the owner's agent shall certify by affidavit that all water, sewer, electrical, gas, HVAC, plumbing systems, roofing, structural systems, foundations, and drainage systems are sound, operational, or properly disconnected. The owner or the owner's agent shall also certify by affidavit compliance with the requirements of the city's blight ordinance, Westland Code section 22-456, et seq., and the International Property Maintenance Code, Westland Code section 22-131, et seq.
(Ord. No. 29-W-35, § 1, 6-6-11)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 22-628, part of Westland's vacant-property article, requires an owner who has registered a vacant building to immediately apply and pay for a city safety inspection, get any needed permits, make required repairs, and sit for follow-up inspections until the building is safe and secure. The owner or agent must also certify by affidavit that the water, sewer, electrical, gas, HVAC, plumbing, roofing, structural and drainage systems are sound, operational or properly disconnected: a Wayne County, Michigan requirement layered on top of the state-adopted building code.
Violations & Fines
Failure to obtain the required inspection or file the affidavit is a municipal civil infraction under § 22-634, carrying a $500 fine plus court costs, and the city may pursue nuisance abatement or demolition under MCL 125.539(i).
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