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Rental Inspections in Sterling Heights, MI (2026)

1 verified rental inspections rules for Sterling Heights, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

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Inspection Programs

Sterling Heights created a non-complaint-based inspection program for non-homestead rentals after finding they accounted for over half of exterior maintenance violations reviewed each year.

Sterling Heights Proactive Rental Inspections

Significant Restrictions

Sterling Heights City Code § 11-88(A)

As a result of the high incidence of foreclosures during recent years, the number of non-homestead residential properties in the city has risen dramatically. Statistically, such properties account for more than half of the single-family residential properties that are reviewed by the Board of Ordinance Appeals each year for exterior property maintenance violations. In the interest of protecting...

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County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Sterling Heights city rules.

Rental Inspections in Macomb County