Rent control rules in Wyoming, MI — also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances — limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
The City of Wyoming cannot adopt rent control. Michigan Public Act 226 of 1988 (MCL 123.411 et seq.) preempts every local unit of government from enacting any ordinance or resolution that controls the amount of rent charged for private residential property.
Under Michigan's Local Government Rent Control Preemption Act (Public Act 226 of 1988, codified at MCL 123.411 to 123.412), no local unit of government may enact, maintain, or enforce an ordinance or resolution that controls the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential property. The preemption is total and reaches Home Rule cities like Wyoming chartered under the Home Rule City Act (MCL 117.1 et seq.). Rent in Wyoming is set at lease signing under the Truth in Renting Act (MCL 554.631+) and the general Landlord and Tenant Relationships Act (MCL 554.601+). For month-to-month tenancies, an increase requires the same notice as termination — 30 days under MCL 554.134 unless the lease specifies otherwise. The federal Fair Housing Act and Michigan's Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (MCL 37.2101+) bar discriminatory rent setting.
No local rent-cap penalties can exist because the City has no authority to impose any. Disputes over notice, retaliation under MCL 600.5720, or discriminatory pricing go to the 62-A District Court at 2650 DeHoop Avenue SW in Wyoming, or to the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and HUD for fair-housing complaints.
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