Flint, MI Rental Inspections: Inspection Programs (2026)
Key Facts
- Statutory authority
- MCLA § 117.3(k), Home Rule Act
- Adopted by reference
- Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code
- Base code
- 2003 Intl. Property Maintenance Code
- Filed with
- Office of the City Clerk
Summary
The City of Flint requires rental housing to comply with its Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code, adopted by reference at § 24-4 alongside the International Property Maintenance Code and the City's own administrative amendments.
Pursuant to the provisions of MCLA § 117.3(k), the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code and any future additions and amendments as published by the International Code Council, Inc. and enforced by the City of Flint, together with City of Flint Administrative Amendments to the Property Maintenance Code, and the Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code, as are adopted by the City Council from time to time and filed in the office of the City Clerk, are hereby adopted by reference.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Section 24-4 of the Flint City Code adopts, by reference, the 2003 International Property Maintenance Code, the City of Flint's Administrative Amendments to that code, and the Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code, all as periodically updated by City Council and filed with the City Clerk. Because the Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code itself is filed separately rather than printed in the codified ordinances, landlords must check the current version on file with the Clerk for specific inspection cycles, registration steps and fees; § 24-4 is the ordinance authority requiring compliance citywide.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance is enforced through the Building and Safety Inspection Division under the adopted Property Maintenance Code and Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code; fees are set in the City's Master Fee Schedule.
Frequently Asked Questions
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