Rental Inspections in Michigan (2026)
24 rules on the books across Michigan, 15 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Inspection Programs
Proactive rental inspection programs, registration requirements, systematic and periodic inspection cycles, what inspectors check, and the fees landlords pay to fund them.
Ann Arbor
Significant RestrictionsAnn Arbor inspects rental housing on an area basis, sweeping every regulated building in a neighborhood at once, rather…
Read full rule →Clinton Township
Significant RestrictionsClinton Township's Rental Housing Registration, Licensing and Inspection Ordinance puts every licensed rental unit on a…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Significant RestrictionsDearborn bars occupying any building for any purpose, including rental turnover, until the Department of Economic…
Read full rule →Detroit
Significant RestrictionsDetroit requires the Building Official to inspect every registered rental property on a set renewal schedule and issue…
Read full rule →Farmington Hills
Significant RestrictionsFarmington Hills inspects every registered single-family rental at least once every three years under City Code §…
Read full rule →Flint
Significant RestrictionsThe City of Flint requires rental housing to comply with its Comprehensive Rental Inspection Code, adopted by reference…
Read full rule →Livonia
Significant RestrictionsLivonia requires every rental dwelling, from single-family houses to hotels, to hold an unrevoked license posted on the…
Read full rule →Sterling Heights
Significant RestrictionsSterling Heights created a non-complaint-based inspection program for non-homestead rentals after finding they…
Read full rule →Troy
Significant RestrictionsTroy inspects every registered multiple family dwelling and rooming house on a cycle capped at two years, stretched to…
Read full rule →Westland
Significant RestrictionsWestland schedules rental dwelling inspections on a recurring citywide cycle rather than waiting for complaints, giving…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Significant RestrictionsWyoming, Michigan inspects every registered rental property before a registration is issued, renewed, or restored, and…
Read full rule →Grand Rapids
Some RestrictionsGrand Rapids inspects a rental's structure, units, accessory buildings, and yards before issuing the Certificate of…
Read full rule →Lansing
Some RestrictionsEvery rental property in Lansing, other than an owner-occupied single-family home, must be registered with the Office…
Read full rule →Shelby Village
Some RestrictionsThe Village of Shelby requires every rental dwelling to pass a Building Inspector inspection under Chapter 358 before a…
Read full rule →Warren
Some RestrictionsWarren's Rental Inspections Division runs a biennial compliance inspection tied to every rental license renewal, with…
Read full rule →Tenant Complaint Process
How tenants can file complaints about code violations, what triggers a city inspection, and protections against landlord retaliation for reporting issues.
Ann Arbor
Some RestrictionsAny complaint about a Housing Code violation in Ann Arbor gets a written record and must trigger a Building Official…
Read full rule →Clinton Township
Some RestrictionsClinton Township's rental chapter lets a lessee's complaint push a unit ahead of the normal two-year inspection cycle…
Read full rule →Dearborn
Some RestrictionsBeyond its three-year cycle, Dearborn inspects non-owner-occupied rental property whenever residents or neighborhood…
Read full rule →Detroit
Some RestrictionsA complaint to Detroit's Buildings, Safety Engineering, and Environmental Department triggers a Property Maintenance…
Read full rule →Lansing
Some RestrictionsWhen a Lansing tenant files a complaint with the Office of Code Compliance, City Codified Ordinances § 1460.45(b)(2)…
Read full rule →Troy
Some RestrictionsA Troy landlord must let inspectors into a rented unit once a tenant complains to the City, under Chapter 82-A…
Read full rule →Warren
Some RestrictionsWarren tenants can trigger a rental inspection outside the normal biennial cycle by filing a written complaint with the…
Read full rule →Westland
Some RestrictionsA tenant complaint to Westland's building department can trigger a rental unit inspection, with the city able to…
Read full rule →Wyoming
Some RestrictionsA tenant complaint lets Wyoming, Michigan's code official inspect a rental unit at any time, separate from the city's…
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