Flint's rental inspection program is run by the Department of Building, Safety, Inspections and Licensing. Inspectors apply the International Property Maintenance Code and check lead service-line and lead-paint conditions on a cycle and on tenant complaint after the 2014-2019 water crisis.
The Department of Building, Safety, Inspections and Licensing pairs Flint's rental registration with a periodic and complaint-driven inspection cycle administered out of City Hall at 1101 S. Saginaw Street. The standard applied is the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as adopted in the Flint City Code. Inspectors check working smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms (required statewide under MCL 125.1504e), egress windows in sleeping rooms, intact electrical service, working heat, hot and cold water, sound roof and walls, secure handrails, and freedom from infestation. Post-water-crisis emphasis added lead service-line awareness — the City's federally funded LSL replacement program (settlement-driven) and IPMC §504/505 plumbing standards are checked. Pre-1978 units must comply with federal lead-paint disclosure (42 U.S.C. §4852d) and Michigan Lead Hazard rules. Tenants may request complaint inspections; landlords get written notice and may attend.
Refusing scheduled-inspection entry, renting a unit declared unfit, missing the compliance deadline, or re-renting a posted unit violates the Flint City Code. Citations go to 67th District Court with escalating fines. Defective units may be posted under IPMC §108 and a Certificate of Compliance withheld or revoked.
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