Under Senate Bills 205, 206 and 207, landlords cannot deny a renter housing based on their source of income including Section 8 housing choice vouchers, public assistance, veterans' benefits, Social Security, supplemental security income or other retirement programs.
AN ACT to regulate rental agreements for residential premises; to prohibit the inclusion by lessors of certain clauses or provisions in residential rental agreements; to require the disclosure by lessors of certain information; to require the inclusion of certain provisions in residential rental agreements; to regulate ...
(a) No person, entity or owner shall lease, rent or cause to be occupied a rental dwelling or rental unit without a valid certificate of compliance issued by the Building Department in the name of the owner or responsible local agent and issued for the specific rental dwelling and rental unit.
Resident Privacy and Landlord's Right to Enter the Dwelling Michigan law does not state how much notice landlords must give before entering a rental unit or home. Both parties must mutually agree on this. Landlords are not required to give written notice to enter the premises in case of emergencies.
Do I need a Certificate of Occupancy? Any change of ownership requires a Certificate of Occupancy prior to occupancy. A change in owners, tenants, or use in commercial buildings requires a new Certificate of Occupancy.
An owner who intends to sell his residential or commercial property is required to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy.
Your landlord can't enter your home without permission except in an emergency. If there is a problem that your landlord needs to enter your home to fix, you should be given notice a reasonable time before the landlord plans to enter.