Wyoming, MI Rental Inspections: Tenant Complaint Process (2026)
Key Facts
- Complaint inspections
- Allowed "at any time" (Sec. 103.4(k)(1))
- Second trigger
- Reasonably suspected health/safety condition
- Correction window
- 30 days after notice (Sec. 103.4(h)(2)(E))
- Consequence
- Registration suspension or revocation
- Appeal
- Construction Board of Appeals, 21 days
Summary
A tenant complaint lets Wyoming, Michigan's code official inspect a rental unit at any time, separate from the city's scheduled rental-inspection cycle, under WPMC Sec. 103.4(k)(1). The same authority applies whenever a condition is reasonably suspected to threaten a tenant's health or safety.
(k)The code official is authorized to enter, at any reasonable time, any structure or premises that is registered under this section, for which a rental registration application has been filed, or that is rented, leased, or offered for rent or lease to inspect it for compliance with this section and to perform other duties under this section and the WPMC.(1)Inspections may be made at any time on individual or multiple units as a result of a complaint or if a condition is reasonably suspected that could affect the health or safety of any tenant or other occupant.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 26 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 4(k) authorizes the code official to "enter, at any reasonable time, any structure or premises that is registered under this section, for which a rental registration application has been filed, or that is rented, leased, or offered for rent or lease," to check compliance with the section and the WPMC generally. Subsection (k)(1) then singles out complaint-driven inspections: they "may be made at any time on individual or multiple units as a result of a complaint or if a condition is reasonably suspected that could affect the health or safety of any tenant or other occupant," independent of the fixed pre-issuance and scheduled inspections described elsewhere in Sec.
4. A complaint inspection can uncover WPMC violations that trigger a notice under subsection (h), and under subsection (h)(2)(E) repeated violations or a failure to correct them within 30 days of notice, or a longer period the notice states, can support suspension or revocation of the rental registration, in addition to being unsafe under WPMC Sec. 111. An owner who disputes a complaint-based finding can appeal to the Construction Board of Appeals under Sec. 4(j) by filing a written appeal within 21 days of the notice, which stays enforcement while the appeal is pending.
Violations & Fines
Violations found through a complaint inspection can lead to a notice requiring correction within 30 days, suspension or revocation of the rental registration under Sec. 103.4(h)(2)(E), and a municipal civil infraction fine of $250 for a first offense, $500 for a second, and $2,500 for a third or later offense under Sec. 103.4(n).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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