Livonia, MI Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Livonia Code of Ordinances Ch. 15.32
- Code adopted
- ICC IPMC 2012 Edition, by reference
- Minimum daytime heat
- 68°F, 6:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m., Sep. 1-May 31
- Minimum nighttime heat
- 65°F other hours
- Maximum penalty
- $500 fine or 90 days, or both
- Enforcing official
- Director of Inspection
Summary
Livonia enforces habitability through its Property Maintenance Code, Chapter 15.32, which adopts the ICC International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments, including a hard 68-degree daytime heat mandate for every rented dwelling and unit.
IPMC 602.3 Heat supply: Every owner and operator of any building who rents, leases or lets one or more dwelling units or sleeping units on terms, either expressed or implied, to furnish heat to the occupants thereof shall supply heat during the period from September 1st to May 31st to maintain a minimum temperature of 68°F (20°C) from 6:30 A.M. to 10:30 P.M. each day and not less than 65°F (18°C) during other hours in all habitable rooms, bathrooms and toilet rooms.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64 | Zoning: Supplement 3).
Full Breakdown
030). 4. 170). 065 (also cross-referenced for rental licensing) requires an annual habitability inspection of one-family, two-family and multiple-family rental dwellings, rooming houses and hotels, and bars occupancy of any such building until the Director of Inspection issues a certificate of compliance; a re-inspection is required before any covered property is transferred, conveyed, leased or sold. Owners under a pending notice of violation who sell or lease anyway must furnish the buyer or tenant a copy of the violation notice and a notarized acknowledgment of receipt filed with the Director of Inspection.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of the property maintenance code, including the heat, garbage, screening or rodent-control amendments, is punishable by up to a $500 fine or 90 days' imprisonment, or both, at the court's discretion, under amended IPMC 106.4 (§ 15.32.090). Each day a violation continues after notice constitutes a separate offense. Vacant, unfit or structurally dangerous structures can be placarded and closed by the Director of Inspection, with the cost charged against the real estate if the owner fails to act (§ 15.32.070), and imminently dangerous structures can be ordered vacated immediately under amended IPMC 109.1 (§ 15.32.080).
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