Michigan renters can take action if their landlord doesn’t make repairs when they can ask. Here’s what lawyers said.
Housing
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
AI Chatbot, Instagram live: New land bank strategies to engage Detroiters
The AI chatbot went live in mid-May after a seven-week monitoring period to evaluate its usefulness and responsiveness, according to the land bank.
Posted inHousing, Quality of Life
Detroit eased rental inspection rules to improve housing safety. It hasn’t worked
“The regulatory environment has become overly burdensome, unpredictable, and costly,” one landlord said.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit’s high property taxes are driving a housing affordability crisis – how can city leaders bring down costs?
Detroiters paid the highest effective property tax rate among major cities in the United States at 3.02% in 2024, according to a study from the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.
Posted inHousing, Michigan Government
Michigan housing crunch sparks rare bipartisan push — and backlash
Lawmakers have lots of ideas to fix Michigan’s affordable housing crisis — but so far, little consensus. Will this be the year?
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Consultants to drill down on rental unit accessibility for Detroiters with disabilities
The one-year contract with Massachusetts-based KMA, LLC., will allow the city to examine accessibility for residents with varying abilities at up to 20 buildings with rental housing.
Posted inHousing, Jobs & Economic Development
Detroit fuels Michigan population gain. See new Census numbers for your town
Detroit added more than 5,000 residents for the second year in a row, but some other communities lost ground, according to new US Census estimates. Use our searchable database to look up your town.
Posted inHealth and Welfare, Housing, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit demolition contractor Gayanga shutting down, suing city
Gayanga Co., the Detroit-based demolition contractor accused by city officials of using contaminated dirt to backfill properties and now at the center of a federal investigation, announced Thursday, May 7, that it is shutting down.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Ex-Leland House tenants get access to collect belongings
There are 32 households signed up to retrieve belongings out of the 38 households.
Posted inHousing, Political and Public Policy Information
Can Detroit keep funding its eviction defense program?
Loss of funding could mean fewer attorneys to represent Detroiters in court and connect them to resources, and it puts the city at risk of losing the progress it has made.