Detroit, MI Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)

The Building Official, or his or her authorized local officials or designees, shall conduct inspections to obtain compliance with this article based upon at least one of the following:(1)All buildings of public assembly, including armories, bars, halls, rental halls, school buildings, theaters, buildings used for manufacturing and industrial purposes, multiple-use buildings, all buildings used for other commercial purposes, including, but not limited to, apartment houses, condominiums, emergency shelters, hospitals, hotels, lofts, office buildings, motels, rooming houses, rooming units, shelters for victims of domestic violence, temporary shelters, townhouses, and buildings, premises and structures used for lumber yards, general storage yards and railroad yard facilities, and all other buildings occupied or used by large numbers of persons or which may constitute a hazard to life or property where not in compliance with this article, and wharves, fences, billboards, signs and other structures shall be inspected by the Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department, at least once every year;(2)All collection boxes shall be inspected once every two years;(3)The receipt of a complaint or other notice of a possible violation of this article;