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

(h)The city may require the owner and/or responsible local agent of a leasehold to do one or more of the following:(1)Provide the enforcing agency access to the leasehold if the lease provides the owner a right of entry.(2)Provide access to areas other than a leasehold or areas open to public view, or both.(3)Notify a tenant of the city's request to inspect a leasehold, make a good faith effort to obtain permission for an inspection, and arrange for the inspection. If a tenant vacates a leasehold after the city has requested to inspect that leasehold, an owner of the leasehold shall notify the city of that fact within ten days after leasehold is vacated.(4)Provide access to the leasehold if a tenant of that leasehold has made a complaint to the enforcing agency.(i)Neither the city nor the owner may discriminate against an occupant on the basis of whether the occupant requests, permits, or refuses entry to the leasehold. The city shall not discriminate against an owner who has met the requirements of subsection (h), but has been unable to obtain the permission of the occupant. (Ord. No. 29-W-5-1, § 5, 6-19-06)