10 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Wayne County, Michigan.
Verified from official government sources
Michigan prohibits local rent control under PA 226 of 1988 (MCL 123.411). Wayne County and Detroit cannot enact rent caps. Landlords set rents freely subject to fair housing laws.
Michigan does not require just-cause eviction. Landlords may end month-to-month tenancies with 30 days notice (MCL 554.134). Detroit offers Right to Counsel for low-income tenants.
Detroit requires all rentals to be registered with BSEED, pass inspection, and obtain a Certificate of Compliance with lead clearance. Most Wayne County suburbs also require registration.
Wayne County and Michigan do not require private landlords to pay relocation assistance for ordinary evictions, but tenants displaced by code condemnations, federally funded redevelopment, or Detroit demolition programs may qualify under the Uniform Relocation Act and limited city policies.
Michigan caps residential security deposits at 1.5 months of rent under MCL 554.602, with strict notice and return procedures that apply uniformly across Wayne County, including Detroit, Dearborn, and unincorporated townships overseen by county zoning.
Michigan generally allows no-fault terminations of month-to-month tenancies with 30 days written notice under MCL 554.134, and Wayne County imposes no countywide just-cause requirement, though Detroit has explored tenant protection ordinances expanding eviction defenses.
Wayne County does not have a dedicated tenant anti-harassment ordinance, but Michigan law prohibits self-help eviction, utility shutoffs, and retaliatory actions, and Detroit code enforcement responds to harassment-style habitability disputes through its rental licensing program.
Michigan does not include source of income as a protected class in the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, but Detroit, Hamtramck, and Ann Arbor passed local ordinances banning landlord refusals to accept Section 8 vouchers and other lawful income sources.
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers in Wayne County are administered primarily by the Detroit Housing Commission and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, with landlords required to pass HQS inspections before tenants can use the voucher to rent the unit.
Wayne County tenants were covered by Michigan Executive Order 2020-134 and the federal CDC moratorium during COVID-19, after which the 36th District Court in Detroit launched the Eviction Diversion Program funded by COVID Emergency Rental Assistance dollars.
4 cities in Wayne County have their own rental property rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
10 verified rules • Eviction Moratorium History, Just Cause Eviction
3 verified rules • Just Cause Eviction, Rent Control
3 verified rules • Just Cause Eviction, Rent Control
3 verified rules • Just Cause Eviction, Rent Control
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